Governor Andrew Cuomo has announced that the Mid-Hudson region will be ending PAUSE and entering Phase 1 on Tuesday, May 26, pending enough contact tracers, which state and county officials confidently expect to be in place by then. Details about Phase 1 can be found here: https://forward.ny.gov/industries-reopening-phase


Additionally, on May 22nd, Governor Cuomo announced: “Executive Order 202.10, as later extended by Executive Order 202.18, Executive Order 202.29 and as extended and amended by Executive Order 202.32, which prohibited all non-essential gatherings of any size for any reason, except for any religious service or ceremony, or for the purposes of any Memorial Day service or commemoration, which allowed ten or fewer individuals to gather, provided that social distancing protocols and cleaning and disinfection protocols required by the Department of Health are adhered to is hereby modified to permit any non-essential gathering of ten or fewer individuals, for any lawful purpose or reason, provided that social distancing protocols and cleaning and disinfection protocols required by the Department of Health are adhered to.”

Public Notice: Phase 1 Details & Non-essential Gatherings