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Covid-19: Cats, Dogs, Caviar, Here Are Odd Shortages Caused By The Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent economic turmoil are leading to supply shortages in places you might not have considered.
Among purchasables in short-supply are cats and dogs up for adoption to baking yeast, jigsaw puzzles, and truffles among other things.
When COVID-19 closed much of the economy in March 2020, items that include toilet paper, paper towels, cleaning supplies, coins, meat, and flour were among the first pandemic-related shortages Americans experienced.
Most of those shortages have been addressed by manufacturers and supply chains. But as the U.S. comes up on one year…
Covid-19: Northern Westchester HS Extends Closure After Cases Linked To Social Event
A high school in Northern Westchester has extended its closure for in-person learning after several cases of COVID-19 linked to a social event.
Dr. Jen Lamia, Superintendent of Schools for the Byram Hills Central School District in Armonk, announced on Sunday, Nov. 1 that Byram Hills High School will remain on remote instruction until Thursday, Nov. 12.
The school had been on a remote schedule Wednesday, Oct. 28, Thursday, Oct. 29, and Friday, Oct. 30.
"As of last Friday, the district was tracking seven positive cases at the high school," Lamia said. "Today (Sunday) we learn…