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New York State devises winter COVID-19 strategy

Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday, Nov. 30, announced New York’s plan for combating COVID-19 this winter.  Over the past week, Cuomo and the state’s COVID Task Force has worked in consultation with global public health experts, local governments and other stakeholders to ensure that the plan builds off the lessons […]

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Cuomo adds new COVID restrictions

On Nov. 11, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced new COVID-19 restrictions on bars, restaurants, gyms and residential gatherings in New York State. Effective Friday, Nov. 13, at 10 p.m., bars, restaurants and gyms or fitness centers, as well as any state Liquor Authority-licensed establishment, is be required to close from 10 […]

Lead Stories Politics

State issues new travel advisory

On Oct. 31, Gov. Andrew Cuomo released Executive Order 205.2, which substantially revises the quarantine restrictions on travelers arriving in New York State. The new guidelines allow out-of-state travelers to “test out” of the mandatory 14-day quarantine.  This Executive Order supersedes and makes obsolete the prior EO that created a […]

Politics

Branda plans 2021 Westchester County executive run

[dropcap]D[/dropcap]an Branda formalized his candidacy for Westchester County executive on Aug. 13, getting a jump on a race that is more than a year away. Branda, a Somers resident and a former advisor to Rob Astorino, will seek the Republican nomination on a familiar party platform of reducing property taxes; […]

Education Lead Stories

Cuomo gives schools green light to reopen

[dropcap]B[/dropcap]olstered by a continuously low transmission rate of COVID-19 across New York state, students statewide will be allowed to return to the classroom this fall. After huddling with members of the state Department of Health, Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat, announced on Aug. 7 that every region in the state […]