Westchester County named more than two dozen people affiliated in a wide range of services and industries to a newly-constituted Reopening Task Force on Monday hoping to help businesses successfully transition back into operation. Led by County Legislator Catherine Parker
Read MoreWestchester County Executive George Latimer announced Monday that he is assembling a working group comprised of various stakeholders to review police policies and procedures in the wake of the George Floyd killing and ensuing riots. The group will consist of
Read MoreIf you’re entering a store or place of business anywhere in New York State, it will now be a requirement to wear a mask. Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Thursday he is signing an executive order that would allow a shopkeeper
Read MoreTuesday’s Phase I reopening of the local economy comes with a hefty list of responsibilities for business owners in order to prevent an uptick in COVID-19 infections and a delay in the gradual expansion of commerce. The reopening’s first phase
Read MoreWestchester and Putnam counties are poised to enter a Phase I reopening on Tuesday after the declining statewide death toll has helped the region qualify in all but one category. Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Saturday that the seven-county Mid-Hudson region
Read MoreWestchester and Putnam counties are on target for a Phase I reopening sometime next week provided COVID-19-related deaths continue to fall and contact tracers are in place, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Friday morning. The Mid-Hudson region, in which the two
Read MoreNew York State will be issuing guidelines to education officials by early June to help school leaders devise plans for a September reopening should in-person classes resume this fall. Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Thursday that districts will then have until
Read MoreWestchester and Putnam counties are moving closer to following much of upstate New York in a limited reopening as the number of deaths and COVID-19 cases continue to fall statewide and locally. The updated numbers from New York State showed
Read MoreRepaving of Westchester County Airport’s main runway has been completed in just over three weeks and will reopen to air traffic on Thursday morning. County Executive George Latimer said Wednesday that the $21 million project to repave Runway 16/34, which
Read MoreNew York State’s beaches, including those at Westchester-operated Playland and Croton Point Park, will be open for Memorial Day weekend with social distancing protocols remaining in effect and restrictions on capacity and activities. County Executive George Latimer made the announcement
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