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Isaias: NY, CT Both Declare States Of Emergency Isaias: NY, CT Both Declare States Of Emergency
Isaias: NY, CT Both Declare States Of Emergency After being devastated by Tropical Storm Isaias, New York, and Connecticut have both declared a State of Emergency as they recover from the wreckage of the storm. With hundreds of thousands of New York and Connecticut residents possibly being stuck in the dark for days due to outages, Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Gov. Ned Lamont, respectively, announced that their states will be entering a State of Emergency effective Wednesday, Aug. 5. There are more than 700,000 outages still being reported in both states more than 24 hours after the storm sent power lines, poles, and trees flying with wind gus…

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by Zak Failla
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Seventh Vaping-Related Death Reported As NY Becomes Second State To Ban Flavored E-Cigarettes Seventh Vaping-Related Death Reported As NY Becomes Second State To Ban Flavored E-Cigarettes
Seventh Vaping-Related Death Reported As NY Becomes Second State To Ban Flavored E-Cigarettes As a seventh vaping-related death has been confirmed, New York has now become the second state to ban flavored e-cigarettes. Gov. Andrew Cuomo issued an "emergency executive action" on Sunday, Sept. 15, that bans the sale of flavored e-cigarettes in the state. It went into effect Tuesday, Sept. 17. The order will advance legislation aiming to eliminate "deceptive marketing practices of e-cigarettes to underage users and raises the purchasing age of e-cigarettes from 18 to 21 years old," Cuomo's office said in a statement. Michigan issued a similar ban month earlier in the month. Acco…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Latimer Visits Each Town, City In Westchester During Month Of March Latimer Visits Each Town, City In Westchester During Month Of March
Latimer Visits Each Town, City In Westchester During Month Of March Westchester County Executive George Latimer said he made it a point to visit all 19 towns and six cities in the county during the month of March. Whether it was taking questions from residents at a “Coffee and Conversation” gathering in Mt. Kisco, attending a Rye City Chamber of Commerce meeting, asking local officials how the County can help while visiting the Emergency Operations Center in the Town of Somers, or meeting with Garth Road seniors in Eastchester – Latimer said he made traveling across the county a hallmark of his first three months in office. In a press statement, Latimer sa…

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by Jon Craig
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Latimer Declares State Of Emergency For Westchester Latimer Declares State Of Emergency For Westchester
Latimer Declares State Of Emergency For Westchester Schools Announce Closures, Delayed Openings For Monday County Executive George Latimer signed a State of Emergency declaration for Westchester early Sunday evening as a result of power outages, impassable roads and other issues following Friday's Nor'easter. Latimer signed the order at the county's Emergency Operations Center in Hawthorne. The declaration allows for the county to streamline services and make direct emergency orders to ensure the storm recovery process goes as smoothly as possible. "We intend to use this authority very lightly," Latimer said. "It is not ou…

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by Daily Voice
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Feuding Mount Vernon Officials Go To Trial Over Emergency Operations Center Feuding Mount Vernon Officials Go To Trial Over Emergency Operations Center
Feuding Mount Vernon Officials Go To Trial Over Emergency Operations Center The long-brewing feud over work done by a Mount Vernon City Councilman’s contracting company on the emergency operations center is heading to trial. Mount Vernon officials announced late last year that Westchester County Supreme Court Judge Sam Walker refused to dismiss a claim that Councilman Andre Wallace’s company’s work on the project was defective, and the issue would come to head at a trial. The two sides appeared in Westchester Supreme Court on Tuesday, and when the two couldn't reach an agreement, a trial date was scheduled for Monday, April 16.  Before he became a councilman in 20…

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by Zak Failla