SUNY Oneonta lifting indoor mask requirement March 26 Signaling a turning point in pandemic management on campus, SUNY Oneonta has lifted most indoor mask restrictions, effective Saturday, March 26. Masks are welcomed and encouraged on campus but are no longer required in the majority of indoor spaces for students, employees, or visitors, including those attending meetings, events or athletic competitions, or visiting storefronts like Starbucks. President Alberto Cardelle said a review of local and campus conditions over the past several…
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Governor ends mask mandate for businesses Governor Kathy Hochul said today (February 9) she will end the mask mandate in place for indoor businesses beginning Thursday, February 10. Citing “tremendous progress after two long years” and declining rates of hospitalization, the Governor said New York’s infection rates had dropped to levels not seen since last November, prior to the spread of the Omicron variant. Schools and ‘congregate settings’ such as transportation hubs and correctional facilities remain under the state Department…
Court grants governor full stay on masks New York’s Appellate court on January 31 granted a full stay to Governor Kathy Hochul’s mask mandate for all public indoor spaces for the remainder of the appeals process currently underway. A state Supreme Court judge first struck down the mandate as unconstitutional on January 24, a second court overturned that decision on the Governor’s appeal. The January 31 Appellate court ruling keeps the mandate alive through the next court date in the…
Governor extends indoor mask mandate Governor Kathy Hochul announced Friday afternoon that she’s extending the “mask or vaccine” policy for indoor public spaces through February 10, 2022. The mask mandate remains in place for schools, as well. It had been set to expire February 1 and this week was the subject of back-and-forth court rulings on its constitutionality. The most recent court decision upholds the mandate. The governor said Friday that she would evaluate the mandate every two weeks.…
Breaking: Appeals court puts mask mandate back in place Governor Hochul’s mask mandate is back on – the office of New York Attorney General Tish James says an appellate judge granted a stay in the lawsuit late Tuesday afternoon (January 25) and the mandate remains in full effect while the case is in appeal. A State Supreme Court judge on Long Island ruled the mandate unconstitutional on January 24; the ruling now proceeds through the court systems appeals process (Appellate…
New York State Supreme Court judge overturns Governor Hochul’s indoor mask mandate A New York State Supreme Court judge on Long Island overturned Governor Kathy Hochul’s indoor mask mandate – currently in place through February 1 – ruling the governor lacks the emergency powers to support the requirement. Nassau County judge Thomas Rademaker ruled late on January 24 that the power to issue such a mandate remains only with the state Legislature after lawmakers approved a law in March 2021…
Governor “Winter Surge 2.0” briefing includes mask mandate extension, school opening plans Governor Kathy Hochul today announced she will extend her indoor mask mandate by two weeks, keeping it in place across New York through January 29, 2022 rather than its original January 15 expiration.“This is all geared toward keeping the economy open,” she said during her New Year’s Eve “Winter Surge 2.0” press briefing. “The alternative is to shut it all down.”“The reason that we don’t have to do…
COVID update December 21 The latest information from the Otsego County Health Department shows: 309 active cases 48 new cases 14 hospitalized…
Gov. Kathy Hochul announces mask mandate for schools Staff Report • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com New Governor Kathy Hochul announced on her first day of office, Tuesday, Aug. 24, that she will be enforcing a mask mandate on anybody entering schools in New York. Hochul said she does not need legislative approval as its a regulatory action. State officials are also looking to mandate vaccines for all school employees. In addition, Hochul’s administration is looking to to use $335 million in…
A Rare Veto Mayor Herzig Halts Mask Mandate In Private Homes By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – With concerns over enforcement and overreach, Mayor Gary Herzig, who has pushed mask mandates, has vetoed the City of Oneonta’s proposed mask law Tuesday, Oct. 20. “I fully support wearing masks,” said Herzig. “The intent of the law was to make local enforcement more effective. However, I do not believe this ordinance will achieve that purpose, and I will exercise my…