Warren County to distribute COVID-19 home test kits starting Thursday
County partners with Stewart’s Shops to give out kits
WARREN COUNTY, NY -- Warren County is partnering with New York State and Stewart’s Shops to distribute more than 2,500 FREE COVID-19 home test kits this week at Stewart’s Shops in Warren County and other locations around the county, starting at 9 a.m. Thursday, January 6th.
The test kits were received by Warren County Office of Emergency Services this week with instructions from New York State to get them to the public as quickly as possible through public access points. Warren County opted to partner with Stewart’s to use their busy network of shops throughout Warren County as a public conduit.
The kits will be available free of charge on a walk-in basis at Stewart’s locations and other designated locations while supplies last. No purchase is necessary at the stores.
Each of 17 Stewart’s locations in Warren County will receive an allotment of test kits based on the population of the town where they are located
Towns that do not have Stewart’s shops will instead offer them at these designated locations. (Call ahead to check availability).
Horicon – Horicon Town Hall, 6604 Route 8, Brant Lake, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. 518-494-3647
Thurman – Thurman Town Hall, 311 Athol Road, Athol, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. 518-623-9649
Hague – Hague Community Center, 9793 Graphite Mountain Road, Hague. 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. 518-543-6161
Stony Creek – Stony Creek Town Hall, 52 Hadley Road, Stony Creek, 518-696-3575; Stony Creek Library, 37 Harrisburg Road, Stony Creek; 12 p.m. to 8 p.m., 518-696-5911; Stony Creek Marketplace, 8 Harrisburg Road, Stony Creek, 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., 518-696-5980.
In addition, test kits will be delivered or given to all clients of the Warren Hamilton Counties Office for the Aging senior meal program. We thank our partners in Hamilton County for their assistance!
Ann Marie Mason, Warren County’s Director of Emergency Services, said: “We are grateful for the support from our partners at New York State, Stewart’s and our local town and Glens Falls leaders to help us get these tests to Warren County residents as quickly as possible. These test kits will be important tools for our residents in the coming weeks as we continue to work through this winter surge of COVID-19.”
Gary Dake, President of Stewart’s Shops, said: “We are happy to partner with Warren County on this important public health initiative. These tests will help us to keep our communities safe and healthy. This is just one of the many ways that Stewart’s Shops makes your life easier.”
Ryan Moore, Warren County Administrator, said: “Stewart’s Shops keep long hours seven days per week and their locations throughout the county are well-known and accessible, including for many who may not have reliable transportation. For these reasons we identified them as an ideal partner to make these testing kits accessible to the general public as quickly as possible. We thank Stewart’s for their assistance and commitment to this effort.”
Each kit contains two tests, please do your best to limit yourself to one kit per person. Warren County Office of Emergency Services encourages the public to be considerate and understand there is a limited supply of test kits.
Also, please understand that the kits do have “use by” dates, so taking more than allowed may result in these valuable test kits being wasted.
Additional kits will be distributed to the public as they are received by Warren County Office of Emergency Services.
Stewart’s locations in Warren County are as follows:
5004 LAKE SHORE DRIVE BOLTON LANDING 518-644-9341
6135 STATE ROUTE 8 CHESTERTOWN 518-714-0105
360 GLEN ST GLENS FALLS 518-743-9351
118 BROAD ST GLENS FALLS 518-792-9791
196 WARREN ST GLENS FALLS 518-798-9843
250 RIDGE STREET GLENS FALLS 518-792-9641
2164 STATE ROUTE 9 LAKE GEORGE NY 518-668-9378
114 LAKE AVENUE LAKE LUZERNE 518-222-0672
977 STATE ROUTE 149 QUEENSBURY 518-793-4937
221 CORINTH RD QUEENSBURY 518-761-9691
402 BAY RD QUEENSBURY 518-793-8904
1002 ROUTE 9 QUEENSBURY 518-761-6035
777 QUAKER RD QUEENSBURY 518-792-5371
1433 STATE ROUTE 9 QUEENSBURY 518-792-0385
347 AVIATION RD QUEENSBURY 518-792-3358
3259 STATE ROUTE 28 NORTH CREEK 518-251-5234
3827 MAIN ST WARRENSBURG 518-623-9848