Drizzle Fog/Mist 45°
Tag:

Ellen Jaffee

News
New COVID-19 Testing Site Opens In Rockland: New Rundown Of Cases By Towns; Reopen Dashboard New COVID-19 Testing Site Opens In Rockland: New Rundown Of Cases By Towns; Reopen Dashboard
New Covid-19 Testing Site Opens In Rockland: New Rundown Of Cases By Towns; Reopen Dashboard As a new novel coronavirus (COVID-19) testing site has opened in Spring Valley, Rockland County continues to see much fewer COVID-19 cases. According to numbers from the state Department of Health, there has been a total of 13,280 cases since the pandemic began with the highest number of cases located in Spring Valley with 2,897. The new testing center, located at the Martin Luther King Multi-Purpose Center, 110 Bethune Blvd., Spring Valley, was made possible by the efforts of Assemblywoman Ellen Jaffee, Rockland County Legislator Toney Earl, and NAACP Spring Valley Chapter President Willie…

SHARE

by Kathy Reakes
Lifestyle
New State Law Bans Children From Using Indoor Tanning Facilities Effective Immediately New State Law Bans Children From Using Indoor Tanning Facilities Effective Immediately
New State Law Bans Children From Using Indoor Tanning Facilities Effective Immediately Teenagers looking to get tan in New York are going to have to do it the old-fashioned way and lay out in the sun. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced on Thursday that he has signed legislation that will prohibit children under the age of 18 from using indoor tanning facilities, effective immediately. "It is indisputable that tanning devices and UV exposure place users at the highest risk for skin cancer, made worse for those who begin tanning indoors at a young age,” Sen. Phil Booth said in a statement. “With so much misleading and ill-informed information regarding indoor tanning, we…

SHARE

by Zak Failla