Nearly every person in America is affected in one way or another by the COVID-19 pandemic. However men and women in some minority groups are dying at the highest rates. In the U.S., males are almost 50 percent more likely to die from coronavirus. And that jarring gender disparity is […]
Month: May 2020
League cancels BOE candidate forums
Due to COVID-19 concerns, The League of Women Voters of Rye, Rye Brook and Port Chester will not be hosting Board of Education candidate forums this year prior to June 9 election vote. In keeping with our mission to educate the public on candidates and policy issues that impact our […]
Latimer lauds EMS for work during pandemic
As EMS Week begins across the nation, Westchester County Executive George Latimer is saluting all paramedics and emergency medical technicians for the extraordinary work they have done during the COVID-19 crisis. “The people of Westchester are enormously grateful to our EMS providers for the courage and commitment they have demonstrated […]
Virtual Memorial Day services highlight sacrifice
Even as several counties in the Hudson Valley are scheduled to begin the reopening process this week, ongoing restrictions due to the coronavirus outbreak conspired to force widespread changes to annual Memorial Day observances scheduled around Westchester County for May 25. But even though municipalities were unable to hold their […]
Mid-Hudson OK’d to reopen region, economy
[dropcap]A[/dropcap]fter more than two months battling the deleterious effects of COVID-19, Westchester County took its first steps toward restarting the economy on Tuesday. The county, part of the Mid-Hudson Valley region, began “Phase One” of a reopening plan developed by New York state termed “NY Forward.” The May 26 phased […]
