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By Bill Williams sent by Columbia County 911 Columbia-Greene Media at about 9:11 a.m. to 156 Ten A t-storm in Mainly clear Partly sunny spots and humid GREENPORT — Police Broeck Lane, apartment No. 2, are investigating the death for a reported medical condi- HIGH LOW 84 of a child Tuesday morning tion involving the boy, Hicks in Greenport, according to said. 84 60 59 Trooper Aaron Hicks, public When Greenport police ar- information officer for State rived on the scene they deter- Complete weather, A2 Police Troop-K. mined the emergency was in The 1-year-old boy died at apartment No. 1 and request- n SPORTS Columbia Memorial Health ed assistance with the investi- after he was taken there by gation from state police, Hicks Greenport Rescue Squad, said. Hicks said. The state police Bureau The cause of the boy’s death of Criminal Investigation is under investigation, Hicks is handling the case, after said. it was turned over to them Greenport Rescue Squad Bill Williams/Columbia Greene Media and Greenport Police were See DEATH A8 Greenport Rescue Squad rushed a 1-year-old boy to Columbia Memorial on Tuesday morning.

NASCAR support stronger than ever Richard Petty looks on after NASCAR drivers ‘Today’ visits pushed Wallace to the front of the grid as a sign of solidarity PAGE B1 Hudson, praises n REGION city’s resilience

‘Green’ boats sail into area Eco-friendly vessels Apollonia and Solaris to dock at Athens on Wednesday PAGE A3

Mary Dempsey/Columbia-Greene Media n WORLD Savannah Guthrie, left, and Al Roker of “Today” share a laugh as they reunite on air for a special broadcast from Nolita’s Cafe in Hudson.

Slaughterhouse By Nora Mishanec morning, surrounded by Hud- reopening efforts of local busi- Taconic, all the people driving the logistics of the shoot. Columbia-Greene Media son’s picturesque shops and nesses. up here right now,” Guthrie The location in front of No- outbreak HUDSON — The city woke church steeples. Guthrie praised downtown said. lita’s Cafe was chosen for its Lockdown returns to up to a pair of familiar faces The broadcast, which Hudson’s beauty and said “To- Production managers first hillside view of the river, said German town after spate Tuesday. marked the first time that Roker day” sought to highlight a quint- scouted locations on Thursday Production Manager David Al Roker and Savannah Guth- and Guthrie had been together essential river town in the wake and spent the following day Naggiar, who oversaw the of coronavirus cases are rie filmed “Today” on Warren in person in more than three of the coronavirus pandemic. walking on Warren Street with found at meat factory Street in the early hours of the months, put a spotlight on the “I hope there’s traffic on the Mayor Kamal Johnson to plan See TODAY A8 PAGE A2 n INDEX May unemployment figures show improvement Region A3 Opinion A4 By Sarah Trafton Director Karl Heck said. State/Nation A5 Columbia-Greene Media “More businesses are open- Obituaries A5 Unemployment figures ing so you would think em- Sports B1 for the month of May show ployment would start tipping Classified B4 a slight improvement com- up,” he said. “We are in a re- Comics/Advice B7-B8 pared to April data, according cession like no other that was to the state Department of La- created by a shutdown.” On the web bor. Heck anticipates the county www.HudsonValley360.com In May, the state’s season- will continue to see better ally adjusted unemployment numbers as the economy re- Twitter rate decreased from 15.3% to opens, he said. Follow: 14.5%. The number of unem- Columbia Economic De- @HudsonRegisterstar ployed residents decreased velopment Corporation Presi- by 76,300, labor force levels dent F. Michael Tucker agreed Facebook increased by 5,700 and the that these figures may be on www.facebook.com/ number of private sector jobs the rise, as employers and em- HudsonRegisterstar/ increased by 137,300. Prior to ployees determine when it is the pandemic, the state’s un- safe to return to work. employment rate was at 4.1%. “This will undoubtedly be a In the Twin Counties, un- difficult process as employers employment has gone from 11%, respectively. 626% when compared to the The slight increase in em- will need to call back work- pre-COVID levels of 3.8% in For the week ending June same week in 2019 and claims ployment was expected, ers in response to increased Columbia County and 5% in 13, unemployment claims in in Greene County for that Greene County Economic Greene County to 8.1% and Columbia County increased week increased 969%. Development and Planning See FIGURES A8

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