Tuesday, May 7, 2024
[dropcap]A[/dropcap]n attendee of a high school graduation in Westchester, who recently traveled to Florida, tested positive for COVID-19 and may have infected others, according to the governor. On Saturday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat, directed the New York State Department of Health to investigate any potential exposure in the county, […]
[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 […]
[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 […]
[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 […]
