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State Of Emergency: Fourth Hudson Valley County Joins Effort To Keep Away Asylum Seekers State Of Emergency: Fourth Hudson Valley County Joins Effort To Keep Away Asylum Seekers
State Of Emergency: Fourth Hudson Valley County Joins Effort To Keep Away Asylum Seekers A fourth Hudson Valley county has executed a State of Emergency in an effort to stop New York City from sending migrants and asylum seekers, in addition to enacting three executive orders.  Putnam County Executive Kevin Byrne, a Republican, said on Monday, May 22 that he had executed and filed a State of Emergency in relation to New York City's "recent moves to relocate asylum seekers to Hudson Valley counties without proper coordination with local municipalities," he said in a statement released by county officials.  Byrne also said he enacted three executive orders that would "g…

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by Ben Crnic
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Asylum Seekers, Migrants Headed For Another Hotel In Region Asylum Seekers, Migrants Headed For Another Hotel In Region
Asylum Seekers, Migrants Headed For Another Hotel In Region With less than 24 hours notice, a county in the region was notified that 80 migrants and asylum seekers would be dropped off at an area hotel.  The drop-off will take place in Sullivan County at the Knights Inn in Liberty on Thursday, May 18. Sullivan County Legislative Chairman Robert A. Doherty said the county was notified of the transfer of migrants from New York City to Liberty. "The way the City, New York state, and the federal government are approaching this issue is reckless and unsustainable, as many county leaders have said across the state," said Doherty. "In Sullivan’s case…

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by Kathy Reakes
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County In Region Files 2 Lawsuits To Stop NYC From Sending More Asylum Seekers County In Region Files 2 Lawsuits To Stop NYC From Sending More Asylum Seekers
County In Region Files 2 Lawsuits To Stop NYC From Sending More Asylum Seekers A Hudson Valley county has filed two lawsuits to stop New York City from sending its homeless migrants and asylum seekers to the county. The lawsuits, asking for restraining orders, were filed on Friday, May 12, in Orange County on behalf of the county, said Orange County Executive Steven M. Neuhaus. The first lawsuit is against both the Crossroads Hotel and Ramada by Wyndham, both located in the town of Newburgh, Neuhaus said. This lawsuit is to stop these hotels from accepting New York City’s homeless migrants and/or asylum seekers in violation of the Order and Declaration of Emergency i…

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by Kathy Reakes
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COVID-19: Here's How You Can Now Order More Free At-Home Tests COVID-19: Here's How You Can Now Order More Free At-Home Tests
Covid-19: Here's How You Can Now Order More Free At-Home Tests Are you running low on COVID-19 tests? American households may now order a fourth round of free at-home COVID test kits courtesy of the federal government just as the winter season arrives. Each kit includes four separate tests. The new round of tests became available on Thursday, Dec. 15, and now may be ordered through covidtests.gov. The last period in which tests were available began six months ago. Related story - COVID-19: Recall Issued For Brand Of Over-Counter Tests That Could Give False Negative Results

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by Joe Lombardi
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Planes Carrying Migrants Land In Region Planes Carrying Migrants Land In Region
Planes Carrying Migrants Land In Region Two planes carrying immigrant children from El Paso, Texas landed in the Hudson Valley earlier this month. The planes, chartered by the federal government, transported approximately 25 children on each aircraft, Orange County Executive Steven M. Neuhaus said. Neuhaus said he was notified by the US Department of Health and Human Services Division of Refugee Settlement that the planes were arriving as they landed at Orange County Airport in Montgomery on Friday, Oct. 3. The migrants, believed to be from South America, were transported to Poughkeepsie, Kingston, and New York City via private …

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by Kathy Reakes