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Windham Journal The Daily Mail SEE PAGE A6 Copyright 2020, Columbia-Greene Media All Rights Reserved The nation’s fourth-oldest newspaper • Serving Greene County since 1792 Price $1.50 Volume 228, No. 126 THURSDAY, JUNE 25, 2020 n FORECASTWEATHER FOR HUDSON/CA TODAY TONIGHT FRI Police mum on boy’s death By Bill Williams state police, Blasl said. Code Enforcement Officer Vin- Columbia-Greene Media The boy was taken to Colum- cent Concra. Partly sunny Partly cloudy Mostly sunny GREENPORT — The investiga- bia Memorial Health by Green- The home was boarded up and tion into the death of a 1-year-old port Rescue Squad after they an official notice of closure was HIGH LOW 85 Greenport boy Tuesday morning were called to his home at 156 posted on the front door. remains active, state police Troop Ten Broeck Lane in response to “All buildings or structures 84 59 57 K public information officer Aar- a reported medical condition, at which have any or all of the fol- on Hicks said. about 9:11 a.m. Tuesday, Hicks lowing defects shall be deemed Complete weather, A2 An autopsy was performed said. dangerous buildings: Those Wednesday morning at Ellis Hos- The boy was later pronounced which have become or are so di- pital in Schenectady, Columbia dead at Columbia Memorial, lapidated, decayed, unsafe, un- n SPORTS County Coroner Michael Blasl Hicks said. sanitary or which so utterly fail to said. The Ten Broeck Lane home provide the amenities essential to The results of the autopsy were where the boy lived, apartment decent living that they are unfit CONTRIBUTED PHOTO not released, said Blasl, who cited No. 1, was ordered shut down Apartment on Ten Broeck Lane in Greenport was the continuing investigation by Tuesday afternoon by Greenport See POLICE A8 boarded up Tuesday, after the death of a young boy. Gyms, Massive misun- derstanding movies, Noose wasn’t directed at Bubba Wallace PAGE B1 malls n NATION on hold By Melanie Lekocevic Columbia-Greene Media The Capital District Region may be headed for phase 4 of the reopening process July 1, but don’t expect to head to the mall, movie theater or gym right away. While five regions in New Rocky road for Travelers to York state are slated to begin phase 4 of the economic re- Trump ahead opening Friday following the COVID-19 outbreak, and the Warning signs keep Capital Region could begin next mounting for president Wednesday, three businesses — are told to isolate malls, gyms and movie theaters PAGE A2 — are not part of phase 4 at this point, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said n LOCAL COURTESY OF GOV. ANDREW CUOMO’S OFFICE Wednesday. Govs. Andrew Cuomo, D-N.Y.; , D-N.J.; and , D-Conn.; announced a tri-state order Wednesday for The reopening of those busi- travelers from states with high COVID-19 transmission and positive testing rates must self- for 14 days. nesses in other states and re- gions is still being studied, Cuo- By Kate Lisa mo said. Johnson Newspaper Corp. “There is new information NEW YORK — Travelers that comes out on this virus must self-quarantine for every day, and anyone who 14 days when they arrive in thinks this is a static situation New York from states with is wrong,” Cuomo said. “We are high coronavirus transmis- continuing to study the most sion and positive testing recent developments. We are Success rates, officials said, other- looking at what happened in wise they will be subject to other states. There are some spawns clinics fines or other penalties. reports that malls, bars, certain As a COVID-19 surge social clubs with air condition- COVID testing sites grow sweeps through 27 states ing, that air conditioning might as turnout increases and Puerto Rico, Gov. An- not be cleansing the air of the PAGE A3 drew Cuomo, D-N.Y.; Gov. virus and just recirculating the Phil Murphy, D-N.J.; and virus.” Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Conn., A date for when those busi- n INDEX imposed a tri-state order nesses could reopen was not Region A3 mandating a two-week immediately known. Opinion A4 self-quarantine for travel- “As soon as we get some more State/Nation A5 ers who fly or arrive in New information, we will make an Obituaries A5 York, New Jersey or Con- informed decision,” Cuomo Sports B1 necticut from states with said. Classified B4 more than a 10% positive Alex Rosenstrach, owner of CONTRIBUTED PHOTO Comics/Advice B7-8 coronavirus test rate over a ClubLife Health & Fitness in Va- seven-day average. A traveler wears a mask at Terminal B at Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, latie, reopened his business in On the web The advisory goes into ef- N.J. on Monday. On Wednesday, Govs. Phil Murphy, D-N.J.; Andrew Cuomo, D-N.Y.; and Ned May and was ticketed for it. The fect at midnight Thursday, Lamont, D-Conn.; said those returning from states with high rates of coronavirus infection gym remained open Wednes- www.HudsonValley360.com and applies to both out-of- must self-quarantine for 14 days. day. state and in-state residents. Rosenstrach questioned the Twitter don’t want to see the in- “We have taken these officials and people with As of Wednesday, travelers ’s authority to require fection rate increase here. three states to hell and whom travelers may inter- Follow: from Alabama, Arkansas, businesses to shut down. We worked very hard to back,” Murphy said. “The act, such as hotel clerks. Air- @CatskillDailyMail Arizona, Florida, the Caroli- “It’s unconstitutional and get the virus transmission last thing we need to do is nas, Washington, Utah and lines, airports and related unjust. He doesn’t have the Facebook subject our folks to another Texas are expected to self- rate down. We now have to businesses will be informed right to do any of this,” Rosen- www.facebook.com/ quarantine when arriving make sure the rate contin- round. If you’ve been in a about the quarantine. CatskillDailyMail/ strach said. “He is just digging in New York, New Jersey or ues to drop. state that has a high infec- “The virus may come his own grave. If this isn’t politi- Connecticut. “It’s the spirit of commu- tion rate, do the right thing. here by jet airplane, but cal suicide, I don’t know what “It’s just common sense,” nity,” the governor added. Take 14 days to self-quar- it won’t leave here by jet is.” Cuomo said during a pan- The quarantine policy antine. It’s the responsible airplane,” Lamont added. ClubLife staff encourages demic briefing Wednesday is uniform across the three thing to do.” “This is what we’ve got to patrons to wear masks and in his Manhattan office. “If states, but each state is re- The quarantine is an ad- do to make sure our regions provides them for people who you’re in a place that has sponsible for enforcing the visory, Cuomo said, and will a high infection rate, we policy. be enforced through local See TRAVELERS A8 See GYMS A8

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