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Severe Thunderstorm Watch Now In Effect For Parts Of Region Severe Thunderstorm Watch Now In Effect For Parts Of Region
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Now In Effect For Parts Of Region A Severe Thunderstorm Watch is now in effect for parts of the region and may be expanded as several lines of storms, currently mainly north of I-84, are moving from west to east. Currently, the watch is in effect for Dutchess and Ulster counties in the Hudson Valley, Litchfield and Hartford counties in Connecticut, and Hampden, Hampshire and Worcester counties in Massachusetts. That watch was issued on Saturday, Aug. 29 at 7:10 p.m. It will last through midnight Sunday, Aug. 30. The main threat will be damaging winds. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.

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by Joe Lombardi
Real Estate
COVID-19: These Four Counties Have Seen Biggest Boom In Real Estate Sales During Pandemic COVID-19: These Four Counties Have Seen Biggest Boom In Real Estate Sales During Pandemic
Covid-19: These Four Counties Have Seen Biggest Boom In Real Estate Sales During Pandemic Real estate offices in the suburbs have been busier than ever amid the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. But many of the most coveted homes for those New York City residents looking to get away from it all are much farther away, in upstate New York, specifically the Catskills and part of the Hudson Valley. Those city dwellers, residents mainly of the upper East and West sides in Manhattan, have been snapping up both primary and weekend houses in Sullivan, Ulster, Greene and Delaware counties at a rapid rate, according to a report in The New York Times. Typically, they are eager to get…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Tornado Touched Down In New York, National Weather Service Confirms Tornado Touched Down In New York, National Weather Service Confirms
Tornado Touched Down In New York, National Weather Service Confirms A tornado touched down in New York State when a round of severe storms sweep through the region Friday night, May 15, the National Weather Service confirmed. The twister was in one of the northern areas of New York and Connecticut in which a Tornado Watch was in effect. It touched down between 5:59 p.m. and 6:01 p.m. Friday in Wilton, New York, located near I-87 in Saratoga County, where it blew away and displaced street signs and uprooted and snapped a string of trees, with some falling on top of houses, according to the National Weather Service. It also peeled off part of the sheeting of…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Tornado Watch In Effect For Parts Of Region As Storm System Sweeps Through Tornado Watch In Effect For Parts Of Region As Storm System Sweeps Through
Tornado Watch In Effect For Parts Of Region As Storm System Sweeps Through A potent storm system is bringing scattered severe thunderstorms with torrential downpours, hail and damaging wind gusts that could cause power outages, leading to a Tornado Watch for portions of the area.  The Tornado Watch is in effect until 10 p.m. Friday, May 15 for Dutchess and Ulster counties in New York and Litchfield County in Connecticut. Severe Thunderstorm Warnings have been issued for southern areas until late Friday night. The National Weather Service's Storm Prediction Center has placed the entire forecast area at a threat level ranging from marginal to enhanced (a highe…

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by Joe Lombardi
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COVID-19: Barber Who's Been Working Illicitly For Weeks Tests Positive COVID-19: Barber Who's Been Working Illicitly For Weeks Tests Positive
Covid-19: Barber Who's Been Working Illicitly For Weeks Tests Positive A New York barber who has been providing haircuts in defiance of a state directive during the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has tested positive.  Ulster County Health Commissioner Dr. Carol Smith announced Thursday, May 14, that the Kingston barber who has been providing haircuts during the last few weeks at a shop on Broadway has tested positive this week for COVID-19.   Smith, who did not name the barber of the shop, said this type of direct contact has the potential to dramatically spread this virus. Anyone who has received a haircut in a Kingston barbershop in the last th…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Quick-Moving Round Of Thunderstorms With Damaging Winds, Hail Could Cause Power Outages Quick-Moving Round Of Thunderstorms With Damaging Winds, Hail Could Cause Power Outages
Quick-Moving Round Of Thunderstorms With Damaging Winds, Hail Could Cause Power Outages The arrival of a cold front will bring with it a quick-moving system that will be accompanied by scattered thunderstorms with damaging winds that could cause power outages. Small hail is also possible during the time frame for storm activity on Monday, May 11 from about 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. Clouds will thicken Monday morning in advance of the storm. The high temperature will be in the mid to upper 50s. The storms are expected to be most severe on Long Island and in coastal Connecticut. Showers will taper off late in the evening followed by gradual clearing overnight with the low temperat…

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by Joe Lombardi
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COVID-19 Total Cases, Deaths Per County In NY/NJ/CT: NYC Death Toll Tops 10K In Revised Count COVID-19 Total Cases, Deaths Per County In NY/NJ/CT: NYC Death Toll Tops 10K In Revised Count
Covid-19 Total Cases, Deaths Per County In NY/NJ/CT: NYC Death Toll Tops 10K In Revised Count New York City's health department has added more than 3,700 additional people who were presumed to have died of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) but had never tested positive to its overall total number of fatalities related to the virus. This brings the city's death toll to more than 10,000. The following are the latest number of total COVID-19 cases and deaths in New York City and surrounding counties in New York, Connecticut and New Jersey as of Wednesday, April 15. New York  202,208 cases, 14,534 deaths (includes additional 3,700 presumed cases by NYC health department, not yet o…

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COVID-19: Rundown Of Total Cases, Deaths Per County In New York, Connecticut COVID-19: Rundown Of Total Cases, Deaths Per County In New York, Connecticut
Covid-19: Rundown Of Total Cases, Deaths Per County In New York, Connecticut Click here for an updated story - COVID-19 Total Cases, Deaths Per County In NY/CT/NJ: NYC Death Toll Tops 10K In Revised Count The following are the latest number of total novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases and deaths in New York City and surrounding counties in New York and Connecticut as of Tuesday, April 14. A total of 195,031 have now tested positive in the state, with 6,337 new cases. New York  New York City (five boroughs) 106,763 cases, 7,349 deaths Nassau 24,358 cases, 910 deaths Suffolk 21,643 cases, 568 deaths Westchester 19,786 cases, 557 deaths Rockland …

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Storm Watch: Here Are Latest Projections On Snowfall Totals, Timing Storm Watch: Here Are Latest Projections On Snowfall Totals, Timing
Storm Watch: Here Are Latest Projections On Snowfall Totals, Timing A storm system will sweep through the area bringing accumulating snow mainly north of I-287 in New York and the Merritt Parkway in Connecticut. It will arrive after a dry weekend. There will be a mix of sun and clouds on Sunday, March 22 with a high temperature around 40 degrees with wind-chill values between 20 and 30. Clouds then will roll in after nightfall in advance of the storm as the low temperature drops to the upper 20s inland and the lower 30s farthest south. At this point, the most likely time frame for the accumulating snowfall to arrive in those areas farther inland is a…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Projected Snowfall Totals Released For Early Week Storm Projected Snowfall Totals Released For Early Week Storm
Projected Snowfall Totals Released For Early Week Storm Click here for an updated story - Eye Of The Storm: Here Are Brand-New Snowfall, Rainfall Projections The first full week of spring will start out looking more like winter. A storm system will sweep through the area at the start of the new week that will bring accumulating snow mainly north of I-287 in New York and the Merritt Parkway in Connecticut. It will arrive after a dry weekend. Sunday, March 22 will be partly sunny but a bit colder with a high temperature around 40 degrees with wind-chill values between 15 and 25. Clouds then will roll in after nightfall in advance of the st…

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by Joe Lombardi
Schools
COVID-19: Greenwich Public School District Announces Closure COVID-19: Greenwich Public School District Announces Closure
Covid-19: Greenwich Public School District Announces Closure Three more school districts in the area have closed as a result of concerns over the outbreak of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). The latest closure announcements have come from Westchester, neighboring Fairfield County as well as in the Hudson Valley. The Bedford Central School District will be closed on Thursday, March 12 and Friday, March 13 to "thoroughly sanitize" all district facilities after it was recommended a staff member at Fox Lane Middle School self-quarantine pending testing for the COVID-19.  The district has also canceled all activities, events and meet…

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Wife Of New Rochelle Attorney Linked To COVID-19 Outbreak 'Very Hopeful Of His Full Recovery' Wife Of New Rochelle Attorney Linked To COVID-19 Outbreak 'Very Hopeful Of His Full Recovery'
Wife Of New Rochelle Attorney Linked To Covid-19 Outbreak 'Very Hopeful Of His Full Recovery' The wife of the New Rochelle attorney who is linked to the cluster of novel coronavirus cases in Westchester says her husband is still in critical condition but is hopeful he will make a "full recovery." "We would have preferred this all remain private but since it is no longer, I wanted to at least share some truths and allay people's fears," she wrote in an 840-word statement posted on Facebook. The woman also contracted COVID-19 along with her two children and neighbor, one of her husband's friends and members of that man's family. Related story: Number Of COVID-19 Positive In Wes…

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