Rob Astorino Concedes To Pete Harckham In State Senate Race
Three weeks after Election Day, incumbent Democratic State Sen. Pete Harckham has declared victory over Republican challenger Rob Astorino in the 40th Senate District.
The race between the two had been hotly contested, though absentee ballots turned the tide for Harckham. At the time of his concession, Astorino held a slight lead, though there were thousands of ballots still to be counted.
The 40th district includes parts of Westchester, Putnam, and Dutchess counties.
There are currently 81,351 registered Democratic voters, with 60,454 registered Republican voters, and 55,597 voters with n…
Covid-19: Dutchess County Election Day Poll Worker Tests Positive
An Election Day poll worker in Dutchess County tested positive for COVID-19, officials announced Thursday evening, Nov. 5.
The person worked at the East Fishkill Community Center at 890 Route 82 in Hopewell Junction on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 3, Dutchess County Department of Behavioral and Community Health Commissioner Dr. Anil Vaidian said.
The individual had been following all precautionary steps – mask wearing, hand sanitizing, physical distancing and was not experiencing any symptoms, Vaidian said, noting that therefore, the risk to voters is minimal.
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Wind Storm Knocks Out Power In Area
Thousands across the Hudson Valley are without power as wind storms topping 55 mph rolled through the region downing power lines and toppling tree branches.
Utility crews from NYSEG, Orange & Rockland Utilities, and Central Hudson were each reporting hundreds of outages, impacting thousands of customers as of 2:35 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 2.
Earlier story - Wind Advisory: Gusts Of Up To 55 MPH Could Cause Power Outages
Central Hudson was reporting 223 active outages, which were impacting 6,627 customers, including 681 in Dutchess, 187 in Orange County, 185 in Sullivan County, and 62 …
