Brookfield, CT
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COVID-19: High School Closes After Staff Member Tests Positive COVID-19: High School Closes After Staff Member Tests Positive
Covid-19: High School Closes After Staff Member Tests Positive A high school in Fairfield County is now closed for in-person instruction and 18 people are under quarantine after a staff member tested positive for COVID-19. The Weston Public School District said it received confirmation of the case on Wednesday morning, Nov. 4. Direct contacts of the person were then notified, completing the contact tracing process. As a result, 17 staff members and one student need to be quarantined, said Weston High School Principal Lisa Wolak in an email to the community. Weston High School will be on remote learning until Tuesday, Nov. 17.

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by Joe Lombardi
Brentwood, NY
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COVID-19: NY's New Entry Policy For Quarantines By Out-Of-State Travelers Takes Effect COVID-19: NY's New Entry Policy For Quarantines By Out-Of-State Travelers Takes Effect
Covid-19: NY's New Entry Policy For Quarantines By Out-Of-State Travelers Takes Effect New COVID-19 travel restrictions that allow visitors from non-neighboring states to test out of the mandatory 14-day quarantine went into effect on Wednesday, Nov. 4. All travelers from non-neighboring states planning to stay in New York for more than 24 hours are now required to quarantine for at least three days and then test negative for COVID-19 and present proof of a negative test before leaving quarantine under a sweeping new policy. It replaces the former 14-day quarantine list for travelers from states or territories with a positive test rate higher than 10 per 100,000 residents ove…

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by Joe Lombardi
Mount Pleasant, NY
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COVID-19: High School In Area Closes After Large Halloween Weekend Gathering COVID-19: High School In Area Closes After Large Halloween Weekend Gathering
Covid-19: High School In Area Closes After Large Halloween Weekend Gathering A Hudson Valley high school has been forced to transition to remote learning for two weeks after multiple new COVID-19 cases were linked to a large Halloween weekend gathering. Nanuet School Superintendent Kevin McCahill announced on Tuesday, Nov. 3 that a large weekend gathering attended by multiple students will keep them out of the classroom and switching to distance learning through at least Monday, Nov. 16. The nature of the gathering is unclear, though the Rockland County Department of Health has already connected multiple COVID-19 cases to the event. The number of newly confirmed cas…

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by Zak Failla
Trumbull-Monroe, CT
Schools
COVID-19: District In Fairfield County Has Had Cases In Six Of Nine Schools COVID-19: District In Fairfield County Has Had Cases In Six Of Nine Schools
Covid-19: District In Fairfield County Has Had Cases In Six Of Nine Schools A new case of COVID-19 brings the number of schools affected by the virus to six of nine schools at a school district in Fairfield County. The case at Farmingville Elementary School, located in Ridgefield, was announced in a letter on Monday, Nov. 2, by the Ridgefield Public School District's COVID-19 Health and Safety Compliance Liaison Aaron Crook and emailed by Superintendent of Schools Susie Da Silva to parents and staff. Crook said the school is in contact with the health department and is currently in the process of contact tracing for these potential exposures.  …

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by Kathy Reakes
Torrington, CT
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COVID-19: Positive Case Causes Closure Of Connecticut Lottery Headquarters COVID-19: Positive Case Causes Closure Of Connecticut Lottery Headquarters
Covid-19: Positive Case Causes Closure Of Connecticut Lottery Headquarters Due to a positive COVID-19 test, Connecticut's Lottery headquarters is closed, effective immediately.  Lottery officials said on Monday, Nov. 2, that "Out of an abundance of caution, the CT Lottery’s headquarters in Rocky Hill will be cleaned thoroughly." Officials said anyone who was in contact with the person has been notified and instructed to quarantine.  Information about resuming services at the CT Lottery’s headquarters will be available at www.ctlottery.org. While the office is closed, prizes up to $599 may be claimed in person at lottery retailers, or by mail.  Fo…

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by Kathy Reakes
Bedford, NY
Schools
COVID-19: Westchester School To Stay Remote All Week, 48 Quarantined COVID-19: Westchester School To Stay Remote All Week, 48 Quarantined
Covid-19: Westchester School To Stay Remote All Week, 48 Quarantined Four dozen students and staffers in a Westchester school will enter a two-week quarantine after potentially being exposed to COVID-19 last week. Interim New Rochelle Schools Superintendent Alex Marrero alerted the community on Saturday, Oct. 31 that a staff member at Albert Leonard Middle School tested positive for the virus after last being in the building on Tuesday, Oct. 27. On Monday, Nov. 2, Marrero announced that the school has identified 35 students from "Cohort A" and 13 staff members as possibly having been exposed to the individual who tested positive for the virus. Earlier stor…

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by Zak Failla
Wilton, CT
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COVID-19: New Positive Case Reported At School In Fairfield County COVID-19: New Positive Case Reported At School In Fairfield County
Covid-19: New Positive Case Reported At School In Fairfield County A person at a Fairfield County elementary school has tested positive for COVID-19, causing the school to take special measures. On Monday, Nov. 2, Janna Sirowich, Principal of Coleytown Elementary School, announced by email to parents that the person has been instructed to quarantine at home. Upon learning of the positive COVID-19 case, the administration began immediate contact tracing. Those determined to be “close contacts," including the health office staff at Coleytown Elementary School, have been notified, Sirowich said. "These individuals spent a significant amount of time in the p…

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by Kathy Reakes
Mount Pleasant, NY
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COVID-19: Northern Westchester HS Extends Closure After Cases Linked To Social Event COVID-19: Northern Westchester HS Extends Closure After Cases Linked To Social Event
Covid-19: Northern Westchester HS Extends Closure After Cases Linked To Social Event A high school in Northern Westchester has extended its closure for in-person learning after several cases of COVID-19 linked to a social event. Dr. Jen Lamia, Superintendent of Schools for the Byram Hills Central School District in Armonk, announced on Sunday, Nov. 1 that Byram Hills High School will remain on remote instruction until Thursday, Nov. 12. The school had been on a remote schedule Wednesday, Oct. 28, Thursday, Oct. 29, and Friday, Oct. 30. "As of last Friday, the district was tracking seven positive cases at the high school," Lamia said. "Today (Sunday) we learn…

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by Joe Lombardi
Massapequa, NY
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COVID-19: NY Unveils New Entry Policy For Quarantines By Out-Of-State Travelers COVID-19: NY Unveils New Entry Policy For Quarantines By Out-Of-State Travelers
Covid-19: NY Unveils New Entry Policy For Quarantines By Out-Of-State Travelers All travelers from non-neighboring states planning to stay in New York for more than 24 hours will now be required to quarantine for at least three days and then test negative for COVID-19 and present proof of a negative test before leaving quarantine under a sweeping new policy. Gov. Andrew Cuomo unveiled the new policy on Saturday, Oct. 31. It replaces the former 14-day quarantine list for travelers from states or territories with a positive test rate higher than 10 per 100,000 residents over a seven-day rolling average or an area with a 10 percent or higher positivity rate over a sev…

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by Joe Lombardi
Wilton, CT
Schools
COVID-19: Employee Tests Positive At School District In Fairfield County COVID-19: Employee Tests Positive At School District In Fairfield County
Covid-19: Employee Tests Positive At School District In Fairfield County Another staff member at a Fairfield County school has tested positive for COVID-19, officials said. In an email to parents on Thursday, Oct. 29, officials said that the Weston Intermediate School staffer's case was believed to be contracted off school grounds. The newest confirmed case came a day after nearly two dozen student-athletes at Weston High School were placed into quarantine due to possible exposure to someone who tested positive for COVID-19. “We received confirmation today that a staff member at Weston Intermediate School tested positive for COVID-19,” officials said. “The admi…

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by Zak Failla
Yonkers, NY
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COVID-19: Yonkers Board Of Education, City Offices Closed Due To Positive Cases COVID-19: Yonkers Board Of Education, City Offices Closed Due To Positive Cases
Covid-19: Yonkers Board Of Education, City Offices Closed Due To Positive Cases The Yonkers Board of Education District Office and some city offices will be closed to non-essential staff for several days after positive COVID-19 cases inside the building. Schools Superintendent Edwin Quezada announced that the building at One Larkin will be closed from Friday, Oct. 30 through Tuesday, Nov. 3 after two staff members who work at the Board of Education received notifications of the positive tests. Officials said that the decision to close the offices was made after consulting with the county Department of Health. Anyone who may have been exposed has been instructed to ente…

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by Zak Failla
Middletown, NJ
Schools
COVID-19 Prompts 'Lockdown' At Central Jersey High School COVID-19 Prompts 'Lockdown' At Central Jersey High School
Covid-19 Prompts 'Lockdown' At Central Jersey High School A positive case of coronavirus prompted a lockdown at a high school in Monmouth County, officials said.  A student at Holmdel High School tested positive for COVID-19, according to Principal Brian Schillachi.  Earlier Thursday, parents told Daily Voice and announced on a Facebook site, that a "shelter-in-place" was issued at the high school. According to an email from the high school principal, district officials placed the lockdown mode into effect to control the movement of students while the few students who were in contact with the student who tested positive were moved to qu…

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by Jon Craig