On Saturday afternoon at 5 pm, just as the day shifts into evening and instincts to socially gather kick into higher gear, Mayor Kyriacou issued a friendly reminder about Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s current emergency orders.

Here is the transcript of what he said (did you not get this call? Click here to sign up for Beacon’s Robo-Call System). Robo-messages from the City of Beacon can also be emailed to you.

“I will regularly communicate official information on COVID-19, as well as about its impacts on our lives here in Beacon.

”Please rely on New York State and Dutchess County as official sources. The experts are focused on ‘flattening the curve’ of transmission – to protect at-risk individuals and prevent an overload of our healthcare system.

”The current emergency orders from the Governor include:

• Non-essential private workers must stay home after Sunday 8 pm

• Non-essential gatherings of any size are temporarily banned;

• The closure of non-essential stores is extended to retail malls and personal care services – takeout/delivery is okay for food establishments.
  
  ”Go to state and county websites for information – you can sign up to receive emails from them:
  
  https://coronavirus.health.ny.gov/home
  https://www.dutchessny.gov/ and click on the COVID-19 link
  
  ”Go to Channel 22 or the City of Beacon website (www.cityofbeacon.org) for local information.
  
  ”We need to look out for each other.
  
  ”Thank you.”