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COVID-19 “Alert PA App” Can Help PA Residents Identify Exposure to Virus

Thursday, September 24 by Bill Moyer

COVID Alert PA app can notify Pennsylvania residents if they may have been exposed to COVID-19 without revealing their identity or location. Since the announcement, roughly 50,000 Pennsylvanians have downloaded the app.COVID Alert PA is a free, voluntary mobile app developed by the Pennsylvania... Read More.

Vestal High School Student Has Tested Positive for COVID-19 Virus

Monday, September 21 by Bill Moyer

Vestal Central School District has been working with the Broome County Health Department as we have received notification of a confirmed case of COVID-19 in our district. According to New York State Department of Health guidelines, any person who was in contact with the... Read More.

Cuomo: Blue and Gold for ‘New York Tough’ People who Flattened COVID-19 Curve

Monday, June 8 by Bill Moyer

Gov. Andrew Cuomo announces statewide landmarks to be lit Blue and Gold and project "New York Tough" in the honor of New Yorkers' work to flatten the curve of the COVID-19 virus. Here pictured above is the Corning Tower in Albany by Darren McGee,... Read More.

Cuomo: No Classroom Summer School, Distance Learning to Avoid Virus Risks

Thursday, May 21 by Bill Moyer

Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced Thursday that summer school will be conducted through distance learning this summer to reduce the risk of spread COVID-19. Meal programs and child care services for essential employees will continue. School districts must also... Read More.

Vestal Sam’s Club Employee Tests Positive for Virus, Were You There May 4, 5 or 7?

Friday, May 8 by Bill Moyer

Broome County Health Department has learned an employee of the Sam’s Club 2441 Vestal Pkwy East has tested positive for COVID-19. If you were in the store on May 4 from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., May 5th from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. or... Read More.

State to Open Drive-Thru Coronavirus Virus Testing Center in Broome County

Tuesday, April 28 by Bill Moyer

Gov. Andrew Cuomo has announced the state is opening five new drive-through testing facilities in Broome, Monroe, Erie, Niagara and Oneida counties.On Saturday, the state expanded diagnostic testing criteria to include all first responders, healthcare workers and essential employees even if they weren't symptomatic.... Read More.