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Covid-
19: New Positive Case Confirmed At School In Westchester
A positive COVID-19 case has been confirmed at a school in the Hudson Valley. The Port Chester-Rye Union Free School District reported early Monday evening, Oct. 19 that an individual with COVID-19 was at John F. Kennedy Elementary School while infectious. The exposed individuals must quarantine for 14 days from the last exposure date and should be tested for COVID-19 five days after the last exposure. "By law, we must maintain this person’s confidentiality, which prevents us from further identifying the individual and his/her reason for being in the school," the district …
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Covid-
19: Two New Westchester Schools To Close After Exposure
Two new Westchester schools will become the latest to temporarily transition to remote learning after a positive COVID-19 case was confirmed. The White Plains School District announced on Wednesday, Oct. 14 that a member of the Post Road Elementary School community has tested positive for the virus, prompting the district to transition the school to remote learning through at least Wednesday, Oct. 28. Yonkers Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Edwin M. Quezada announced late Wednesday afternoon that the Enrico Fermi Elementary School will be closed to non-essential staff until Friday, Oct. …
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Covid-
19: Two New Cases Reported At School District In Northern Westchester
Two new cases of COVID-19 have been reported at one of the largest school districts in Northern Westchester. The Bedford Central School District said it learned of the cases -- one from Fox Lane Middle School and the other at Fox Lane High School -- on Tuesday, Oct. 13. "The two individuals are from the same family and they are currently isolating, and due to federal health privacy laws further information about their identity cannot be released," BCSD Superintendent of Schools Joel Adelberg said in a statement to the school community. Students and staff who were potentially…
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Covid-
19: New Positive Case Reported At School District In Northern Westchester
A new school district in the Hudson Valley is reporting a confirmed case of COVID-19. The latest case comes in Westchester where the Mount Pleasant Central School District said it learned on Tuesday, Oct. 6 that a member of the school community tested positive on Monday, Oct. 5. The person has not been in or around any school buildings since Thursday, Sept. 24, and has been in quarantine, Mount Pleasant Central School District Superintendent of Schools Kurtis M. Kotes said in an email to the school community. "The district has been in contact with the Westchester Count…
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Covid-
19: School In Westchester Extends Closure After Positive Case
A school in the Hudson Valley has extended its closure after a positive case of COVID-19. Dows Lane Lane Elementary School, located in Westchester County in Irvington-on-Hudson, was closed for in-person learning Friday, Oct. 2. All Dows Lane students participated in remote learning with all other Irvington schools open. Late Friday afternoon, Irvington Union Free School District Superintendent Dr. Kris Harrison announced Dows Lane will remain closed through Monday, Oct. 5. "The past 24 hours have certainly been stressful for some members of the Irvington UFSD family,"…
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Covid-
19: Students Who Attended Large Gatherings Banned From HS In Northern Westchester
A group of high school students in Northern Westchester who attended large gatherings over the weekend have been banned from school grounds and will have to switch to remote learning for the next two weeks The Bedford Central School District Board of Education said it was informed by local police authorities and community members that large groups of Fox Lane High School students attended large gatherings this past weekend, without regard for social distancing, masks and "all of the health and safety measures we have all been asked to follow as we continue to combat…
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Covid-
19: Alert Issued For Exposure At Westchester Church
An alert has been issued for potential exposure to COVID-19 for those who visited a church in Westchester. A person who tested positive for COVID-19 attended a confirmation ceremony at Holy Rosary Roman Catholic Church on Bradhurst Avenue in Hawthorne on Saturday, Sept. 26 at 10:30 a.m. Everyone who attended rehearsals on Friday, Sept. 25, the confirmation ceremony, wedding ceremony and evening mass on Saturday are advised to consult with your doctor, the church said. Masses and baptisms scheduled for Sunday, Sept. 27 were suspended while the church was sanitized. Regular mass schedu…
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Covid-
19: 20 Pace University Students Test Positive
Twenty students at Pace University's Westchester campus have tested positive for COVID-19, university officials said. Four students tested positive on Monday, Sept. 21, prompting the university to test nearly 600 community members, according to Pace's director of public affairs, Jerry McKinstry. Sixteen other individuals subsequently tested positive, and the university notified the county's health department, McKinstry said in a letter to the Pace community. Those students -- 18 of whom are living in Alumni Hall in Pleasantville -- have been isolated and their contacts are also quarantinin…
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Covid-
19: High School In Northern Westchester Temporarily Closes After Exposure
A Northern Westchester high school will be closed through the rest of the week after there was COVID-19 exposure. Somers Schools Superintendent Raymond Blanch issued a letter to parents on Thursday, Sept. 24 advising of the positive COVID-19 test in the high school, and that the district will be transitioning to remote learning for the rest of the week. Students were dismissed from Somers High School early on Thursday, and the building will remain closed for 48 hours to allow crews to sanitize and disinfect spaces the exposed person may have frequented. Blanch said that the district is wor…
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Covid-
19: School District In Westchester Postpones In-Person Learning Due To Large Parties
A school district in Westchester County has postponed the start of in-person learning after becoming aware of a large number of students attending parties. Pelham Public School District Superintendent Dr. Cheryl H. Champ said in a letter to families and communities that she was made aware on Wednesday, Sept. 9 of the "parties in the woods for the last two evenings." She said "the number of students reported to have been at these gatherings potentially totals over 100 teens and video from these parties shows students engaging in risky behavior, failing to practice physical distanci…
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Covid-
19: New Details Released On Exposure Incident Potentially Involving Many In Westchester
New details have been released after COVID-19 exposure was confirmed at a church in Westchester. A priest and a staff member at Holy Innocents Catholic Church, located at 431 Bedford Road in Pleasantville, tested positive for COVID-19 The two individuals have potentially exposed many people over four days of services, the Westchester County Department of Health said. Anyone who attended the following services must quarantine, as required by the New York State Department of Health, for 14 days (regardless of a negative COVID-19 test) from that last visit to the Church during these days: M…
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Covid-
19: Positive Case Exposure To Students Confirmed In Westchester Community
An alert has been issued for COVID-19 exposure for students who attended a ceremony at a church in Westchester. On Friday, Aug. 28 a priest from Holy Innocents Church in Pleasantville tested COVID positive. "Unfortunately, that priest distributed communion to several of our students who were present for a First Holy Communion Ceremony," Mount Pleasant Superintendent of Schools Kurtis M. Kotes said in an email to the community. "I have been in contact with the Westchester County Department of Health, Carl Fulgenzi, Supervisor for the Town of Mount Pleasant, and the superintendent of sc…
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