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More Than A Dozen Hospitalized After Chemical Spill In Westchester More Than A Dozen Hospitalized After Chemical Spill In Westchester
More Than A Dozen Hospitalized After Chemical Spill In Westchester At least 13 people were transported to area hospitals after a chemical spill at a YMCA in Westchester County The spill took place around 7:14 a.m., Monday, Sept. 20 at the New Rochelle YMCA located at 50 Weyman Ave., police said. New Rochelle police and firefighters responded to the YMCA on a report of a chemical exposure causing respiratory distress to multiple patrons, said Captain J. Collins Coyne, of the New Rochelle Police. The cause of the exposure is under investigation by New Rochelle Police detectives and at this time, appears to be that an accidental mixture of che…

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by Kathy Reakes
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COVID-Related Layoffs Affect Thousands In Hudson Valley COVID-Related Layoffs Affect Thousands In Hudson Valley
Covid-related Layoffs Affect Thousands In Hudson Valley Thousands of workers in the Hudson Valley have been laid off amid the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Nearly a dozen companies in the Hudson Valley were forced to lay off or furlough more than 2,500 employees, according to information from the New York State Department of Labor’s Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN). Employers in Westchester, Orange, Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster, Dutchess, and Orange counties all made filings, according to the Department of Labor. The largest reported to the state labor department is MGM Yonkers, doing business as Empire City Casino, …

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by Zak Failla
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Former Westchester YMCA Employee Charged With Stealing $190K From Employer, DA Says Former Westchester YMCA Employee Charged With Stealing $190K From Employer, DA Says
Former Westchester YMCA Employee Charged With Stealing $190K From Employer, DA Says A former employee at YMCA organizations in Westchester and Fairfield counties is facing charges for allegedly stealing nearly $200,000 from her employer, the District Attorney’s Office announced on Tuesday. Lee Ann Borg, a former employee of the Rye and Greenwich YMCA was arraigned on a charge of grand larceny following her arrest on Tuesday morning for allegedly stealing more than $190,000 using a YMCA corporate credit card. According to the indictment, Borg made personal purchases with her Rye YMCA corporate credit card. Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr. said that…

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by Zak Failla