New York State Senator Pete Harckham issued the following statement late yesterday in regard to the tremendous efforts being made by healthcare workers, public safety employees and volunteers on the front line of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis in the 40th Senate District:
“On behalf of the residents in the 40th Senate District, I want to say thank you to an incredible group of people for their selfless, dedicated and ongoing efforts to maintain our safety and well-being.
“Our healthcare workers, who are on the front line of ensuring the wellness and recovery of those who infected; police, firefighters and EMT’s; service workers who don’t have the ability to stay at home; municipal and school employees still on the job; volunteers like the Red Cross and others in non-profits staffing local food pantries and delivery operations, along with many other groups and businesses who are helping our friends and neighbors with their needs: To all of you, I say, thank you very much from the bottom of my heart.
State Senator Harckham represents New York's 40th District, which includes the towns of Beekman, Pawling and the village of Pawling in Dutchess County; the towns of Carmel, Patterson and Southeast, and the village of Brewster in Putnam County; and the city of Peekskill, the towns of Cortlandt, Lewisboro, Mount Pleasant, New Castle, North Salem, Pound Ridge, Somers and Yorktown, the town/village of Mount Kisco, and the villages of Briarcliff Manor, Buchanan, Croton-on-Hudson, Pleasantville and Sleepy Hollow in Westchester County.