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Three people have been tested for the new coronavirus in St. Lawrence County, according to county health officials. Two came back negative. One is still pending.

There's a new push underway in the Adirondacks to ask New York state to take over the Big Tupper ski area. The once-popular mountain in Tupper Lake has been closed for most of the last two decades.

The head of the state’s Port Authority has tested positive for coronavirus, and Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s health officials are releasing a plan for possible school closures if a child is found to have the illness. Meanwhile, the state is manufacturing its own hand sanitizer to deal with the shortage of the disinfectant product.

During this coronavirus outbreak we're all making decisions about how to stay safe and healthy, what risks we're comfortable taking or avoiding. For this morning's Heard Up North we have an encounter with one musician from the North Country, a busker who decided to brave the crowded subways of New York City with his hammered dulcimer.

The North Country only has a few food cooperatives - there’s one in Potsdam, one in Ticonderoga, one in Clayton, and one in downtown Plattsburgh, called the North Country Food Co-Op.

It’s been around since the 1970s, when access to organic, specialty, or bulk foods was a lot more limited than it is today, especially outside big cities.

Kinney's Pharmacy held a retirement ceremony on Feb. 29 for their plastic bags