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6-Year-Old Killed After Being Struck By Bus On Christmas Morning In Hudson Valley 6-Year-Old Killed After Being Struck By Bus On Christmas Morning In Hudson Valley
6-Year-Old Killed After Being Struck By Bus On Christmas Morning In Hudson Valley This story has been updated. A 6-year-old was killed after reportedly being struck by a school bus in a Christmas morning tragedy in the Hudson Valley. The incident happened around 11 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 25 in Orange County on Seven Springs Mountain Road in the town of Palm Tree. State Police said that an investigation  revealed that a yellow 2022 Blue Bird Bus from EMESS Transportation was traveling northeast when the child ran into the roadway in front of the bus at which time he was struck.  The vehicle continued to travel on, and the child was pronounced dead at the scene, acc…

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by Joe Lombardi
News
COVID-19: 'Micro-Cluster' Strategy Working In "Red Zones," Cuomo Say COVID-19: 'Micro-Cluster' Strategy Working In "Red Zones," Cuomo Say
Covid-19: 'Micro-Cluster' Strategy Working In "Red Zones," Cuomo Say New York is making strides in the “red zone” areas where COVID-19 hotspots have cropped up, but it is unlikely that there will be a rollback of recently imposed restrictions following a spike in cases. In recent weeks, state officials have been targeting COVID-19 “micro-clusters” after seeing cases spike - including on Long Island, in Rockland and Orange counties - in communities failing to adhere to the state’s virus mandates. Earlier story - COVID-19: Cuomo Unveils New Strategy To Defeat Virus Amid Nationwide Spike In Cases Through the new enforcement, those hot spots have all seen impr…

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by Zak Failla
Schools
School Issued Cease-And-Desist Letter For Illegally Reopening In Hudson Valley School Issued Cease-And-Desist Letter For Illegally Reopening In Hudson Valley
School Issued Cease-And-Desist Letter For Illegally Reopening In Hudson Valley A Hudson Valley school was ordered to close this week after “hundreds” of students were reportedly found inside the building without proper personal protective equipment against state orders. The Orange County Health Department served a cease-and-desist letter to the United Talmudical Academy (UTA) of Kiryas Joel Boys School in Palm Tree after officials visited the school with New York State Police troopers and found “what appeared to be hundreds of students inside.” According to reports, the students were not socially distancing or wearing PPE, both against New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s Exe…

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by Zak Failla