As a community-oriented bank, People’s United Bank has a responsibility to ensure the health and well-being of its customers, colleagues, and communities, especially during this time of uncertainty related to COVID-19. Consistent with its long history of providing support in times of need, People’s United recently announced customer relief and support initiatives designed to ease the pressure of recent events, including waiver of fees on a case-by-case basis, consumer and business loan assistance, which includes a 90-day foreclosure moratorium on eligible residential loans for customers who may need it, business card relief, and SBA, State, Municipal support. They also processed […]

Like many nonprofits throughout Westchester County, The Arc Westchester is experiencing one of the most difficult times in its 70-year history. The organization’s staff are front line personnel, especially its Direct Support Professionals (DSPs), and are similar to hospital staff as essential employees whose passion for caring and nurturing people with developmental disabilities is priority over keeping themselves safe at home. Despite the daily demands placed upon them in caring for the 245 residents sheltering in place in 44 homes, DSPs are still finding ways to support the larger community during this crisis. At the Scotts Place residence, a DSP spearheaded […]

Formé Medical Center & Urgent Care partners, Gina Cappelli and Maria Trusa, realized that too many people with Covid-19 symptoms needed testing and didn’t know where to turn, especially the immigrant communities that were most affected, some even performing “essential” services. Challenges include language, identification, and the fact that existing “drive-thru” sites require a car. Regardless of immigration status or socioeconomic conditions, those with symptoms can now get tested M–F, 9AM–5PM, by appointment only at Formé Medical Center’s convenient medical offices on S. Broadway in White Plains. Those in need can get testing for a low-cost fee of $25 with the cost of lab […]

The Business Council of Westchester has joined the Business Council of New York State Inc. and other private and public employers in opposing proposed legislation that amends New York State’s Workers’ Compensation Laws to create an occupational disease presumption for nearly all employees who have contracted COVID-19. The coalition has issued a bill memo to the full Senate and Assembly expressing concern over the legislation. “The bill, giving presumption of disability to nearly all New York’s private and public sector employees, shifts the cost of these worker’s medical care, lost wages, and other benefits to the workers’ compensation system,’’ said […]

Congresswoman Nita Lowey (D-NY17/Rockland-Westchester) announced that eight hospitals in New York’s 17th Congressional District, which includes all of Rockland and part of Westchester Counties, will receive $246,279,512 for essential expenses associated with treating coronavirus patients. This funding is part of the more than $5.026 billion previously announced for 90 New York hospitals that have provided inpatient care for 100 or more coronavirus patients each in COVID-19 High Impact Areas. “Westchester and Rockland Counties are home to some of the hospitals caring for the greatest number of coronavirus patients in the country,” said Congresswoman Lowey. “I fought to secure this funding […]

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