Today’s New York update on the numbers: Total COVID hospitalizations are at 7,559. Of the 124,866 tests reported yesterday, 10,407 were positive (8.33% of total).
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23 firefighters graduate from county fire academy
Twenty-three recruits from seven Westchester fire departments graduated on Dec. 19 from the Westchester County Career Chiefs Fire Academy. The new firefighters were awarded their certificates during a graduation ceremony held at the Department of Emergency Services, DES. Due to the ongoing Covid-19 crisis, a scaled-down ceremony was conducted and […]
8 new police officers sworn into county police ranks
Eight new police officers were sworn into the ranks of the Westchester County Police last week by County Executive George Latimer and Public Safety Commissioner Thomas A. Gleason. The eight officers have previous police experience and transferred to the Department of Public Safety from three municipal police departments in Westchester. […]
Consumer Protection warns against Covid-19 vaccine scams
The Westchester County Department of Consumer Protection is warning all Westchester residents to be vigilant for Covid-19 vaccine scams as we enter the next phase of the pandemic. “There are vaccine scams out there,” Westchester County Executive George Latimer said. “People may solicit you, may sound professional and look for […]
Healthfirst donates 150K meals to Feeding Westchester
Healthfirst, one of the nation’s largest not-for-profit health insurers, has made a generous donation to Feeding Westchester. The funds will help Westchester County’s largest nonprofit hunger relief organization provide nutritious meals for nearly 40,000 families (or 150,000 people) this holiday season by stocking their Mobile Food Pantry and Fresh Market […]