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Covid-
19: Stay-At-Home Advisory Takes Effect For Westchester City
Residents in one of the Hudson Valley’s most populated cities have been instructed to stay at home due to a spike in COVID-19 cases. Officials in Mount Vernon issued a “stay-at-home” advisory, advising residents to remain indoors except for work, school, or to purchase essential items. The order took effect on Monday, Nov. 16. Mount Vernon has seen double-digit increases in new daily COVID-19 cases, with the number of active cases climbing to 173 on Monday, Nov. 16. According to officials, the Mount Vernon COVID-19 taskforce will be enforcing social distancing requirements and ensuring th…
Schools
Covid-
19: Bronxville School Community Member, Children, Test Positive
More community members in a Westchester village and school district have tested positive for COVID-19. Bronxville Schools Superintendent Roy Montesano issued a notice to parents on Wednesday, Nov. 11 advising that the district learned that a member of the school community who has several children in school has tested positive for the virus. Montesano said that the family - all of whom were asymptomatic - quarantined upon learning of the first positive test, and late on Wednesday afternoon, two of the children received confirmation of positive tests. The children have not been in the Bronxv…
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Covid-
19: Liquor Licenses Of Four Hudson Valley Restaurants Suspended For Guideline Violations
New York State authorities have suspended liquor licenses for 21 more businesses, including four in the Hudson Valley, after finding what it labeled violations of COVID-19 pandemic-related executive orders. These new suspensions bring the total number of liquor licenses suspended during the coronavirus pandemic to 238, the state announced on Friday, Oct. 23. In total, 1,362 charges have been filed against bars and restaurants for violating coronavirus-related rules. Businesses found in violation of these regulations face fines up to $10,000 per violation, while egregious violat…
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Covid-
19: School Closures Extended In One Of Hudson Valley's Cluster Zones
The closure of some Hasidic schools in the middle of a COVID-19 cluster in the Hudson Valley will continue indefinitely due to the community’s unwillingness to adhere to state and county pandemic orders. On Monday, Oct. 5, Orange County Health Commissioner Irina Gelman ordered schools in and around Kiryas Joel to stay closed for at least two weeks due to a spike in COVID-19 cases inside the cluster. This week, Gelman said that the schools have not been following orders to report COVID-19 infections among students and staff members, while others have refused to close at all, in direct violat…
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Covid-
19: Here's When NY Ski Resorts Will Be Allowed To Open
A date has been set for ski resorts in New York to open amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Those resorts were cleared on Sunday, Oct. 18 to operate at 50 percent indoor capacity and with strict health and safety protocols under state-issued guidance starting Friday, Nov. 6. State guidance on the reopening of ski resorts includes the following precautions: Masks required at all times, except when eating/drinking or skiing. Social distancing between parties required at all times. Restrict gondolas/lifts to members of the same party. Limit ski lessons to no more than 10 people. Thorough …
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Covid-
19: Uptick In Northeast Cases 'Concerning,' Says Dr. Birx Of Coronavirus Task Force
One of the leaders of the White House’s Coronavirus Task Force is cautioning that the rise of recent COVID-19 cases in the Northeast is “concerning.” Dr. Deborah Birx said in Boston on Friday, Oct. 9 that she’s seen signs of a “silent spread” of COVID-19 in the Northeast, calling it concerning and commenting that people in the region take precautions to help curtail the spread of the virus. “We do see some of those early signs that we saw across the south after Memorial Day, a sense that there’s early, asymptomatic silent spread occurring in communities,” Brix said. Birx said that the spr…
Politics
Covid-
19: Local Governments Can Now Be Fined $10K A Day At Virus Hotspots In NY
Local governments at New York COVID hotspots can now be fined up to $10,000 a day if they failed to enforce compliance with the state's pandemic protocols. Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced on Friday, Oct. 2 that the Commissioner of Health Dr. Howard Zucker is sending send an order to COVID hotspot local governments establishing a framework for reporting their enforcement activities. The letter also states specific consequences for failure to enforce the State Department of Health emergency regulations and the Cuomo's executive orders related to social distancing, mask compliance, and capac…
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Covid-
19: Students Who Attended Large Gatherings Banned By Westchester HS
A group of high school students in Northern Westchester who attended large gatherings over the weekend have been banned from school grounds and will have to switch to remote learning for the next two weeks The Bedford Central School District Board of Education said it was informed by local police authorities and community members that large groups of Fox Lane High School students attended large gatherings this past weekend, without regard for social distancing, masks and "all of the health and safety measures we have all been asked to follow as we continue to combat…
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Covid-
19: CDC Releases Halloween Guidelines For Trick-Or-Treating
New guidelines for trick-or-treating on Halloween have been released by the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC). The guidance was published on the CDC website Monday night, Sept. 21. "Many traditional Halloween activities can be high-risk for spreading viruses," the CDC said. "There are several safer, alternative ways to participate in Halloween. "If you may have COVID-19 or you may have been exposed to someone with COVID-19, you should not participate in in-person Halloween festivities and should not give out candy to trick-or-treaters." The CDC offered several …
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Covid-
19: Huge Hudson Valley Gathering Prompts Health Department Warning
A mass religious gathering in the Hudson Valley in which thousands congregated, most without wearing masks or socially distancing, has prompted action from health officials amid the COVID-19 outbreak. Photos circulated on social media this week that showed “thousands” attending a peaceful prayer demonstration in Orange County at a synagogue in Kiryas Joel on Sunday, Sept. 13. A tweet from Satmar Headquarters with the accompanying photos read: “Pictorial of 1st day of #Slichos with Satmar Grand Rebbe Aron in the main Shul of the Town of Palm Tree in Kiryas Joel, the newly construc…
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Covid-
NY DOH Says
New York is easing up on its nursing home visitation restrictions as the state continues to combat the spread of COVID-19. On Tuesday, Sept. 15, state health officials announced that approximately 500 of the state’s 613 nursing homes can reopen to visitors if they have not had any positive COIVD-19 cases for at least 14 days, down from the previous mandate of no cases within 28 days. The new rules come into effect on Thursday, Sept. 17 following thousands of confirmed and presumed COVID-19-related deaths in nursing homes across the state, especially at the outset of the outbreak. "We under…
Lifestyle
Covid-
19: With Virus Still Around, Getting Flu Shot Now More Important Than Ever, Experts Say
The flu vaccine will not interfere with the body's ability to fight off COVID-19 -- in fact, according to the CDC, it is more important now than ever before to get vaccinated. Less than 50 percent of adults got a flu vaccine in the 2017-2018 flu season, according to the CDC; an even smaller percentage of adult minorities were vaccinated that year, according to the agency. Although social distancing is still encouraged in light of the pandemic, officials recommend making an exception to get vaccinated. "Since hospitals and doctors' offices are going to be very busy ca…
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