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President Kennedy? Former Westchester Resident RFK Jr. Announces 2024 Bid For White House President Kennedy? Former Westchester Resident RFK Jr. Announces 2024 Bid For White House
President Kennedy? Former Westchester Resident RFK Jr. Announces 2024 Bid For White House There's now a possibility of another Kennedy back in the White House if the political winds blow in the right direction. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. - son of the late US Attorney General and New York Sen. Robert F. Kennedy and nephew of President John F. Kennedy - filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) to run for president in the 2024 election, he announced Friday, April 7. The 69-year-old will run as a Democrat, according to his FEC filing. He said that he will officially kick off his campaign in Boston on Wednesday, April 19. “I am grateful for the outpouring of support…

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by Michael Mashburn
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County Exec At Heart Of Measles Outbreak Hails Law Ending Religious Exemptions For Vaccines County Exec At Heart Of Measles Outbreak Hails Law Ending Religious Exemptions For Vaccines
County Exec At Heart Of Measles Outbreak Hails Law Ending Religious Exemptions For Vaccines Elected officials from across New York state, including Rockland County -- the epicenter of a measles outbreak -- hailed a new state law that bans non-medical exemptions from vaccinations.  "This is a great step forward in protecting the public health here in New York," said Rockland County Executive Ed Day. At least 924 of the nation's confirmed measles cases have been reported in New York state. More than 20,000 measles/mumps/rubella vaccinations have been given within Rockland County since the outbreak began in October 2018. Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a bill Thursday, June 13 ending…

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by Jon Craig
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Day Issues New State Of Emergency Declaration Day Issues New State Of Emergency Declaration
Day Issues New State Of Emergency Declaration Rockland County Executive Ed Day has issued a third state of emergency declaration in response to the ongoing measles outbreak in the county. The new declaration replaces the second declaration that expired on Saturday, May 25, said John Lyon, spokesman for Rockland County. As of Friday, May 24 there were 250 reported cases of measles since the outbreak began last October. Since the outbreak began, the county has given 21,582 MMR vaccinations, which increased by 4,624 since the declaration of the original state of emergency on March 26, said Day. The outbreak that began with visitors…

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by Kathy Reakes
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New Square Steps Up Efforts To Battle Measles As Number Of Cases Now Over 200 In Rockland New Square Steps Up Efforts To Battle Measles As Number Of Cases Now Over 200 In Rockland
New Square Steps Up Efforts To Battle Measles As Number Of Cases Now Over 200 In Rockland With 206 confirmed cases of measles in Rockland County since the outbreak began last year, officials with the Village of New Square are showing their support for county and state officials by urging residents to get vaccinated. In a letter to residents and county officials, village leaders said they recognize the urgent need to increase immunization compliance and pledged support and continued collaboration.  "Since the outbreak began in early October 2018, New Square has worked with Rockland County Executive Ed Day and his office, area schools, and Refuah Health Center …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Rockland Finalizing New Orders To Keep People Who May Have Been Exposed To Measles At Home Rockland Finalizing New Orders To Keep People Who May Have Been Exposed To Measles At Home
Rockland Finalizing New Orders To Keep People Who May Have Been Exposed To Measles At Home Rockland County officials are finalizing new steps to take in the measles outbreak in the wake of a state Supreme Court judge putting the brakes on the county's state of emergency. On Tuesday, April 9, County Executive Ed Day and Commissioner of Health Dr. Patricia Schnabel Ruppert announced that an appeal would be filed against last week’s decision by State Supreme Court Judge Hon. Rolf M. Thorsen that restrains the county from enforcing the state of emergency. The state of emergency had barred anyone under 18 years of age and unvaccinated against the measles from public places f…

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by Kathy Reakes
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New York City Declares Measles Public Health Emergency In Select ZIP Codes New York City Declares Measles Public Health Emergency In Select ZIP Codes
New York City Declares Measles Public Health Emergency In Select ZIP Codes New York Mayor Bill de Blasio declared a public health emergency Tuesday, April 9, in select zip codes in Williamsburg, following a measles outbreak affecting the Orthodox Jewish community.  As part of the declaration, unvaccinated individuals living in those ZIP codes who may have been exposed to measles will be required to receive the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine in order to protect others in the community and help curtail the ongoing outbreak, said the Mayor's office. Under the mandatory vaccinations, members of the City’s Department of Health and Mental Hygiene will check th…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Parents Will Be Held Accountable If They Violate Rockland State Of Emergency, County Exec Says Parents Will Be Held Accountable If They Violate Rockland State Of Emergency, County Exec Says
Parents Will Be Held Accountable If They Violate Rockland State Of Emergency, County Exec Says Under Rockland County's new state of emergency addressing the "measles outbreak,"  parents could face a misdemeanor charge and be fined if their unvaccinated child violates the declaration. Under the countywide state of emergency, which went into effect on Wednesday, March 27, anyone who is under 18 years of age and unvaccinated against the measles will be barred from public places until the declaration expires in 30 days or until they receive the MMR vaccination. Rockland County Executive Ed Day says that although police will not be stopping people asking…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Have You Been Vaccinated Against The Measles? Free Vaccine Clinic Being Held In Rockland Have You Been Vaccinated Against The Measles? Free Vaccine Clinic Being Held In Rockland
Have You Been Vaccinated Against The Measles? Free Vaccine Clinic Being Held In Rockland Following Rockland County's state of emergency in the wake of the state's worst measles outbreak since 2000, several free measles clinics are being held including one in Pomona on Wednesday, March 27. During the clinic, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., the Rockland County Health Department will be offering non-immune residents one dose of measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) vaccine at no cost. The clinic is being held at the Robert Yeager Health Center, Building A, second-floor clinic area, located at 50 Sanatorium Road in Pomona. Rockland County Executive Ed Day declared the state of emerge…

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by Kathy Reakes
Lifestyle
This Hudson Valley County Ranks First In NY For Overall Health In 2019 This Hudson Valley County Ranks First In NY For Overall Health In 2019
This Hudson Valley County Ranks First In NY For Overall Health In 2019 For the second time in a year, Rockland County has ranked No. 1 in the state for overall health in the annual County Health Rankings Report, released Tuesday, March 19.  The overall health of a county is measured by two types of health outcomes: how long people live and how healthy people feel while alive.  Since 2013, Rockland County has been ranked one of the top three counties in the state for overall health and has ranked first three times. "Safeguarding the public's health is a priority in Rockland County," said County Health Commissioner Dr. Patricia Schnabel Ruppert. …

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by Kathy Reakes