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Day Asks Trump For Order Requiring Visitors From Other Countries Present Proof Of Immunization Day Asks Trump For Order Requiring Visitors From Other Countries Present Proof Of Immunization
Day Asks Trump For Order Requiring Visitors From Other Countries Present Proof Of Immunization As the measles outbreak continues to rage across Rockland County, Ed Day, the county executive, has written to President Donal Trump requesting that all foreign visitors be required to be fully immunized before entering the country.  Since October of last year when seven infected travelers from Israel visited Rockland County there have been 233 cases of measles reported. Day said the request only makes sense in his effort to stop the spread of the disease. The seven people were the flashpoint for Rockland’s outbreak which has led to multiple hospitalizations in intensive care units and…

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by Kathy Reakes
Politics
County Taxpayers Unfairly Targeted, Schumer Says In Hudson Valley Visit County Taxpayers Unfairly Targeted, Schumer Says In Hudson Valley Visit
County Taxpayers Unfairly Targeted, Schumer Says In Hudson Valley Visit Standing with Westchester County homeowners, U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles "Chuck" Schumer called on the IRS on Monday, June 25 to treat fairly a new state law aimed at reducing taxes.  In a letter to the IRS' acting commissioner, Schumer asked the federal agency to support the state law, which enables cash-strapped New Yorkers to ease the tax burden caused by a federal tax bill that capped State and Local Tax (SALT) deductions at $10,000.  New York tax law would allow residents to receive more tax credits for charitable donations to help reduce state and federal taxes.  Sc…

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by Jon Craig
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Save Newburgh Firefighter Jobs, Schumer Tells FEMA Save Newburgh Firefighter Jobs, Schumer Tells FEMA
Save Newburgh Firefighter Jobs, Schumer Tells FEMA U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles "Chuck" Schumer said he told Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Brock Long to keep funding the Newburgh Fire Department and avoid life-threatening layoffs. Newburgh has once again applied for annual federal aid through the Staffing for Adequate Fire & Emergency Response (SAFER) Program.  Schumer said SAFER Grants have helped low-income municipalities like Newburgh maintain the number of trained firefighters available in their communities. New York's U.S. senator said that the last two rounds of SAFER funding have been a vital…

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by Jon Craig
Business
IRS Extends Tax Deadline To File For Hudson Valley Small Businesses IRS Extends Tax Deadline To File For Hudson Valley Small Businesses
IRS Extends Tax Deadline To File For Hudson Valley Small Businesses Due to this winter's series of severe winter storms, the Internal Revenue Service has extended the deadline for small businesses to seek extensions.Taxpayers who were unable to file their business tax returns can request an automatic extension by filing Form 7004, a one-page form on or before March 20.  Prior to this IRS decision, businesses that were without power this month would have been penalized for filing for this extension after March 15. Form 7004 provides a six-month extension for returns filed by partnerships (Forms 1065 and 1065B) and S corporations (Forms 1120S). A link to Form…

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by Jon Craig
News
Flu Count Climbs To 69,000 In New York Flu Count Climbs To 69,000 In New York
Flu Count Climbs To 69,000 In New York 6-Year-Old Fairfield County Girl Dies Of The Flu  The flu continues to be pervasive throughout the Hudson Valley, as reported influenza cases continue to rise throughout the nation, including two recent deaths in New York. In the past week, there were more than 16,000 confirmed influenza cases and nearly 2,500 New Yorkers were hospitalized statewide with the flu, among the highest weekly numbers since health officials began reporting those statistics in 2004. The total number of flu cases in New York has now reached 69,000. The flu epidemic has been so widespread that New York Gov. Andre…

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by Zak Failla
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Flu Case Count Climbs In Hudson Valley Flu Case Count Climbs In Hudson Valley
Flu Case Count Climbs In Hudson Valley The flu continues to be pervasive throughout the Hudson Valley, as reported influenza cases continue to rise throughout the nation, including two recent deaths in New York. In the past week, there were nearly 12,000 confirmed influenza cases and more than 2,200 New Yorkers were hospitalized statewide with the flu, among the highest weekly numbers since health officials began reporting those statistics in 2004. The flu epidemic has been so widespread that New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo declared a disaster emergency allowing pharmacists to administer vaccines to children and teenagers older than …

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by Zak Failla
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Flu Surveillance Team Called For In New York Amid Historic Breakout Flu Surveillance Team Called For In New York Amid Historic Breakout
Flu Surveillance Team Called For In New York Amid Historic Breakout Editor's note: This story was previously accompanied by a photo of Dr. Karen Leiser from the Scarsdale Medical Group. Neither had any involvement with the story. As New Yorkers continue to battle the worst reported flu season in more than a decade, Sen. Charles Schumer is calling for a “domestic flu surveillance team’ from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In order to battle the “flu epidemic,” Schumer announced this week that he is calling on experts to help locals track which flu strains are hitting, which treatment are most effective and how to make a plan to fight influenz…

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by Zak Failla