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COVID-19: Leader Of Kiryas Joel Tests Positive For Virus COVID-19: Leader Of Kiryas Joel Tests Positive For Virus
Covid-19: Leader Of Kiryas Joel Tests Positive For Virus Updated story - COVID-19: Cuomo Nixes Kiryas Joel Containment Zone, Orange County Executive Says The leader of Kiryas Joel in Orange County has tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), according to multiple sources. Satmar Grand Rebbe Aaron Teitelbaum, 72, who leads one of the world's largest Hasidic groups, reportedly tested positive over the weekend and is resting at home in Kiryas Joel. Earlier story: Orange County Exec Asks For COVID-19 Containment Zone In Kiryas Joel Jewish publications, including Fast Forward, are reporting that Teitelbaum had no…

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by Kathy Reakes
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ID Released For Westchester Man Killed In Orange County Plane Crash ID Released For Westchester Man Killed In Orange County Plane Crash
ID Released For Westchester Man Killed In Orange County Plane Crash Click here for an updated story: Man ID'd As Passenger In Orange County Crash That Killed Pilot The identity of the 53-year-old man killed when a small plane crashed shortly after takeoff on Saturday morning in Orange County has been released. Rabbi Aaron D. Panken of Mamaroneck, president of a leading Jewish seminary, died from injuries suffered when a yellow Aeronca 7AC aircraft crashed into the woods just after takeoff from Randall Airport in Middletown at around 9:30 a.m. Another passenger in the plane, whose name has not been released, sustained non-life threatening injuries. The cra…

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by Joe Lombardi