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COVID-19: Westchester Town Could Be First In State To Mandate Mask Wearing COVID-19: Westchester Town Could Be First In State To Mandate Mask Wearing
Covid-19: Westchester Town Could Be First In State To Mandate Mask Wearing After a new hotspot of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases cropped up following a graduation ceremony, a in Northern Westchester town is considering a new law requiring face masks in public. In an effort to help curtail the spread of COVID-19, town officials in New Castle are mulling a potential new law that would make wearing face masks mandatory on both public and private property for anyone who cannot socially distance from others. If approved, it is believed that New Castle would be the first municipality in New York to introduce a local law to require mask-wearing. Earlier story …
ID Released For Northern Westchester Boy Who Died In Fall While Ice Climbing ID Released For Northern Westchester Boy Who Died In Fall While Ice Climbing
ID Released For Northern Westchester Boy Who Died In Fall While Ice Climbing The identity has been released for the 11-year-old boy from Northern Westchester County who died after falling about 300 feet while ice climbing in the Catskills. The boy, now identified as Chappaqua resident Mattias Edstrom, fell about 300 feet down ice-covered ledges In the Town of Hunter, according to authorities. Edstrom was the son of Town of New Castle Supervisor Ivy Pool. The incident happened around 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 29 in the Indian Head Wilderness area of the Catskill State Park near a popular ice climbing location known as the "Dark Side" off of Platte Clove R…