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COVID-19: Cuomo Approval Rating Plummets Amid Nursing Home Scandal, New Polls Reveal COVID-19: Cuomo Approval Rating Plummets Amid Nursing Home Scandal, New Polls Reveal
Covid-19: Cuomo Approval Rating Plummets Amid Nursing Home Scandal, New Polls Reveal New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has gone from being on the top of the proverbial COVID-19 mountain to sliding down it as his approval rating has dipped amid the latest nursing home scandal. According to Morning Consult Political Intelligence tracking released this week, Cuomo’s approval rating among New Yorkers is down six points, to 57 percent, since one of his top aides admitted to intentionally withholding information on COVID-19 deaths in nursing homes during the outset of the pandemic. A Marist College poll has Cuomo's approval rating in New York dropping to 49 percent - down from 66 percen…

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by Zak Failla
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COVID-19: New Outbreak Reported At Marist College, Two Dorms Quarantined COVID-19: New Outbreak Reported At Marist College, Two Dorms Quarantined
Covid-19: New Outbreak Reported At Marist College, Two Dorms Quarantined Two Marist dormitories have been placed under quarantine after more students tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total of students who have contracted the virus since the fall semester began to 80, more than any other college campus in Dutchess County.  According to the school's COVID-19 Dashboard, 19 students who have tested positive for the virus are convalescing off-campus, while another 14 are doing so on school grounds.  Since the semester began, 47 students who previously tested positive overcame the illness and were cleared by the school's medical team to return to c…

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by Christina Coulter
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COVID-19: Marist College Reinstates In-Person Classes After Rash Of Cases COVID-19: Marist College Reinstates In-Person Classes After Rash Of Cases
Covid-19: Marist College Reinstates In-Person Classes After Rash Of Cases A moratorium on in-person classes spurred by a rash of COVID cases on campus will be lifted at Marist College after a week-long lockdown. "Although New York State requires colleges to move classes online if they reach a threshold of 100 cases or 5 (percent) of the campus population, Marist erred on the side of caution and paused campus activities with a significantly lower number of cases," read a letter to students sent on Friday, Oct. 16 to announce resuming in-person classes. "During the pause, the College placed the Fulton Townhouses under precautionary quarantine and conducted more than…

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by Christina Coulter
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COVID-19: Marist College's Campus-Wide Pause Extended Again COVID-19: Marist College's Campus-Wide Pause Extended Again
Covid-19: Marist College's Campus-Wide Pause Extended Again Marist College has informed students that a campus-wide pause of in-person classes, visitation from those not living on-campus and activities, after nine active COVID cases linked to an illicit off-campus party multiplied to 29, according to the Marist College COVID Dashboard and student reporting from the Marist Circle.  Initially, all classes for Marist students on Friday, Oct. 9 and Saturday, Oct. 10 were conducted online, according to a letter sent to students by college Vice President Geoff Brackett on Oct. 8.  However, contact tracing on campus led to the identification and …

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by Christina Coulter
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COVID-19: Marist College Put On Pause After Nine New Cases Linked To Off-Campus Party COVID-19: Marist College Put On Pause After Nine New Cases Linked To Off-Campus Party
Covid-19: Marist College Put On Pause After Nine New Cases Linked To Off-Campus Party Multiple COVID-19 cases contracted at an off-campus party led Marist College to suspend in-person classes and on-campus activities, according to the institution.  Nine new cases were associated with the off-campus event, according to student reporters at the Marist Circle, bringing the total of documented cases among students since the fall semester began on Aug. 24 to 17 and bringing Marist's COVID-19 alert level to "yellow," according to the school's COVID-19 dashboard.  Indicators used to determine alert levels include Number of cases among Marist College students Quarantine/…

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by Christina Coulter
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COVID-19: Quarantine Lifted At Marist College Dorm COVID-19: Quarantine Lifted At Marist College Dorm
Covid-19: Quarantine Lifted At Marist College Dorm Negative test results across the board ended a quarantine of the fifth floor of Leo Hall at Marist College in Dutchess County.  The quarantine was lifted at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 1, less than 24 hours after it was imposed at approximately 2:15 p.m. Monday, Aug. 31.  The residence hall at the college in the Town of Poughkeepsie houses approximately 317 students. A total of 4,926 Marist students were tested before their arrival at the college's Town of Poughkeepsie campus since the semester began on Monday, Aug. 24, according to the institution's COVID-19 dashboard; 0.75 p…

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by Christina Coulter
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COVID-19: SUNY New Paltz Students Test Positive After Pickup Basketball Games, Some Quarantined COVID-19: SUNY New Paltz Students Test Positive After Pickup Basketball Games, Some Quarantined
Covid-19: SUNY New Paltz Students Test Positive After Pickup Basketball Games, Some Quarantined Two more students have tested positive for COVID-19 following off-campus pickup basketball games among SUNY New Paltz students that's put administrators on edge and led to the quarantine of 12 students, bringing the total number of positive cases up to three.  According to the college's website, the two students tested positive for the virus this week -- and one has already recovered.  The two students were reportedly in contact with the first SUNY New Paltz COVID case, which was announced by the college on Thursday, Aug. 27.  The first student to test positive had reportedl…

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by Christina Coulter
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COVID-19: Marist Dorm Quarantine Lifted After Tests Come Back Negative COVID-19: Marist Dorm Quarantine Lifted After Tests Come Back Negative
Covid-19: Marist Dorm Quarantine Lifted After Tests Come Back Negative A dormitory-wide quarantine in Marist College's Champagnat Hall, its largest housing unit, has been lifted after students' COVID tests came back negative.  The quarantine, which ended on Thursday, Aug. 27, was put in place after an off-campus student tested positive for the virus, then "came into contact with several Marist students, including residents of Champagnat Hall, at an off-campus party," according to a letter that the college sent to students. According to the college's Executive Vice President Geoff Brackett, only test results from students that were quarantined in…

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by Christina Coulter
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COVID-19: New Info Released After Marist College Quarantines Largest Dorm COVID-19: New Info Released After Marist College Quarantines Largest Dorm
Covid-19: New Info Released After Marist College Quarantines Largest Dorm Click here for an updated story - COVID-19: Marist Dorm Quarantine Lifted After Tests Come Back Negative New information has been released after Marist College quarantined its largest dormitory after a student tested positive for COVID-19.  Champagnat Hall houses about 440 students. The student lived off-campus, according to a letter that the college sent to students, but "recently came into contact with several Marist students, including residents of Champagnat Hall, at an off-campus party."  However, the letter said, the student had not attended classes or visited campus …

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by Christina Coulter
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COVID-19: Marist College Suspends More Students, Quarantines Dorm COVID-19: Marist College Suspends More Students, Quarantines Dorm
Covid-19: Marist College Suspends More Students, Quarantines Dorm Click here for an updated story - COVID-19: Marist Dorm Quarantine Lifted After Tests Come Back Negative A new group of students at Marist College has been suspended and kicked off campus as an entire freshman dorm has been quarantined after dozens were caught attending an off-campus party with someone who tested positive for COVID-19. For the second time in a week, Marist students are facing disciplinary actions for violating health experts’ and the college’s COVID-19 guidelines for returning to campus. Earlier story - COVID-19: Marist College Suspends 15 Students For Violating …

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by Zak Failla
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COVID-19: Marist College Suspends 15 Students For Violating Guidelines At Off-Campus Party COVID-19: Marist College Suspends 15 Students For Violating Guidelines At Off-Campus Party
Covid-19: Marist College Suspends 15 Students For Violating Guidelines At Off-Campus Party More than two dozen students have been suspended by Marist College in Poughkeepsie after a party in which many failed to follow COVID-19 social distancing guidelines and the college's president is threatening to close the campus if it happens again. "I would like to emphasize how strictly we’ll be enforcing our policies and the serious disciplinary consequences students will face if they don’t abide by them, including suspension and dismissal from the college," President Dennis J. Murray said in a statement to the college community. "We have already suspended 15 Marist students for not follo…

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by Joe Lombardi
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COVID-19: Here's How NYers Rate Cuomo's Pandemic Response COVID-19: Here's How NYers Rate Cuomo's Pandemic Response
Covid-19: Here's How NYers Rate Cuomo's Pandemic Response A large majority of registered voters in New York support the work Gov. Andrew Cuomo has been putting in during his deft handling of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), according to a new poll. A new Marist College survey of 718 adults between Monday, July 6, and Wednesday, July 8 found that 72 percent of respondents approve of how Cuomo has dealt with the pandemic. Of those polled, 24 percent said they disapprove and 4 percent were unsure. Democrats overwhelmingly supported Cuomo’s work during the pandemic with a 90 percent approval rating, while 53 percent of Republicans said they disapprov…

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by Zak Failla