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By Mark Frost, Chronicle Editor

New York State is easing its Covid wedding reception rules as of March 15 — allowing as many as 150 attendees or 50% of capacity, whichever is less — but don’t assume the party can be hearty.

The rules on dancing are many.

• Attendees may dance with only members of their immediate party/household/family seated at their table.
• Attendees must wear face coverings in their assigned

By Cathy DeDe, Chronicle Managing Editor

Much remains up in the air about the 2021 44th South High Marathon Dance (SHMD), but there is one certainty.

“One thing we know is there won’t be dancing. Covid precautions just don’t allow it. We are calling it an ‘event,’ not a ‘dance’,” art teacher Tom Myott tells The Chronicle.

Mr. Myott, math teacher Jody Sheldon and alumnus Dan Albert are SHMD’s long-time …

Insurance & Investing issue Will Cuomo survive? No SHMD dancing. No wild weddings. Bronx man dies: LG snowmobile mishap. ARCC ‘Conversation with Sen. Schumer’ via Zoom on March 12. Patten’s 333 Glen apt. plan tabled Tuesday amid pro & con comments. Wall Street Journal’s Jason Gay took son, 7, ice-fishing with LG guide Rick Austin; wrote all about it. Concerts, comedy, shows… The Chronicle always has the region’s best Arts …

By Zander Frost, Chronicle Staff

The pandemic continues to crimp in-person activities, but local maple producers are upbeat as they gear up for peak season of sap flowing and syrup making.

“Our sales have actually been up,” said David Campbell of Mapleland Farms in Salem. “Our restaurant sales are down,” but “people are eating more pancakes, or cooking more with syrup, I don’t know what they’re doing with it. Our …