Latest local news about COVID-19
New York state will make a decision during the first week of August on how the schools will reopen this fall, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced on Wednesday. Cuomo said a state committee has been convening in recent weeks to discuss
Read MoreCongresswoman Nita Lowey (D-Harrison), chairwoman of the House Appropriations Committee, announced Wednesday that the $45 million for the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) that she helped secure in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act will be
Read MorePhase 4 of the state’s reopening plan begins locally on Tuesday as COVID-19 infection rates remain at or near 1 percent and hospitalizations and deaths continue at the lowest levels of the crisis. Moving onto the fourth and final phase
Read MoreNew Castle officials are vowing to crack down on residents who violate social distancing protocols following at least 19 cases of COVID-19 that were traced to the recent Horace Greeley High School graduation. Town Supervisor Ivy Pool said Wednesday the
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Playland amusement park in Rye will remain closed for the entire summer after county officials concluded the facility could not be operated safely. Westchester County Executive George Latimer, who called it “probably the toughest decision I’ve had to make,” delivered
Read MoreGov. Andrew Cuomo slammed the federal government and President Donald Trump Monday for a failed coronavirus response that could imperil New York despite the state’s continued decline in transmission rates, hospitalizations and deaths. As COVID-19 cases surge in 32 states,
Read MoreThe Westchester County Department of Health is investigating new COVID-19 cases in New Castle stemming from last week’s Horace Greeley High School graduation. In a Saturday morning post, town Supervisor Ivy Pool stated that the Department of Health has confirmed
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New York, New Jersey and Connecticut are enacting a 14-day quarantine for people coming from states where COVID-19 cases are rising rapidly in an attempt to guard against an increase in cases in the tristate area. The governors of the
Read MorePace University announced Tuesday it will begin the 2020-21 academic year on Aug. 24 with a combination of in-person, online and hybrid learning and complete classes in time for the Thanksgiving break. A joint letter from President Marvin Krislov, Vanya
Read MoreBedford school officials have begun formulating plans for the 2020-21 school year, preparing for multiple instructional scenarios as districts seek to reopen in September following the mid-March closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Jean Miccio, acting assistant superintendent for curriculum
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