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It Began In A Basement: Medical Clinic In Westchester County Celebrates 50 Years It Began In A Basement: Medical Clinic In Westchester County Celebrates 50 Years
It Began In A Basement: Medical Clinic In Westchester County Celebrates 50 Years A medical clinic in Northern Westchester that serves thousands of people across the Hudson Valley is celebrating its 50-year anniversary.  Open Door Medical Clinic, located in Ossining at 165 Main St., first opened in the fall of 1972 and currently serves more than 63,000 people in Westchester, Dutchess, Putnam, and Ulster counties, offering affordable services such as primary care, behavioral health, women’s health, dental care, and vision care, according to clinic officials.  The clinic began in the basement of downtown Ossining's First Baptist Church, first serving ar…

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by Ben Crnic
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COVID-19: NY Now Encouraging Houses Of Worship To Be Vaccination Sites COVID-19: NY Now Encouraging Houses Of Worship To Be Vaccination Sites
Covid-19: NY Now Encouraging Houses Of Worship To Be Vaccination Sites New York is calling on all houses of worship of all denominations to sign up as vaccination sites as part of the state’s “Roll Up Your Sleeve” COVID-19 campaign. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo was in Westchester County at Grace Baptist Church in Mount Vernon on Monday, March 22 to announce the new campaign to promote houses of worship of all faiths across the state to sign up as vaccination sites for their communities.  Houses of worship have all been given the green light to serve as points of distribution for the COVID-19 vaccine beginning in April. As part of this new campaign, medic…

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by Zak Failla
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COVID-19 Questions: I Was In Contact With Someone Who Tested Positive, Now What? COVID-19 Questions: I Was In Contact With Someone Who Tested Positive, Now What?
Covid-19 Questions: I Was In Contact With Someone Who Tested Positive, Now What? So you have come into contact with someone who tested positive for novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Now what? Health officials have outlined basic guidelines to help those who come into contact with someone who has a positive case of COVID-19 as the outbreak continues to spread throughout the region and country. According to officials, one should quarantine themselves for a minimum of 14 days from the date of contact, which is required by law. Close contact has been defined by the Centers for Disease Control as being within six feet of someone who displays symptoms. During a quarantine, one …

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by Zak Failla