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While we do not ordinarily waste time responding to partisan political attacks, we, the undersigned members of the Putnam County Legislature, cannot let go unchallenged the contemptable and false statements made in a letter from Putnam County Democrats Chairman Scott
Read moreWestchester County health officials stressed the need for the public to remain vigilant and continue to take precautions in hopes of warding off the mushrooming COVID-19 case numbers during the past couple of weeks. Despite the steady increase in vaccinations
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While the nation was transfixed Tuesday night and Wednesday morning with the presidential election, the results of area races began to take shape. In the 18th Congressional District, Democratic Congressman Sean Patrick Maloney held a slim 6,655-vote lead over Republican
Read moreLocal movie buffs who enjoy watching films on the big screen won’t have to wait much longer to head back to the cinema. Movie theaters in Westchester and Putnam counties can reopen next Friday with restrictions as Gov. Andrew Cuomo
Read moreAll 205 COVID-19 tests administered at a drive-through testing site at Phelps Hospital over Labor Day weekend from a potential exposure at Holy Innocents Church in Pleasantville came back negative, Westchester County reported. Individuals who attended Masses or First Communion
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For the past decade, Westchester County has partnered with Volunteer New York! to commemorate the anniversary of September 11 by encouraging residents to donate their time to a wide variety of nonprofit organizations and charities. With much of those efforts
Read moreState Sen. Peter Harckham (D-Lewisboro) proposed legislation Tuesday to extend the voting period for this year’s school board and budget votes until June 16 because paper ballots for at least 30 districts have been delayed in arriving. A Buffalo area
Read moreWestchester officials are preparing for an uptick in COVID-19 cases once mandatory testing of all nursing home patients is completed, said County Executive George Latimer. Testing by the county Department of Health began Monday in order to learn the extent
Read moreGov. Andrew Cuomo laid out a detailed plan Monday to allow portions of New York State to enter the first reopening phase if a region meets a series of benchmarks on a multistep data-driven metric. Cuomo said under guidelines released
Read moreNew York State is set to begin vigorous antibody testing this week, the start of the first step of what officials hope will eventually lead to the reopening of the state’s economy. The state has reached out to some of
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