PRINT JOURNALISM: BECAUSE IT STILL MATTERS. MARCH 16, 2020 VOL. 56, No. 11
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Young Israel of New Rochelle
The temple Young Israel of New Rochelle is at the center of the coronavirus zone. Image created by Sebastián Flores.
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‘Life and death’
ROMITA PLANS TO STAY OUT OF THE POLITICAL MUD
COVID-19 CASES IN WESTCHESTER EXCEED 120; CONTAINMENT ZONE IMPOSED IN NEW ROCHELLE
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PLANS FOR PEEKSKILL
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WATERFRONT LIVING
BY PETER KATZ pkatz@westfairinc.com
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he tumultuous global impacts of the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak continued to impact Westchester County as more residents became sickened, a containment zone was imposed in part of New Rochelle, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said he’d send in the National Guard, businesses took steps to cope and Wall Street continued its roller
coaster ride fueled by COVID and a collapse in oil prices. The World Health Organization (WHO) on March 11 declared that the outbreak is, indeed, a pandemic. “This is the first pandemic caused by a coronavirus,” said the WHO’s Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. “We cannot say this loudly enough, or clearly enough, or often enough. All countries can still change the course of this pandemic.”
BY PETER KATZ
On March 11, the disease had spread to 120 countries with 121,487 cases reported and 4,382 deaths. In the U.S., there were 1,016 cases and 31 deaths. On March 11, Gov. Cuomo announced that the number of COVID-19 cases in Westchester had reached 121. There were 212 total cases in New York state, with 48 in New York City, 6 in Rockland, 28 in Nassau, 2 in Saratoga, 6 in Suffolk and one in Ulster. Cuomo noted that the » CORONAVIRUS
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HEALTH CARE ADVOCACY, A HEALTHY REAL ESTATE SECTOR, expanded housing
opportunities, increased workforce development, biotechnology innovation, infrastructure improvements and improved internet service were a few of the items in Michael N. Romita’s sights as he became president and CEO of the Westchester County Association (WCA) on March 1. “My family has had a
very long relationship with the business community here in Westchester,” he told the Business Journal. “We ran a vibrant family business here for decades. We have been a part of the cultural firmament, sitting on numerous boards of colleges, universities, nonprofits and hospitals. This is really a continuation of that work. It’s an opportunity for me to serve not only the business community, but also the broader community at large.” Romita, a resident of » ROMITA
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