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'Avoid Unnecessary Travel': Rockland County Issues Severe Weather Alert 'Avoid Unnecessary Travel': Rockland County Issues Severe Weather Alert
'Avoid Unnecessary Travel': Rockland County Issues Severe Weather Alert A Hudson Valley county has issued a severe weather alert as a major storm system approaches the area. Rockland County government officials stated on Tuesday, Jan. 9 the system is expected to bring flooding rainfall, strong to damaging winds, moderate to locally major coastal flooding, and major shoreline impacts starting 6 p.m. Tuesday into 6 a.m. Wednesday (the most severe hitting between 10 p.m. and 1 a.m.).  According to the National Weather Service, the storm may bring 4 plus inches of rain, widespread moderate to major river flooding threats, and maximum wind gusts of 50 to 60 mph…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Isaias: NY, CT Both Declare States Of Emergency Isaias: NY, CT Both Declare States Of Emergency
Isaias: NY, CT Both Declare States Of Emergency After being devastated by Tropical Storm Isaias, New York, and Connecticut have both declared a State of Emergency as they recover from the wreckage of the storm. With hundreds of thousands of New York and Connecticut residents possibly being stuck in the dark for days due to outages, Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Gov. Ned Lamont, respectively, announced that their states will be entering a State of Emergency effective Wednesday, Aug. 5. There are more than 700,000 outages still being reported in both states more than 24 hours after the storm sent power lines, poles, and trees flying with wind gus…

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by Zak Failla
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Seventh Vaping-Related Death Reported As NY Becomes Second State To Ban Flavored E-Cigarettes Seventh Vaping-Related Death Reported As NY Becomes Second State To Ban Flavored E-Cigarettes
Seventh Vaping-Related Death Reported As NY Becomes Second State To Ban Flavored E-Cigarettes As a seventh vaping-related death has been confirmed, New York has now become the second state to ban flavored e-cigarettes. Gov. Andrew Cuomo issued an "emergency executive action" on Sunday, Sept. 15, that bans the sale of flavored e-cigarettes in the state. It went into effect Tuesday, Sept. 17. The order will advance legislation aiming to eliminate "deceptive marketing practices of e-cigarettes to underage users and raises the purchasing age of e-cigarettes from 18 to 21 years old," Cuomo's office said in a statement. Michigan issued a similar ban month earlier in the month. Acco…

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by Kathy Reakes