The City of Hudson is re-imagining its streets and sidewalks to allow businesses to operate and people to socially distance during the COVID-19 pandemic. The ambitious plan calls for Warren Street – where the vast majority of the city’s businesses operate – to be shared by pedestrians and local vehicle traffic below Seventh Street on…
This is a roundup of coronavirus news and announcements from New York State and Hudson Valley and Catskills counties co-produced with The River Newsroom. The following is for Thursday, June 11. COMING INTO FOCUS By Lissa Harris Are protests fueling the pandemic? It’s an urgent question, and after two solid weeks of nationwide demonstrations in…
In Brief – Hudson Valley Representative Antonio Delgado was honored Tuesday for working with Republicans as one of the most bipartisan members of Congress. Delgado and 19 other representatives were awarded the Jefferson-Hamilton Award for Bipartisanship by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. The accolade recognizes representatives who reach across the aisle, with the honor going…
This is a roundup of coronavirus news and announcements from New York State and Hudson Valley and Catskills counties co-produced with The River Newsroom. The following is for Monday, June 8. OF NOTE: Starting this week, we will publish the coronavirus news roundup three times per week, typically Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, and we will…
The protest in Yorktown started with a Facebook post. Town Supervisor Matt Slater posted a “Public Safety Update” on Yorktown’s official Facebook page last Monday addressing rumors there would be a protest in town that night. “According to the [Yorktown Police Department], which is actively monitoring social media and other intelligence resources, there is no…
This is a roundup of coronavirus news and announcements from New York State and Hudson Valley and Catskills counties co-produced with The River Newsroom. The following is for Friday, June 5. NEW YORK STATE 375,133 cases confirmed (1,048 new) 2,293,032 tests performed (63,559 new) 24,133 deaths (54 new) 89,995 hospitalizations (overall )2,849 hospitalizations (current) 832…
This is a roundup of coronavirus news and announcements from New York State and Hudson Valley and Catskills counties co-produced with The River Newsroom. The following is for Thursday, June 4. COMING INTO FOCUS By Lissa Harris The pandemic is giving us all a crash course in epidemiology lingo. News reporters and politicians regularly toss…
This is a roundup of coronavirus news and announcements from New York State and Hudson Valley and Catskills counties co-produced with The River Newsroom. The following is for Wednesday, June 3. LOCAL DIVE In mid-March, 80 percent of Danny Brey’s business vanished when Governor Andrew Cuomo enacted New York State on PAUSE. Jeffersonville-based Brey’s Eggs…
This is a roundup of coronavirus news and announcements from New York State and Hudson Valley and Catskills counties co-produced with The River Newsroom. The following is for Tuesday, June 2. NEW YORK STATE 371,711 cases confirmed (941 new) 2,113,777 tests performed (49,952 new) 23,959 deaths (54 new) 89,703 hospitalizations (overall) 3,331 hospitalizations (current) 999…
This is a roundup of coronavirus news and announcements from New York State and Hudson Valley and Catskills counties co-produced with The River Newsroom. The following is for Friday, May 29. NEW YORK STATE 366,733 cases confirmed (1,768 new) 1,876,789 tests performed (65,245 new) 23,722 deaths (79 new) 78,043 hospitalizations (overall )4,010 hospitalizations (current) 1,219…
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