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Antisemitic Comments At Planning Board Meeting In Hudson Valley Spark Outrage Antisemitic Comments At Planning Board Meeting In Hudson Valley Spark Outrage
Antisemitic Comments At Planning Board Meeting In Hudson Valley Spark Outrage The is outrage in the Hudson Valley after hate speech was spewed at a community meeting. In Rockland County, a Haverstraw Planning Board meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 10 was interrupted by disparaging comments by a local resident about the growing Orthodox Jewish community. “A certain sect of people tend to walk in the street, and nobody is wearing any reflective gear,"  the unidentified man reportedly said. "So if I run one of them over, and of course, I’m going back over them again." The comments drew swift and decisive backlash from elected officials, from New York Gov. Kathy Hochul …

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New York City Declares Measles Public Health Emergency In Select ZIP Codes New York City Declares Measles Public Health Emergency In Select ZIP Codes
New York City Declares Measles Public Health Emergency In Select ZIP Codes New York Mayor Bill de Blasio declared a public health emergency Tuesday, April 9, in select zip codes in Williamsburg, following a measles outbreak affecting the Orthodox Jewish community.  As part of the declaration, unvaccinated individuals living in those ZIP codes who may have been exposed to measles will be required to receive the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine in order to protect others in the community and help curtail the ongoing outbreak, said the Mayor's office. Under the mandatory vaccinations, members of the City’s Department of Health and Mental Hygiene will check th…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Parents Will Be Held Accountable If They Violate Rockland State Of Emergency, County Exec Says Parents Will Be Held Accountable If They Violate Rockland State Of Emergency, County Exec Says
Parents Will Be Held Accountable If They Violate Rockland State Of Emergency, County Exec Says Under Rockland County's new state of emergency addressing the "measles outbreak,"  parents could face a misdemeanor charge and be fined if their unvaccinated child violates the declaration. Under the countywide state of emergency, which went into effect on Wednesday, March 27, anyone who is under 18 years of age and unvaccinated against the measles will be barred from public places until the declaration expires in 30 days or until they receive the MMR vaccination. Rockland County Executive Ed Day says that although police will not be stopping people asking…

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by Kathy Reakes
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First Measles Case Confirmed In Westchester First Measles Case Confirmed In Westchester
First Measles Case Confirmed In Westchester Westchester health officials are working to alert the public about the first case of measles reported in the county, as Rockland County continues to struggle with a measles outbreak that has sickened 143 people. The county learned of the case on Friday, March 1, when the Westchester County Health Department was notified that a Monroe College student was diagnosed with measles.  The student, who is a resident of New York City, had traveled to the college’s New Rochelle campus to attend a women's basketball game on Tuesday, Feb. 26,  night. Officials are not…

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by Kathy Reakes