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Applications being accepted for seasonal park rangers

The Westchester County Department of Public Safety is accepting applications for seasonal park rangers to patrol county parks this summer.  Applications are due by Feb. 19 and are available online at the Department of Public Safety’s web pages at http://publicsafety.westchestergov.com. Uniformed park rangers work under the supervision of county police […]

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Cuomo announces $200M in infrastructure funding

Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced on Monday, Jan. 25, the availability of $200 million in BRIDGE NY funding for local governments to make their infrastructure more resilient to extreme weather events. The new funding will allow localities to rehabilitate and replace bridges and culverts statewide.  It builds upon $500 million previously […]

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State ramps up Covid-19 vaccine distribution

Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Jan. 24 updated New Yorkers on the state’s vaccination program.  The total week 6 federal allocation of vaccine delivery to providers was completed last Sunday. Delivery of the week 7 allocation from the federal government does not begin until the middle of this week.  As of […]

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Announcement paves way for high-risk sports

After months of uncertainty regarding the viability of some high school sports in New York State, student-athletes had reason for optimism last week when Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat, announced that high-risk scholastic and recreational sports could begin as early as Feb. 1, pending approval by local county health officials. […]

Sports

Fans ‘pylon’ the touchback rule debate

Sports have always been a fertile breeding ground for debate.  As long as sports have been around, arguments about said sports have dominated the social discourse.  Discussions regarding the relative merits of certain players, coaches and franchises are essentially the driving force behind the entirety of sports-talk media—a lucrative industry […]