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COVID-19: Facebook Group Helps Westchester Residents Get Vaccinated COVID-19: Facebook Group Helps Westchester Residents Get Vaccinated
Covid-19: Facebook Group Helps Westchester Residents Get Vaccinated Community members in Westchester are rallying around each other in an effort to assist eligible residents to find appointments to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Created last month the Facebook group “Helping Westchester County (NY) Get Vaccinated (COVID-19) is designed to encourage residents, particularly senior citizens to find available COVID-19 vaccination appointments in the area. Once accepted into the group - only Westchester residents are allowed - area residents can engage in active discussions about the vaccine and the vaccination process in an effort to dispel any myths about the v…

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by Zak Failla
News
COVID-19: Here's New Vaccine Allocation As Westchester Looks To Innoculate 10,000 This Week COVID-19: Here's New Vaccine Allocation As Westchester Looks To Innoculate 10,000 This Week
Covid-19: Here's New Vaccine Allocation As Westchester Looks To Innoculate 10,000 This Week The number of COVID-19 vaccines being allocated to Westchester continues to increase as the county looks to innoculate nearly 10,000 people during the 12th week of the state's vaccination program. Each week, the federal government supplies New York with more than 300,000 doses of the vaccine - with additional allocations on the way - which are then distributed to different regions based on population. This week, Westchester was set to receive 9,840 more doses, up more than 2,000 from last week, which will be distributed across the county based on need and risk. Those vaccines are then adm…

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by Zak Failla
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COVID-19: Westchester Sees Another Decrease In Cases; Breakdown By Community COVID-19: Westchester Sees Another Decrease In Cases; Breakdown By Community
Covid-19: Westchester Sees Another Decrease In Cases; Breakdown By Community For the fourth consecutive day, Westchester has seen a decrease in newly reported COVID-19 cases as the county recovers from the post-holiday surge of new infections and begins administering more vaccines. The Westchester Department of Health was reporting 315 new COVID-19 cases out of 6,659 tests administered throughout the county on Wednesday, Feb. 3, as the number of newly reported infections continues dwindling. As of Thursday, Feb. 4, the county was monitoring 8,764 active COVID-19 cases, down from 9,391 the day before. There have now been 95,989 confirmed COVID-19 cases in Westcheste…

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by Zak Failla
Politics
Westchester Lawmakers Approve $2B Budget With Two-Percent Property Tax Increase Westchester Lawmakers Approve $2B Budget With Two-Percent Property Tax Increase
Westchester Lawmakers Approve $2B Budget With Two-Percent Property Tax Increase The Westchester County Board of Legislators has approved a near $2 billion budget that represents a property tax hike of 2 percent. Lawmakers approved the $1.9 billion budget on Monday, with the measure quickly signed off by Westchester County Executive George Latimer. (See video above.) The budget was approved by a 13-4 vote, with the support of county Democrats. Officials said that the tax rate increase is to help offset tens of millions of dollars in deficits that the county is currently operating against. There are no planned cuts to staff or service in the approved budget, which is con…

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by Zak Failla
Lifestyle
Prom Dress, Tuxedo Giveaways Set For Westchester County Center Prom Dress, Tuxedo Giveaways Set For Westchester County Center
Prom Dress, Tuxedo Giveaways Set For Westchester County Center There's still hope for a prom date. This weekend, Westchester County is co-sponsoring the 14th annual Operation Prom Dress and Tuxedo Giveaway at the County Center in White Plains. County Executive George Latimer said the three-day event gives more students -- who otherwise might not be able to afford it -- a chance to attend prom wearing designer clothing, The dress and tuxedo giveaway runs from Friday, April 27 through Sunday, April 29. Latimer said: “Going to your senior prom is a rite of passage for high school students, and the occasion should be remembered as a special one for kids …

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by Jon Craig
Politics
Latimer Signs Bill Prohibiting Gun Shows On Westchester County Property Latimer Signs Bill Prohibiting Gun Shows On Westchester County Property
Latimer Signs Bill Prohibiting Gun Shows On Westchester County Property Westchester County Executive George Latimer signed into law a bill that prohibits the sale of guns on county property -- including the County Center in White Plains -- which held its last show in January 2017. This bill, passed by the County Board of Legislators, also codifies the Executive Order signed last month by Latimer during the first week of his administration, as reported here by Daily Voice. “Plain and simple, Westchester should not – and will not – profit off the sale of guns in our facilities,” Latimer said. “We just announced that the WNBA’s New York Liberty will call the Coun…

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by Jon Craig