![Noting “tremendous progress” in reducing hospitalizations, intubations and all the other metrics established to monitor the fight against COVID-19, Governor Cuomo in Sunday authorized dentists throughout the state to open up as of Monday, June 1. Like all other businesses, however, they can continue to operate “as long as they follow health and safety guidelines that the state is laying out and that we have been discussing with them.” Obviously, a patient can’t wear a mask while undergoing a root canal, but […]](https://thehudsonindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/images-4.jpeg)
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![By Barrett Seaman Just as one candidate, Rye’s Catherine Parker, drops out of the race for District 17’s congressional seat, there is a new entry in the contest—and one that candidate David Carlucci is not going to like. The Westchester Coalition for Legal Abortion (WCLA) Choice Matters, which has its roots in the fight leading up to Roe v. Wade nearly 50 years ago, has launched a campaign to highlight State Senator Carlucci’s seminal role in the creation of the […]](https://thehudsonindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Carlucci_Postcard-CD-17-pdf.jpg)
![By Rick Pezzullo Due to an executive order from Governor Andrew Cuomo triggered by the coronavirus pandemic, all school budget and Board of Elections votes will be held by absentee ballot only. Each district will mail a ballot to every qualified voter in their jurisdiction. The ballots must be returned to the district clerk’s office by mail or in person by Tuesday, June 9 at 5 p.m. Although no final decision has been made, it appears because of time constraints […]](https://thehudsonindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Collage-1.png)
2![By Linda Viertel The Rivertowns’ Complete Count Committees—all volunteers—are working hard to make sure everyone counts in the 2020 Census. And it matters- big time. For every individual counted in each household, the federal government allots approximately $2,500, which goes to more than 100 programs including public education, infrastructure, Medicaid, Head Start, Pell Grants, redistricting, school lunches, fire departments, hospitals—in short, all social structures and municipal infrastructures that keep the rivertowns robust, equitable and supportive. Census results have an impact […]](https://thehudsonindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/census.jpg)
![by Annabelle Allen In 1654, the philosopher Blaise Pascal wrote, “All of humanity’s problems stem from man’s inability to sit quietly in a room alone.” Pascal believed human beings chose aimless distraction to run from the problems of our emotions. So instead of sitting still, we do. Centuries later, men and women are faced with the American hustle culture, where every minute of our lives is pointed toward profit and self-improvement. These days all time is money. Even the time […]](https://thehudsonindependent.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/2020-HI-May-Case-for-Doing-Nothing-PHOTO-1400x912.jpg)
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Scarpino v. Rocah: The Battle for the DA’s Seat
By Barrett Seaman There’s another Democratic primary going on in Westchester besides the musical chairs game being played to succeed Nita Lowey in Congress. Also to be decided is who will be the county’s District Attorney for... More »
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Local Heroes: Abbott House’s William Harris
By Barrett Seaman For eight hours a day, five days a week, in normal circumstances, William Harris is what he calls “hands on” with eight young people who are either physically or developmentally disabled, living in a group h... More »
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THIS IS IT: PHASE ONE OF REOPENING. HERE ARE THE RULES
By Barrett Seaman The Mid-Hudson Region, including Westchester, finally met the metric standards to qualify under New York State rules to begin the first phase of reopening the economy. The indicators are all positive: Coming... More »
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It’s Official: Westchester Opens Tuesday, May 26
Determined by the state’s metrics to be in line to have the requisite number of contact tracers and having finally gotten below the required maximum number of hospital deaths, the Mid-Hudson Region, including Westchester has ... More »
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To Our First Responders and Healthcare Workers: Thank You!
On behalf of our readers and advertisers, we salute the men and women who keep our villages running and protect us in a time of great peril. Here’s to the doctors, nurses, orderlies and other healthcare workers. Here’s to the... More »
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MID-HUDSON TENTATIVELY CLEARED TO START REOPENING NEXT WEEK
In his daily briefing Friday, Governor Cuomo allowed that, if their metrics on hospital deaths and recruiting tracers continues on their current path, the seven counties, including Westchester, that make up the Mid-Hudson Region will be allowed to begin Phase ... More »
