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'Rhymes With Local': Kathy Hochul Takes Command As NY's First Female Governor
Just after midnight, Kathy C. Hochul, became the 57th governor of New York, making history as the first woman to take the reins of state’s highest office.
She was sworn in early Tuesday, Aug. 24, at the State Capitol by Chief Judge Janet DiFiore, in a private ceremony, just hours after outgoing governor Andrew M. Cuomo walked out the door amid a series of sexual harassment allegations.
Hochul, a 62-year-old Democrat from Buffalo, who has served as Cuomo’s top lieutenant for seven years, is slated to reveal some of her priorities as well as her choice for lieutenant governor later Tuesday. …
Covid-19: Hudson Valley, Long Island To Resume In-Person Courthouse Operations
With the mid-Hudson Valley and Long Island regions set to begin reopening amid the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis, courts will also begin opening up doors to in-person proceedings.
Janet DiFiore, the Chief Judge for New York State, announced on Tuesday, May 26 that courts will begin phasing the return of judges and staff to courthouses in the regions now that they’ve met the state mandates for reopening.
Beginning on Wednesday, May 27, courts will gradually resume in-person operations in Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland and Westchester counties, followed by Ulster and Sullivan counti…
