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Holding COVID in check, region enters Phase 3

[dropcap]F[/dropcap]rom a staggering peak of 50 deaths a day due to COVID-19, Westchester County did not lose a single person to COVID-19 on Wednesday or Thursday. Tangible progress like that marked the June 23 opening of Phase Three of the Mid-Hudson Region, a region that includes Westchester. “We continue to […]

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Astorino launches N.Y. Senate campaign

[dropcap]R[/dropcap]ob Astorino, arguably Westchester’s highest profile Republican, threw his hat back into the political arena today formally launching a campaign for New York State Senate. Astorino, the former two-term Westchester County executive, will attempt a comeback by looking to unseat Sen. Pete Harckham, a South Salem Democrat, in the state’s […]

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Cuomo announces N.Y., N.J., Conn., travel advisory

[dropcap]O[/dropcap]n Wednesday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat, announced a tri-state travel restriction for states with coronavirus infection rates topping 10%. Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, Washington, Utah and Texas currently have numbers above that threshold, and will require a 14-day self-quarantine for those traveling to New York, […]

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Policing reform efforts underway for new group

[dropcap]A[/dropcap]fter the senseless killing of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police last month, Westchester County officials immediately announced a 30-day review of policy and procedures at the county’s police academy. But before long, the governor widened that scope and required all communities statewide to dig deeper. On June […]

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Return of in-store retail ramps up Phase 2

[dropcap]A[/dropcap]s temperatures rise, the rush to get outdoors is palpable. And that was evident on just the first day of Westchester’s second phase of its economic reopening. On Tuesday, June 9, the Mid-Hudson Region, which includes Westchester County, started its second of a four-phase reopening plan designed by New York […]