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Police To Conduct Random Checks At Houses Of Worship In Hudson Valley After Israel Attacks Police To Conduct Random Checks At Houses Of Worship In Hudson Valley After Israel Attacks
Police To Conduct Random Checks At Houses Of Worship In Hudson Valley After Israel Attacks Following terrorist attacks in Israel that have killed hundreds of Israelis and several American citizens, authorities in the Hudson Valley will be conducting random checks of religious institutions as a precaution. The "frequent and random" checks will be performed at all houses of worship in Putnam County, the Putnam County Sheriff's Office announced on Monday, Oct. 5.  Additionally, the Sheriff's Office's Operations, Standards, and Intelligence Division will be monitoring the situation and will be in constant communication with other federal, state, and local law enforceme…

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by Ben Crnic
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$10M Added For Security At NY Religious Centers, Schools $10M Added For Security At NY Religious Centers, Schools
$10M Added For Security At NY Religious Centers, Schools In the wake of the deadliest assault on the Jewish community in American history, millions of dollars are being added to help protect cultural centers in New York from hate crimes. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced this week that a $10 million grant program to protect non-public schools and religious-based institutions is accepting applications.  The grant program comes months after $14.8 million in grants were provided to “help strengthen security measures and help prevent hate crimes or attacks against these facilities because of their ideology, beliefs or mission.” Eleven people were…

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by Zak Failla