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'Our New Normal': City Officials Call For Federal State Of Emergency Declaration In Westchester 'Our New Normal': City Officials Call For Federal State Of Emergency Declaration In Westchester
'Our New Normal': City Officials Call For Federal State Of Emergency Declaration In Westchester In the aftermath of a severe storm that brought several inches of rain and a spate of flash flooding, city officials in Westchester are calling on the federal government to declare a state of emergency.  In a statement issued on Tuesday, Oct. 3, Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano called on the US federal government to issue a state of emergency as a result of a storm system on Friday, Sept. 29 that brought devastation to the Hudson Valley.  Earlier Report - State Of Emergency: Flooding Closes Roads, Prompts Evacuations In Westchester "Friday’s storm resulted in flash flooding, travel …

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by Ben Crnic
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Alert Issued For Stimulus Check Hoax Promising More Money Alert Issued For Stimulus Check Hoax Promising More Money
Alert Issued For Stimulus Check Hoax Promising More Money Despite some claims on social media, a fourth COVID-19 stimulus check is not on the way to Americans as a scheme continues making the rounds online. Officials are cautioning Americans to be on high alert after being advised of recent Facebook posts that have been shared by hundreds stating that another round of $2,500 stimulus checks have been approved and they may be arriving as soon as Friday, July 30. 
“It passed 10 minutes ago! Everyone gets another stimulus check for $2500 on July 30, 2021. They did it!" reads one July 15 Facebook post that has since received about 500 shares…

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by Zak Failla
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COVID-19: Tighter Relief Check Income Limits OK'd During Negotiations; Here Are New Cutoffs COVID-19: Tighter Relief Check Income Limits OK'd During Negotiations; Here Are New Cutoffs
Covid-19: Tighter Relief Check Income Limits OK'd During Negotiations; Here Are New Cutoffs President Joe Biden’s administration has reached an agreement to narrow the income eligibility of the next round of COVID-19 stimulus checks. Under the new plan, anyone who individually earns more than $80,000 annually, or couples filing jointly earning more than $160,000 will be cut off from the checks under the revised plan. The House version of the bill set income caps at $100,000 individually and $200,000 for couples. Singles making between $80,000 and $100,000 and couples earning between $160,000 and $200,000 would be newly excluded from a partial benefit under the revised structure B…

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by Zak Failla
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COVID-19: Hudson Valley Sees 1,345 New Cases; Latest County Totals COVID-19: Hudson Valley Sees 1,345 New Cases; Latest County Totals
Covid-19: Hudson Valley Sees 1,345 New Cases; Latest County Totals The Hudson Valley saw 1,345 new cases of COVID-19, according to new data released by the New York State Department of Health on Saturday, Dec. 12. A total of 242,927 COVID-19 test results were reported to the state on Friday, Dec. 11. That's a new record high. Here are positive testing rates for the last three days in the Hudson Valley: Wednesday, Dec. 9: 6.4 percent Thursday, Dec. 10: 6.33 percent Friday, Dec. 11: 6.10 percent Here's a breakdown of new cases in each of the Hudson Valley's seven counties: Westchester, 638 Orange, 184 Dutchess, 182 Rockland, 169 Ulster, 75…

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by Joe Lombardi
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State Agencies Directed To Help Furloughed Workers Amid Longest Government Shutdown State Agencies Directed To Help Furloughed Workers Amid Longest Government Shutdown
State Agencies Directed To Help Furloughed Workers Amid Longest Government Shutdown Some relief may be coming for furloughed federal employees in New York as the country’s longest government shutdown enters its fourth week. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that state agencies have been directed to provide support for federal workers, including those seeking unemployment insurance benefits. The Department of Labor has been instructed to accelerate the unemployment application process and extend the hours at the Call Center for those seeking benefits. "It is unconscionable that the President is holding hostage the wages and livelihoods of hard-working Americans in an att…

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by Zak Failla
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Cuomo Calls Trump's Comments On Puerto Rico Hurricane Death Toll 'Disgusting' Cuomo Calls Trump's Comments On Puerto Rico Hurricane Death Toll 'Disgusting'
Cuomo Calls Trump's Comments On Puerto Rico Hurricane Death Toll 'Disgusting' Shortly before voting at Mount Kisco Presbyterian Church in Thursday's primary, Gov. Andrew Cuomo blasted President Donald Trump for his comments about federal response to last September's devastating Category 4 hurricane in Puerto Rico. It marked Cuomo's first open criticism of the Republican president since he tweeted that the Democratic governor's "political career is over!'' as reported here by Daily Voice.  "The President's tweets about Hurricane Maria are a disgusting insult to the families of those who died and to all those who were left behind by the federal government in …

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by Jon Craig