The Rye Brook Board of Trustees met via Zoom Tuesday night, Mar. 24, each member showing up on a screen from their home as required for social distancing during the current novel coronavirus pandemic. Joining them from remote locations were Village Administrator Chris Bradbury and other village officials and consultants, the lawyer and consultants for the Blind Brook Club as well as a Rye Brook couple who chimed in during the public hearing on improvements being made to the club’s golf course.

Everyone has felt that surge of paranoia.

A stuffy nose, a tickly throat, a slight fever or a passing cough could all be signs of allergies or the common cold. But right now, nearly everyone experiencing those symptoms has the same pressing thought in the back of their head: is this the coronavirus?

Saturday mornings at the Beauty Bar & Salon in Port Chester have always been the same: they are packed with clients eagerly waiting for their chance to sit in a stylist’s seat.

It makes Port Chester High School Assistant Principal Luke Sotherden feel inspired to reminisce about organizing a blood donation bank on his own as a teenager.

All schools in Westchester, the epicenter of the novel coronavirus outbreak in New York, have been mandated to close for two weeks beginning Wednesday, Mar. 18. This comes after Governor Andrew Cuomo and County Executive George Latimer declared states of emergency due to the virus.

With cases of novel coronavirus continuing to rise in Westchester, the Village of Rye Brook reported 16 new cases since last week. There is a confirmed total of at least 17 residents who have contracted the virus.

Since Thursday, Mar. 19—when the first three COVID-19 cases were announced in the Village of Port Chester—48 more cases have been confirmed, bringing the total number within the Village to 51 as of Wednesday, Mar. 25. 

Hudson Valley Restaurant Week is back and features 118 Westchester restaurants including Eugene’s Diner & Bar, Sonora and Appetit Bistro in Port Chester.

It was a long time coming, but now that it’s finally here, Eugene’s Diner & Bar at 112 North Main St. is a fun spot all the way around—décor, vibe and food. It fulfills chef/owner David DiBari’s motto: “Eat serious, have fun.”