
The Loucks Stadium synthetic turf field installed in 2006, is being reconstructed this summer with new synthetic turf. The cost is $1.1 Million, which was allocated as part of last year’s school budget. It is expected to be completed by mid-August.



WPCNR CAMPAIGN 2020. fROM THE MAYOR’S OFFICE. JUNE 23, 2020:
TODAY is Primary Election Day in Westchester County. Due to the pandemic the number of polling places has been reduced to three, the Westchester County Board of Elections, the North Castle Community Center, and White Plains High School. (Editor’s Note: There are three nominating contests: the 17th Congressional District, the 93rd Assembly District, and Westchester District Attorney, located on the back of your ballot. The Democratic Presidential Primary is on the front of the ballot.)
If you are uncertain where to vote, call the Board of Elections at (914) 995-5700 or visit the Board’s website at: citizenparticipation.westchestergov.com.
You may determine your polling place by entering your residence address. Polls are open from 6:00 AM to 9:00 PM. Remember to wear your mask!
The most recent data provided by the county Monday indicates the cumulative number of people who have tested positive in White Plains since testing began is 1,809.The county estimates the number of active cases in White Plains to be 53. The County’s “active” number is based on positive cases over the last 2 weeks. The number of new cases each day remains very low.
Today, Tuesday, June 23rd, Westchester County enters Phase 3 of the reopening process. In this phase, restaurants and food service establishments may open for indoor dining with restrictions, and personal care services, including nail salons, spas, and massage therapy, may also open with restrictions.
Pools Open July 1
Both Kittrell and Gardella pools will open for residents only on July 1st. Reservations will be required, as will a pool pass. Check cityofwhiteplains.com, for more information.
WPCNR ALBANY ROUNDS. From the Governor’s Press Office. June 22, 2020 UPDATED WITH SUNDAY RESULTS:
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo Monday updated New Yorkers on the Sunday Covid situation this morning.
The Governor announced that global public health experts cleared the Mid-Hudson Valley to enter Phase 3 of reopening tomorrow. Long Island is on track to enter Phase 3 of reopening Wednesday. Business guidance for Phase Three of the state’s reopening plan is available here.
“In New York, we’ve been following the science and the data and the metrics from day one. We have the best numbers that we’ve had since this started today in New York,” Governor Cuomo said. “Yesterday, we only had ten deaths, down from a high of 800. We have about 1,000 people in our hospitals, which is one of the lowest numbers we’ve had since this began. Because of the changes New Yorkers made, we now have the lowest transmission rate in the United States of America.”
Monday’s data is summarized briefly below:
Of the 56,780 tests conducted in New York State yesterday, 552, or .97 percent, were positive. Each region’s percentage of positive tests over the last three days is as follows:
| REGION | FRIDAY | SATURDAY | SUNDAY |
| New York City | 1.10% | 1.20% | 1.10% |
| Capital Region | 0.70% | 0.40% | 0.70% |
| Central New York | 0.60% | 0.90% | 0.70% |
| Finger Lakes | 1.10% | 0.40% | 0.70% |
| Long Island | 1.10% | 1.00% | 0.90% |
| Hudson Valley | 1.10% | 1.00% | 1.00% |
| Mohawk Valley | 1.80% | 1.00% | 1.40% |
| North Country | 0.40% | 0.20% | 0.10% |
| Southern Tier | 0.40% | 0.30% | 0.30% |
| Western New York | 0.80% | 0.80% | 1.00% |
The Governor also confirmed 552 additional cases of novel coronavirus, bringing the statewide total to 388,488 confirmed cases in New York State. Of the 388,488 total individuals who tested positive for the virus, the geographic breakdown is as follows:
| County | Total Positive | New Positive |
| Albany | 2,060 | 6 |
| Allegany | 58 | 0 |
| Broome | 670 | 2 |
| Cattaraugus | 115 | 0 |
| Cayuga | 108 | 0 |
| Chautauqua | 116 | 0 |
| Chemung | 139 | 0 |
| Chenango | 140 | 1 |
| Clinton | 100 | 0 |
| Columbia | 452 | 1 |
| Cortland | 44 | 0 |
| Delaware | 90 | 0 |
| Dutchess | 4,145 | 7 |
| Erie | 7,035 | 31 |
| Essex | 41 | 0 |
| Franklin | 27 | 0 |
| Fulton | 244 | 1 |
| Genesee | 225 | 3 |
| Greene | 256 | 0 |
| Hamilton | 6 | 0 |
| Herkimer | 137 | 1 |
| Jefferson | 84 | 0 |
| Lewis | 23 | 0 |
| Livingston | 124 | 1 |
| Madison | 347 | 2 |
| Monroe | 3,512 | 14 |
| Montgomery | 108 | 2 |
| Nassau | 41,513 | 34 |
| Niagara | 1,193 | 1 |
| NYC | 212,741 | 295 |
| Oneida | 1,416 | 23 |
| Onondaga | 2,675 | 9 |
| Ontario | 242 | 2 |
| Orange | 10,654 | 6 |
| Orleans | 276 | 0 |
| Oswego | 173 | 0 |
| Otsego | 83 | 1 |
| Putnam | 1,305 | 4 |
| Rensselaer | 528 | 4 |
| Rockland | 13,514 | 10 |
| Saratoga | 535 | 2 |
| Schenectady | 761 | 7 |
| Schoharie | 57 | 0 |
| Schuyler | 12 | 0 |
| Seneca | 64 | 0 |
| St. Lawrence | 217 | 1 |
| Steuben | 263 | 2 |
| Suffolk | 41,010 | 38 |
| Sullivan | 1,438 | 1 |
| Tioga | 140 | 0 |
| Tompkins | 175 | 0 |
| Ulster | 1,756 | 2 |
| Warren | 262 | 1 |
| Washington | 244 | 0 |
| Wayne | 143 | 0 |
| Westchester | 34,557 | 36 |
| Wyoming | 93 | 0 |
| Yates | 42 | 1 |
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo Sunday updated New Yorkers on the state’s progress during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
New York City will enter Phase Two of reopening on today, June 22, and the Mid-Hudson region remains on track to enter Phase Three on Tuesday, June 23. The number of new cases, percentage of tests that were positive and many other helpful data points are always available at forward.ny.gov.
“The COVID-19 pandemic isn’t over, and as we reopen New York safely and incrementally, the state government will continue to provide timely information so that New Yorkers can make educated decisions for themselves and their families,” Governor Cuomo said. “Yesterday, less than 1 percent of COVID-19 tests conducted in the state were positive, which means we continue to be on the right path toward defeating the virus.”
Today’s data is summarized briefly below:
Of the 67,526 tests conducted in New York State yesterday, 664, or .98 percent, were positive. Each region’s percentage of positive tests over the last three days is as follows:
| REGION | THURSDAY | FRIDAY | SATURDAY |
| New York City | 1.10% | 1.10% | 1.20% |
| Capital Region | 1.00% | 0.70% | 0.40% |
| Central New York | 1.30% | 0.60% | 0.90% |
| Finger Lakes | 1.00% | 1.10% | 0.40% |
| Long Island | 0.80% | 1.10% | 1.00% |
| Hudson Valley | 1.10% | 1.10% | 1.00% |
| Mohawk Valley | 1.50% | 1.80% | 1.00% |
| North Country | 0.10% | 0.40% | 0.20% |
| Southern Tier | 0.20% | 0.40% | 0.30% |
| Western New York | 0.70% | 0.80% | 0.80% |
The Governor also confirmed 664 additional cases of novel coronavirus, bringing the statewide total to 387,936 confirmed cases in New York State. Of the 387,936 total individuals who tested positive for the virus, the geographic breakdown is as follows:
| County | Total Positive | New Positive |
| Albany | 2,054 | 1 |
| Allegany | 58 | 0 |
| Broome | 668 | 3 |
| Cattaraugus | 115 | 2 |
| Cayuga | 108 | 0 |
| Chautauqua | 116 | 1 |
| Chemung | 139 | 0 |
| Chenango | 139 | 0 |
| Clinton | 100 | 0 |
| Columbia | 451 | 0 |
| Cortland | 44 | 0 |
| Delaware | 90 | 0 |
| Dutchess | 4,138 | 11 |
| Erie | 7,004 | 24 |
| Essex | 41 | 0 |
| Franklin | 27 | 0 |
| Fulton | 243 | 0 |
| Genesee | 222 | 0 |
| Greene | 256 | 1 |
| Hamilton | 6 | 0 |
| Herkimer | 136 | 2 |
| Jefferson | 84 | 1 |
| Lewis | 23 | 1 |
| Livingston | 123 | 0 |
| Madison | 345 | 2 |
| Monroe | 3,498 | 11 |
| Montgomery | 106 | 0 |
| Nassau | 41,479 | 36 |
| Niagara | 1,192 | 4 |
| NYC | 212,446 | 385 |
| Oneida | 1,393 | 15 |
| Onondaga | 2,666 | 22 |
| Ontario | 240 | 1 |
| Orange | 10,648 | 10 |
| Orleans | 276 | 1 |
| Oswego | 173 | 4 |
| Otsego | 82 | 0 |
| Putnam | 1,301 | 0 |
| Rensselaer | 524 | 3 |
| Rockland | 13,504 | 9 |
| Saratoga | 533 | 2 |
| Schenectady | 754 | 5 |
| Schoharie | 57 | 1 |
| Schuyler | 12 | 0 |
| Seneca | 64 | 0 |
| St. Lawrence | 216 | 0 |
| Steuben | 261 | 0 |
| Suffolk | 40,972 | 64 |
| Sullivan | 1,437 | 2 |
| Tioga | 140 | 0 |
| Tompkins | 175 | 1 |
| Ulster | 1,754 | 4 |
| Warren | 261 | 0 |
| Washington | 244 | 0 |
| Wayne | 143 | 0 |
| Westchester | 34,521 | 35 |
| Wyoming | 93 | 0 |
| Yates | 41 | 0 |
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo Monday updated New Yorkers on the Sunday Covid situation.
The Governor announced that global public health experts cleared the Mid-Hudson Valley to enter Phase 3 of reopening tomorrow. Long Island is on track to enter Phase 3 of reopening Wednesday. Business guidance for Phase Three of the state’s reopening plan is available here.
“In New York, we’ve been following the science and the data and the metrics from day one. We have the best numbers that we’ve had since this started today in New York,” Governor Cuomo said. “Yesterday, we only had ten deaths, down from a high of 800. We have about 1,000 people in our hospitals, which is one of the lowest numbers we’ve had since this began. Because of the changes New Yorkers made, we now have the lowest transmission rate in the United States of America.”
Monday’s data is summarized briefly below:
Of the 56,780 tests conducted in New York State yesterday, 552, or .97 percent, were positive. Each region’s percentage of positive tests over the last three days is as follows:
| REGION | FRIDAY | SATURDAY | SUNDAY |
| New York City | 1.10% | 1.20% | 1.10% |
| Capital Region | 0.70% | 0.40% | 0.70% |
| Central New York | 0.60% | 0.90% | 0.70% |
| Finger Lakes | 1.10% | 0.40% | 0.70% |
| Long Island | 1.10% | 1.00% | 0.90% |
| Hudson Valley | 1.10% | 1.00% | 1.00% |
| Mohawk Valley | 1.80% | 1.00% | 1.40% |
| North Country | 0.40% | 0.20% | 0.10% |
| Southern Tier | 0.40% | 0.30% | 0.30% |
| Western New York | 0.80% | 0.80% | 1.00% |
The Governor also confirmed 552 additional cases of novel coronavirus, bringing the statewide total to 388,488 confirmed cases in New York State. Of the 388,488 total individuals who tested positive for the virus, the geographic breakdown is as follows:
| County | Total Positive | New Positive |
| Albany | 2,060 | 6 |
| Allegany | 58 | 0 |
| Broome | 670 | 2 |
| Cattaraugus | 115 | 0 |
| Cayuga | 108 | 0 |
| Chautauqua | 116 | 0 |
| Chemung | 139 | 0 |
| Chenango | 140 | 1 |
| Clinton | 100 | 0 |
| Columbia | 452 | 1 |
| Cortland | 44 | 0 |
| Delaware | 90 | 0 |
| Dutchess | 4,145 | 7 |
| Erie | 7,035 | 31 |
| Essex | 41 | 0 |
| Franklin | 27 | 0 |
| Fulton | 244 | 1 |
| Genesee | 225 | 3 |
| Greene | 256 | 0 |
| Hamilton | 6 | 0 |
| Herkimer | 137 | 1 |
| Jefferson | 84 | 0 |
| Lewis | 23 | 0 |
| Livingston | 124 | 1 |
| Madison | 347 | 2 |
| Monroe | 3,512 | 14 |
| Montgomery | 108 | 2 |
| Nassau | 41,513 | 34 |
| Niagara | 1,193 | 1 |
| NYC | 212,741 | 295 |
| Oneida | 1,416 | 23 |
| Onondaga | 2,675 | 9 |
| Ontario | 242 | 2 |
| Orange | 10,654 | 6 |
| Orleans | 276 | 0 |
| Oswego | 173 | 0 |
| Otsego | 83 | 1 |
| Putnam | 1,305 | 4 |
| Rensselaer | 528 | 4 |
| Rockland | 13,514 | 10 |
| Saratoga | 535 | 2 |
| Schenectady | 761 | 7 |
| Schoharie | 57 | 0 |
| Schuyler | 12 | 0 |
| Seneca | 64 | 0 |
| St. Lawrence | 217 | 1 |
| Steuben | 263 | 2 |
| Suffolk | 41,010 | 38 |
| Sullivan | 1,438 | 1 |
| Tioga | 140 | 0 |
| Tompkins | 175 | 0 |
| Ulster | 1,756 | 2 |
| Warren | 262 | 1 |
| Washington | 244 | 0 |
| Wayne | 143 | 0 |
| Westchester | 34,557 | 36 |
| Wyoming | 93 | 0 |
| Yates | 42 | 1 |
WPCNR’S PROGRAM “PEOPLE TO BE HEARD” interviewed all five Democratic primary candidates for the 93rd New York Assembly Candidates back in March and early April.
The last two candidates were interviewed in the last two weeks you can see their interviews on wwwwpcommunitymedia.org.
In order for the first three interviewees to comment on the coronavirus situation and challenges and how the first three candidates would handle them, WPCNR has interviewed the first three interviewees centering on the new coronavirus situation that is challenging the state.
The THIRD of those interviews was conducted in White Plains NY USA early this Sunday morning with ALEX ROITHMAYR. The primary is Tuesday, March 23. Here is that interview with Mr. Roithmayr: