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Covid-
19: New Pop-Up Vaccination Sites Launch In Hudson Valley, Including One In Westchester
Two new pop-up COVID-19 vaccination sites are being set up in the Hudson Valley this week to provide first doses to thousands of New Yorkers. Those sites are: Westchester County: Thomas H Slater Center on Fisher Court in White Plains on Saturday, March 13. Sullivan County: Monticello Raceway on Route 17B on Friday, March 12. Appointments have already been filled at each site. They are among 14 new community-based pop-up vaccination sites coming online this week at churches, community centers, public housing complexes, and cultural centers in downstate New York to “bolster the state’s …
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Covid-
19: Legal Recreational Pot Now Unlikely To Be In State Budget
Novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has claimed another victim - at least for now: the possibility of legalized cannabis in New York. It’ll likely be at least a year before marijuana is legalized in New York, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said. With the deadline for the state’s budget coming up this week, Cuomo said he doubted he would be able to get it done in time, as his efforts and resources have been spent battling the spread of the virus throughout the state. “It’s not likely,” Cuomo said. “Too much, too little time.” Cuomo has long supported legalizing marijuana, which would be another revenue sourc…
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Marijuana Could Be Legalized In New York Within Weeks
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is making the rounds as he prepares for the legalization of marijuana in the Empire State. Cuomo announced he would be taking trips to California, Colorado, Illinois and Massachusetts, all states where cannabis is legal for recreational use, to educate himself as he pushes for legalization. The governor said he will meet with officials in those states to discuss what worked and what didn’t work during the lead up to the legalization of marijuana. Cuomo has previously stated he wants legalization passed by state officials before April 1, when the state budge…
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Hudson Valley Has One Of State's Three 'Essential Elements Schools'
Fieldstone Middle School in Thiells has been recognized by the state Education Department as an "Essential Elements School." Also making a longer list of "exemplary schools to watch," were South Orangetown Middle School in Blauvelt and Van Wyck Junior High in Wappingers Central School District. In collaboration with its New York Essential Elements to Watch partners, the state recognized three new schools as 2018 Essential Elements: Schools to Watch (EE-STW), according to Commissioner MaryEllen Elia. The designation is awarded to exceptional middle level schools that mee…
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