Mahopac, NY
Business
COVID-19: Area Distillery Shifts To Making Hand Sanitizer COVID-19: Area Distillery Shifts To Making Hand Sanitizer
Covid-19: Area Distillery Shifts To Making Hand Sanitizer A popular Hudson Valley distillery is transitioning from spirits to sanitizer amid the novel coronavirus outbreak. To help battle the spread of the virus, The Vale Fox Distillery in Poughkeepsie has become the latest distillery in the area to begin using their premises to produce hand sanitizer. Since the outbreak of the virus, hand sanitizer, disinfectant wipes, toilet paper, and other essential items have been hard to find on store shelves as the demand has often outweighed the supplies. Related story: COVID-19: Distilleries In Litchfield, Fairfield County Shift To Making Hand Sanitizer…

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by Zak Failla
Torrington, CT
News
COVID-19: CDC Issues Domestic Travel Advisory For New York, New Jersey, Connecticut COVID-19: CDC Issues Domestic Travel Advisory For New York, New Jersey, Connecticut
Covid-19: CDC Issues Domestic Travel Advisory For New York, New Jersey, Connecticut The Centers for Disease Control is urging New York, New Jersey and Connecticut residents to avoid out-of-state travel for 14 days due to the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Earlier report: Trump Backs Off NY/NJ/CT Quarantine After Legality Issues, But Asks For CDC Advisory The travel advisory was issued Saturday evening, March 28 after President Donald Trump said a two-week quarantine for parts of the tristate area most affected by the pandemic will not be necessary after floating the idea earlier in the day. The CDC advisory is effective immediately. "This Domestic Trave…

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by Joe Lombardi
White Plains, NY
News
COVID-19: State Attorney General Outlines Funeral Guidelines COVID-19: State Attorney General Outlines Funeral Guidelines
Covid-19: State Attorney General Outlines Funeral Guidelines The outbreak of the novel coronavirus has forced elected officials in New York to enact new game-changing measures across the board, including those related to hosting funerals. New York Attorney General Letitia outlined new guidance that has been provided for funeral directors in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has claimed the lives of hundreds of Americans. The Centers for Disease Control said that there is currently no known risk associated with being in the same room at a funeral or visitation service with the body of someone who died of COVID-19, though social distancing shoul…

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by Zak Failla
Fairfield, CT
News
Mom Cites 'Incredible' Support For COVID-19 Patient, 25, Ex-College Lacrosse All-American Mom Cites 'Incredible' Support For COVID-19 Patient, 25, Ex-College Lacrosse All-American
Mom Cites 'Incredible' Support For Covid-19 Patient, 25, Ex-College Lacrosse All-American A 25-year-old tristate area novel coronavirus (COVID-19) victim whose mother's quest to get him an experimental drug went viral was airlifted to an intensive care unit at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, she told Daily Voice on Wednesday. March 25. Genny Allard of Ridgewood, New Jersey is hoping doctors will treat her son, former college lacrosse standout Jack Allard of Metuchen, New Jersey with remdesivir, a drug currently in worldwide clinical trials amid claims by patients that it can alleviate severe COVID-19 symptoms. Unfortunately, "Gilead Sciences has halted emergenc…

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by Jon Craig
Torrington, CT
News
Man Who Died On Bus In China Tests Positive For Rodent-Spread Hantavirus Man Who Died On Bus In China Tests Positive For Rodent-Spread Hantavirus
Man Who Died On Bus In China Tests Positive For Rodent-Spread Hantavirus Reports on the death of a man due to a virus transmitted from rodents near where the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak began in China sparked concerns, but scientists are saying it's not nearly as dangerous a virus. Hantavirus claimed the life of the man after he was reportedly bitten by a rat, leading officials to perform additional tests of dozens of people who had traveled with him on a bus, where he died. However, unlike the COVID-19 outbreak, Americans have very little to worry about with the hantavirus, which cannot be transmitted between people and is more commonly contracted by …

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by Zak Failla
Edison, NJ
News
NJ Patient Seeking Experimental COVID-19 Drug Flown To UPenn, Mom Cites 'Incredible' Support NJ Patient Seeking Experimental COVID-19 Drug Flown To UPenn, Mom Cites 'Incredible' Support
NJ Patient Seeking Experimental Covid-19 Drug Flown To UPenn, Mom Cites 'Incredible' Support UPDATE: A 25-year-old New Jersey coronavirus victim whose mother's quest to get him an experimental drug went viral was airlifted to an intensive care unit at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, she told Daily Voice on Wednesday. Genny Allard of Ridgewood is hoping doctors will treat her son, Jack Allard of Metuchen, with remdesivir, a drug currently in worldwide clinical trials amid claims by patients that it can alleviate severe COVID-19 symptoms. Unfortunately, "Gilead Sciences has halted emergency individual ‘compassionate use’ access" to the drug, "citing overwhelming dema…

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by Jon Craig
Torrington, CT
Lifestyle
COVID-19 Questions: I Was In Contact With Someone Who Tested Positive, Now What? COVID-19 Questions: I Was In Contact With Someone Who Tested Positive, Now What?
Covid-19 Questions: I Was In Contact With Someone Who Tested Positive, Now What? So you have come into contact with someone who tested positive for novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Now what? Health officials have outlined basic guidelines to help those who come into contact with someone who has a positive case of COVID-19 as the outbreak continues to spread throughout the region and country. According to officials, one should quarantine themselves for a minimum of 14 days from the date of contact, which is required by law. Close contact has been defined by the Centers for Disease Control as being within six feet of someone who displays symptoms. During a quarantine, one …

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by Zak Failla
Mount Pleasant, NY
Obituaries
Domenica Scotto Dittmeier, 94, Formerly of Valhalla, Remembered For Her Strong Spirit Domenica Scotto Dittmeier, 94, Formerly of Valhalla, Remembered For Her Strong Spirit
Domenica Scotto Dittmeier, 94, Formerly of Valhalla, Remembered For Her Strong Spirit Former Westchester resident Domenica Scotto Dittmeier died peacefully at the age of 94 on March 18 at Spring Hills Senior Residence in Alexandria, VA. She was born on March 15, 1926 in Brooklyn, New York and was the last surviving child of Domenico and Adele Scotto. She graduated from Columbia University with a Bachelor of Science and then obtained a Master of Arts at Manhattanville College and called Valhalla home for over 50 years. She joins her pre-deceased family members, her loving husband George (1924-2014), her daughter Lydia (1955-2013) and her siblings, Marcela, Vally and Michael.…

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by Daily Voice
Hackensack, NJ
Police & Fire
UPDATE: NJ's Top Cop Urges Police To Use Discretion, Follow COVID-19 Guidelines UPDATE: NJ's Top Cop Urges Police To Use Discretion, Follow COVID-19 Guidelines
Update: NJ's Top Cop Urges Police To Use Discretion, Follow Covid-19 Guidelines Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal on Monday issued guidelines that law enforcement agencies across New Jersey must follow to protect the public – themselves – from the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. Grewal also asked police to consider delaying criminal charges in cases that “do not imminently impact public safety” and requested that prosecutors demand defendants be held in jail pending trial only in the most serious cases. At the same time, he said, “public safety and victim safety must remain the priority in any such decision.” “Notwithstanding any court closures, law enforcement of…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
Police & Fire
COVID-19: Case Confirmed In East Hanover COVID-19: Case Confirmed In East Hanover
Covid-19: Case Confirmed In East Hanover Another case of COVID-19 has been confirmed in Morris County -- this time East Hanover. As of Saturday morning, there were also cases reported in Morristown and Butler. Although the risk to the general public still remained low, local police and officials urged anyone experiencing shortness of breath, a fever or cough to contact their healthcare providers. "Residents are asked to be cautious about rumors and some less-than-accurate reports about this virus," officials said. "Keep informed by obtaining information from trusted and reliable sources, including the Centers for Disease Control…

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by Cecilia Levine
Teaneck, NJ
News
COVID-19: Third Teaneck Resident Tests Presumptive Positive, State Total Rises To 23 COVID-19: Third Teaneck Resident Tests Presumptive Positive, State Total Rises To 23
Covid-19: Third Teaneck Resident Tests Presumptive Positive, State Total Rises To 23 A 44-year-old Teaneck man is the third in the township to return a presumptive positive test for COVID-19 in New Jersey, officials said. He is hospitalized at Holy Name Medical Center in stable condition, according to a release from Dean B. Kazinci, Teaneck Township Manager.  Gov. Phil Murphy on Wednesday announced eight new cases including one 17-year-old in Bergen, Monmouth and Middlesex counties. The new cases bring the state total of presumed positive coronaviruses cases to 23.  The news comes one day after a 69-year-old man with underlying health conditions died of COVID-19.…

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by Valerie Musson
Norwalk, CT
News
COVID-19: Norwalk Public Schools Schedule Closure COVID-19: Norwalk Public Schools Schedule Closure
Covid-19: Norwalk Public Schools Schedule Closure All Norwalk Public Schools will be closed on Thursday, March 12, in order for the district to prepare for a potential coronavirus outbreak. Norwalk Schools Superintendent Steven Adamowski made the announcement to parents as the state's second coronavirus was confirmed. During the closure, Adamowski said the district will be taking the next step to organize lesson plans and materials to continue student learning at home, in the unlikely event of a long-duration closure. The first case involving a Fairfield County resident was confirmed on Sunday, March 8, when a Wilton man tested positive. …

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by Kathy Reakes