C M Y K Bleak outlook Remote office work alarms Register-Star retail, restaurants Inside, A2 Copyright 2021, Columbia-Greene Media All Rights Reserved Serving Columbia and Dutchess counties since 1785 Price $1.50 Volume 237, No. 33 WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2021 n FORECASTWEATHER FOR HUDSON/CA TODAY TONIGHT THU COVID spike at Livingston Hills levels off By Natasha Vaughn vulnerable to serious or lethal Columbia-Greene Media cases of the virus. HUDSON — A recent spike Two residents at Livings- Mostly sunny Becoming Cloudy, snow, in COVID-19 cases at Livings- ton Hills have died from CO- and colder cloudy 1-3”; cold File photo ton Hills Nursing and Reha- VID-19 since the beginning of HIGH LOW 26 Livingston Hills bilitation Center is slowing the pandemic and 37 residents Nursing and down. and 15 staff members have 30 20 25 Rehabilitation After a surge in the number tested positive for the virus Center is of virus cases, the facility is over the past several months, seeing a Complete weather, A2 down to one resident and no Columbia County Depart- decline in employees testing positive for ment of Health Director Jack the number Mabb said Tuesday. the coronavirus. n SPORTS of COVID But the facility’s numbers Nursing homes across the infections after have declined in recent weeks, a surge. country have been hit hard by he said. the pandemic that began its “We have three nursing inexorable march across the homes that all had outbreaks United States in mid-March. recently,” Mabb said. Elderly people and those A Jan. 28 announcement with pre-existing medical conditions are particularly See SPIKE A8 Islanders top HAMLET PARK RENOVATIONS Sabres Islanders Michael Dal Colle (28) and Sabres Matthew IN TOWN’S SIGHTS Irwin (44) go after a loose puck behind the net. PAGE B1 n LOCAL Foes have say on Providence A Hudson residents group is challenging the proposed Verizon project at Providence Hall PAGE A3 n LOCAL Contributed photo Plans for a redesigned park in Hillsdale. By Natasha Vaughn a number of upgrades to the Committee for its vision, will also become an exciting unveiled in January during a Taking Flight: Columbia-Greene Media existing park. energy and hard work to rei- community gathering place virtual meeting. HILLSDALE — Hamlet Park The estimated cost of the magine our venerable Hamlet and contribute importantly “Many years ago, Hills- Games galore is about to get a whole new renovation is $1.2 million to Park,” said Hillsdale Town to making Hillsdale an even dale identified that the park look. $1.5 million. Supervisor Chris Kersten. “In- more attractive visitor desti- was underutilized and that it In Flight and Operation The town council approved “My heartiest congratula- tended for the town’s young nation.” Unite team up for board a redesign plan that includes tions to Hillsdale’s Hamlet and young at heart, the park The draft design was See HAMLET A8 game drive to chase away the pandemic blues PAGE A3 n INDEX Carnegie Deli comes to Windham By Sarah Trafton the height. It’s gargantuan. Region A3 Columbia-Greene Media Opinion A4 They’re skyscrapers, just like State/Nation A5 WINDHAM — A legend- in Manhattan.” Obituaries A5 ary deli with deep Manhattan New York Times food critic Sports B1 roots is bringing its gargan- Mimi Sheridan named Carn- tuan sandwiches to Greene egie Deli’s pastrami sandwich Classified B4 County. the best pastrami sandwich Comics/Advice B7-B8 Carnegie Deli, founded in in New York City in the 1970s, On the web 1937, launched a new partner- Flynn said. ship with Windham Moun- In 1984, Woody Allen hon- www.HudsonValley360.com tain’s catering partner, Cen- ored Carnegie Deli by pro- terplate, on Friday. viding a prologue and epi- Twitter Windham will be the first logue set in the dining room Follow: ski resort to offer Carnegie where a group of stand-up @HudsonRegisterstar Deli delicacies and is the first comics, playing themselves, establishment in the Hudson exchanged their favorite an- Facebook Valley to carry the Carnegie ecdotes in Allen’s comedy www.facebook.com/ line. “Broadway Danny Rose.” HudsonRegisterstar/ “The way the Carnegie Deli Other hot items on the sandwich is built, the way it’s menu include the over- constructed, really sets us sized corned beef sandwich, apart from any other sand- cheesecake and potato knish- wich in the world,” Carnegie es. Contributed photo Deli Brand Director Marisa Carnegie Deli signature dishes such as the oversized pastrami sandwich are now available at Flynn said. “It’s because of See DELI A8 Windham Mountain. .