Rensselaer County Opens COVID-19 Testing Sites
By Doug La Rocque
Rensselaer County Executive Steve McLaughlin was joined by State Senator Daphne Jordan and Assemblyman Jake Ashby, as well as many other county and town officials at Hudson Valley Community College on Friday, May 8, as the county officially opened its COVID-19 testing site on the college’s campus.
Other testing sites in the county include the Rensselaer City Hall and the County Office building in Troy.
Appointments are needed. For more information, please call the Rensselaer County COVID-19 hotline at 518-270-0450.
Capital District Not Ready To Re-Open
Governor Andrew Cuomo announced this week that three areas of New York State have met the criteria to begin a phase 1 re-opening from his Pause New York Executive Order, that basically shut down all but essential business and banned most public gatherings. One area is the Mohawk Valley, which includes Schoharie and Montgomery counties. Not included was the Capital District, of which Rensselaer County is a part. The governor said the Capital District has only met five of the seven components of his re-opening criteria.
County Executive McLaughlin expressed his disappointment with the Governor’s decision, saying he believes measured reopening is possible in the region. He said other elected officials in the region largely agree with that approach.