Author: Christian Falcone

A female athlete is carrying her own spray hand sanitizer bottle and applying sanitizer to a dumbbell before training with it.
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Restrictions loosened for gyms, salons in COVID zones

Gyms and personal care services such as salons are no longer considered one of the major transmitters of COVID-19, according to the state’s latest public health data. As a result of that, such businesses operating within a COVID-19 micro-cluster Orange Zone can now continue to operate under new restrictions. Gyms […]

A former Rob Astorino aide, Dan Branda will run for Westchester County executive in 2021. Branda officially launched his campaign on Thursday, Aug. 13, 2020.
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; […]

Cuomo gives schools green light to reopen
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 […]

Gyms, fitness centers OK’d to reopen
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Gyms, fitness centers OK’d to reopen

Gym goers will finally have the chance to chase the pump again, after getting the green light from the state to reopen next week. On Monday, Aug. 17, Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat, gave the go ahead for gyms and fitness centers across the state to begin preparations to reopen […]