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COVID-19: NY Hospitals, Labs To Test For UK Strain COVID-19: NY Hospitals, Labs To Test For UK Strain
Covid-19: NY Hospitals, Labs To Test For UK Strain New York Gov Andrew Cuomo has directed hospitals statewide to begin testing for the new COVID-19 strain in the United Kingdom that could be more viral and transferrable than the original virus, though not more deadly. Related story - COVID-19: Cuomo Calls On Airlines To Do Pre-Flight Testing From UK Due To New Mutation Of Virus On Tuesday, Dec. 22, Cuomo announced that Wadsworth Laboratory has started researching the newly reported strain that has been circulating in the UK, while ordering New York hospitals to begin testing for it. According to Cuomo, Wadsworth has looked at more than 3,7…

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by Zak Failla
Obituaries
Westchester Woman, 46, Dies Suddenly While On Vacation Westchester Woman, 46, Dies Suddenly While On Vacation
Westchester Woman, 46, Dies Suddenly While On Vacation Christina “Christy” Roth Saltstein of Armonk died suddenly on Friday, July 17, while on vacation, at The Outer Banks Hospital in North Carolina.  She was 46. She was the wife of 21 years to her best friend, Douglas Saltstein, and the mother of two children, Fred and Ella. Born in Baltimore, she was the daughter of Richard and Linda Beck Roth of Baltimore. After graduating from Johnson and Wales University in Providence, Rhode Island, she moved to Princeton, New Jersey, and began a long career with Hyatt Hotels. She worked in the IT departments at many of their properties throughout t…

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by Daily Voice
Police & Fire
Alert Issued For Fake Door-To-Door Fundraising In Westchester Alert Issued For Fake Door-To-Door Fundraising In Westchester
Alert Issued For Fake Door-To-Door Fundraising In Westchester Police are warning area residents to be on alert for an alleged scammer exploiting a child’s battle with cancer to solicit money. Officials warn that there have been reports from residents of a scammer making the rounds throughout Eastchester, claiming to be fundraising on behalf of 13-year-old Nicholas DiMarzo, who was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer. “Please know that the family has not requested, nor authorized, anyone to fundraise in this manner and they are concerned that residents may be conned by deceitful individuals trying to benefit by the cause,” Eastchester Police said, not…

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by Zak Failla
Real Estate
Prime Vacant Office Space Soars To 62 Percent In Northern Westchester Prime Vacant Office Space Soars To 62 Percent In Northern Westchester
Prime Vacant Office Space Soars To 62 Percent In Northern Westchester According to the latest quarterly report by JLL, the vacancy rate for office space has hit 62 percent in Northern Westchester, more than three times higher than submarkets in southern Westchester, which have a combined vacancy rate of approximately 20 percent.  JLL's research from the third quarter of 2017 also founds rents are down in general and that countywide, the vacancy rate is nearing 25 percent -- nearly five percent higher than 2013.  It remains to be seen whether the IBM and Pepsi campuses in Somers will have futures as multi-tenant offices, the JLL report said. Average asking re…

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by Jon Craig