GF Hospital “Past Capacity”
Medical personnel are overwhelmed by both the number and severity of COVID-19 patients who are making their way to healthcare locations, so Glens Falls Hospital, Hudson Headwaters Health Network and Irongate Family Practice put out a joint press release, posted to Warren County's Facebook page Tuesday, asking people to get vaccinated, the Times Union is reporting.
"Let me be blunt," the T-U quoted Howard Fritz, chief medical officer at Glens Falls Hospital. "If you are not vaccinated, get the vaccine immediately. If you are eligible for the booster, get it. Your life, your loved one’s lives, and those of your friends and neighbors depend on it."
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Mechanicville apartment building sold
JMB Heights in Mechanicville bought the 60-unit garden style Shaker Heights apartment complex for $7.8 million, the Albany Business Journal is reporting. Adirondack Trust Co. provided a $6.12 million loan. The building that dates from the 1980s has rents near $1,100 per month for two bedrooms and one-and-a-half bathrooms. Those rents will not rise much, the story reports, but the owners will be renovating units as they become available, and rents on those will go up.
NYS recognizes River Bend tree farm
River Bend Christmas Tree Farm in Lake Luzerne, won a “New York State Grown and Certified” plaque and the 8-foot Canaan fir tree cut down to celebrate will be displayed at the Adirondack Welcome Center, near Northway Exit 18. There are 750 tree farms throughout the state, an industry worth about $13.8 million, a story in the Post-Star says.
Open call for Springs’ deputy positions
Candidates for deputy positions, part of the incoming Saratoga Spring City Council, can already apply, and the four Democrats who won mayor and three council seats have set a Dec. 3 deadline for interested candidates, the Daily Gazette says. Salaries for the positions are $80,818 a year plus benefits, and the four Democrats-elect are pledging an open process for candidates.