On Friday, Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, took the unusual step of overruling the CDC’s advisory panel to align the CDC’s policy with the Food and Drug Administration’s recommendation on more people being eligible for booster shots.

The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday issued its guidance for a more limited use than the Biden administration had called for, including people 65 and older, people at high risk of severe COVID-19; and people whose frequent occupational exposure to the virus puts them at high risk of serious complications of COVID-19.

Johnson & Johnson reports a second shot improves efficacy to 100 percent protection against critical COVID-19.

The trial involved 2,268 participants who were 5 to 11 years old and received a two-dose regimen of the vaccine, at a lesser dose than the adult vaccine.

New York State’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased from 7.6 percent to 7.4 percent in August.

The repair work on the historic church steeple is essential, said Sharon Nevins. “It’s not done very often — once every 30 or 40 years … We’ve got to brace the steeple and fix wood rot.”

Any court decisions, like the one issued this week, temporarily restraining mandated vaccination will be appealed by the state, said Governor Kathy Hochul.

“The state law and regulations are much broader and provide a more comprehensive ban on the use of polystyrene in the state,” said Eugenia Condon, a lawyer with the Albany County Attorney’s Office.

“Literally every inch of the space is transformed in some way,” said library Director Timothy Wiles, noting a large part of that is cosmetic since the library has all new carpets, furniture, and paint. “We’re so thankful to people for their patience,” he said.

“No information was used for identity theft or fraud,” Superintendent Marie Wiles told The Enterprise.