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 FORECASTWEATHER FOR HUDSON/CA TODAY TONIGHT SUN 4 at Pine Haven test positive By Kate Lisa department of health. Courtesy of Gov. Andrew Johnson Newspaper Corporation Cloudy with “Pine Haven has and con- Mostly Periods of Cuomo’s office late-night cloudy rain Four residents of Pine Ha- tinues to be proactive. We un- rain The first construction ven Nursing and Rehabilitation derstand they’ve been isolating HIGH LOW 51 phase to turn the Center in Philmont have tested residents to their wings. They’ve Jacob K. Javits positive for COVID-19, accord- certainly been closely monitor- 54 42 43 Convention Center ing to a statement released by ing anyone coming in or out. in Manhattan Columbia County Department As the chairman mentioned, Complete weather, A2 into a 1,000- of Health on Friday. we continue to communicate bed temporary The individuals have not re- with the state throughout our

C1 Saturday - Sunday, March 28-29, 2020 - MEDIA COLUMBIA-GREENE hospital facility quired hospitalization and are response,” said Jack Mabb, Co- neared completion being treated in isolation at the lumbia County director of pub- All Friday as the Philmont facility, according to ‘Animal Crossing: New Horizons’ provides together lic health. now WATCH: Artists stream concerts from home state’s COVID-19 the department of health. amid shutdown Schools will remain closed By CHRISTI CARRAS Los Angeles Times (TNS) As the coronavirus pandemic endless joy continues to cancel concert n Leg- events worldwide, Joh in bringing life end, Pink, Keith Urban, Cold- threatens to hit its play frontman Chris Martin and The families of the pa- more artists are taking to social media to deliver live perfor- statewide through mid-April mances to their fans. to a deserted island Martin was among the fi rst to kick off the trend, address-e on ing followers from his hom Monday before launching into a 30-minute mini-set that includ- peak in the next ed acoustic renditions of Cold- play hits such as “Trouble” and tients have been notified and “A Sky Full of Stars,” as well as a David Bowie cover. and the state’s first temporary “I was supposed to be with the band, Coldplay, today,” said Martin, clad in beanie and sweater, at the top of the livestream, which drew more three weeks. than 300,000 viewers. “But ... we’re stuck in different coun- the patients’ symptoms are tries, so we can’t play together. So I thought what would be nice would be to check in with some of you out there and see how you’re doing and where you are and what I can do for you. Had See POSITIVE A8 an idea that we could call this thing ‘Together at Home.’ And as bringing much-needed improvements ouse or donating dis- who knows — maybe tomorrow By ELISE FAVIS to your island and h improving, according to the take it over.” Washington Post someone else will coveries to a beautiful museum. Seeing the It appears Martin then passed our new home is overrun by tangible results of your labor, and being aesthet- the baton to Legend, who later weeds. Only a couple friendly able to fi ne-tune the layout and announced on Twitter that he faces and buzzing insects serve ics with more precision than ever, is what would fi lm his own TogetherA- as company. It’s a near lifeless is- makes “New Horizons” so special. tHome gig at 1 p.m. Tuesday. Yland, but you turn the place around. Now Completing small tasks may sound INSIDE, infrastructure wTODAY! tool wheel helps he “All of Me” hitmaker also

  SPORTS Farmers wrestle with uncertainty amid outbreak

Welcome sign of spring DEC announced the statewide season for trout and salmon opens this Wednesday, April 1 By Nora Mishanec about keeping their workers safe markets, schools, and restaurants,” Hollow Farm in Schodack Landing, Columbia-Greene Media while meeting higher consumer he said in a statement. said he can’t afford to lose employ- PAGE B1 The rest of the world may be at a demand and increased food safety While Twin County farmers are ees to illness or quarantine. standstill amid COVID-19 fears, but standards. used to managing uncertainty, ma- “I have a skeleton crew,” he said. for Twin County farmers, dealing U.S. Rep. Antonio Delgado, D-19, ny are worried about how the CO- “To lose a person is going to put  WORLD with uncertainty is part of life. who returned to Washington on Fri- VID-19 crisis will affect their work- strain on our farm. Any time I lose “You have to be an optimist if day to vote on the $2 trillion stimu- ers, said Stephen E. Hadcock, team labor, I can’t stop caring for my ani- Hong Kong you’re a farmer. We deal with moth- lus package, said farmers and small leader of the Cornell Cooperative mals.” er nature every year. I think in some businesses were his top priorities in Extension Agriculture and Horticul- The farm’s 800 cows still need to limits crowds ways farmers are more prepared stimulus negotiations. ture Program. be milked, no matter what, Chitten- Gyms, movie theaters, to deal with situations like this be- “Our family farms have endured “The main concern that farmers den said. “Our responsibility has al- cause of that,” James Story of Story years of economic strain and now have is the safety of their employees ways been first and foremost caring arcades to close after Farms in Catskill said. face workforce challenges and and themselves,” he said. government acts to limit Local farmers are concerned disruptions to local food systems: Nate Chittenden, of Dutch See FARMERS A8 gatherings PAGE A2 File photo Dairy’s entire demand structure has shifted. Increased consumer demand has increased dairy sales. Dairy farmers must adjust rapidly to meet the high consumer demand.  INDEX Region A3 Opinion A4 State/Nation A5 Obituaries A5 TH officials worry about budget shortfall Sports B1 By Abby Hoover waived the state’s require- Classified B4-B5 Columbia-Greene Media ment that schools hold at least Comics/Advice B7-B8 NEW YORK — Gov. Andrew 180 days of instruction. That Cuomo announced Friday waiver will continue. After On the web that schools will remain closed April 15, the situation will be www.HudsonValley360.com statewide for an additional reassessed again. two weeks, until April 15, due “I decided to close the pub- Twitter to the COVID-19 health crisis. lic schools because I believe it Follow: “I believe the schools was safest to close the schools and reduce the spread,” Cuo- @HudsonRegisterstar should remain closed,” Cuo- mo said. mo said at his daily briefing Facebook Local schools have been Friday. “I don’t do this joy- www.facebook.com/ developing plans for alter- fully, but I think when you look HudsonRegisterstar/ native instruction options, at where we are, and you look including distance learning at the number of cases still in- techniques. Those plans must creasing, it only makes sense be submitted to the State Edu- to keep the schools closed.” cation Department, who can File photo The initial closure began amend or modify those plans Mary Miller from the New York News Publishers Association, presents a program on media literacy March 18 and was set to expire at the Taconic Hills Central School District in September. Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Friday ordered See BUDGET A8 April 1. At that time, Cuomo schools across the state to be closed until April 15 to help stop the advance of the coronavirus.

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