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COVID-19: These Hudson Valley ZIP Codes Have Lowest Vaccination Rates COVID-19: These Hudson Valley ZIP Codes Have Lowest Vaccination Rates
Covid-19: These Hudson Valley ZIP Codes Have Lowest Vaccination Rates A Hudson Valley community still has the lowest vaccination rate in New York as the state looks to hit a 70 percent benchmark to lift most restrictions put in place during the COVID-19 pandemic. Monsey in Rockland County continues to lag behind the rest of the state, with a 17.8 percent vaccination rate as the state begins targeting the zip codes where there has been the most resistance to taking the vaccine. Last week, Monsey's vaccination rate sat at 17.6 percent. Other Hudson Valley municipalities among the 25 fewest vaccinated in New York include Monroe at 29.3 percent and Spring Valley…

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by Zak Failla
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COVID-19: These Hudson Valley ZIP Codes Have Lowest Vaccination Rates COVID-19: These Hudson Valley ZIP Codes Have Lowest Vaccination Rates
Covid-19: These Hudson Valley ZIP Codes Have Lowest Vaccination Rates A Hudson Valley community has the lowest vaccination rate in New York as the state looks to hit a 70 percent benchmark to lift most restrictions put in place during the COVID-19 pandemic. Monsey in Rockland County is lagging behind the rest of the state, with a 17.6 percent vaccination rate as the state begins targeting the zip codes where there has been the most resistance to taking the vaccine. Other Hudson Valley municipalities among the 25 fewest vaccinated in New York include Monroe at 27.4 percent and Spring Valley at 28.6 percent. Related story - COVID-19: NY Close To Seeing Virtua…

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by Zak Failla
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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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Community Mourns Death Of Grand Rabbi Of Viznitz Hasidim In Kaser-Monsey Community Mourns Death Of Grand Rabbi Of Viznitz Hasidim In Kaser-Monsey
Community Mourns Death Of Grand Rabbi Of Viznitz Hasidim In Kaser-Monsey Many in the Hudson Valley are mourning the death of the man who was believed to be the world's oldest rabbi. Monsey residents can expect road closures and heavy traffic as thousands gather early Friday afternoon for the funeral of Rabbi Mordechai Hager, who died at the age of 95. The grand rabbi of the Viznitz Hasidim in Kaser-Monsey died Friday at Mount Sinai Hospital where he had been recovering from a major illness. Ramapo police said all of Route 306 from Route 59 until Grandview Road will be closed for the next several hours as mourners gather. Rockland County officials said that TOR …

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by Kathy Reakes
Lifestyle
A Layoff Leads To A New Career For New Rochelle Pizza Chef A Layoff Leads To A New Career For New Rochelle Pizza Chef
A Layoff Leads To A New Career For New Rochelle Pizza Chef Growing up in an Italian family, Matt DiGesu always cooked. If he wasn't learning at his grandmother's knee as she artfully prepared homemade pasta, he was stirring, saucing and sautéeing with his mother. That love for food -- and hunger for pleasing people -- helped catapult him to the culinary world. But it took getting laid off from a marketing job to take him there. DiGesu, who was let go when Pepsi bought Naked Juice, wandered into a pizza shop one day for a taste of "home" (he was living in California at the time). 'I needed something to do," he said, "So I offered…

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by Jeanne Muchnick