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Mosquito Prevention: Officials Handing Out Free Dunks To Kill Larvae In White Plains
To help combat the spread of mosquitos in Westchester, officials will give out free dunks to residents meant to kill off larvae.
On Friday, May 17 between 9:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m., the Westchester County Health Department will hand out free mosquito dunks for placing in bird baths, rain barrels, unused pools, lined ornamental ponds, and other areas with standing water.
The dunks will be available at the Westchester County Department of Public Works in White Plains at 198 Lake St.
To kill mosquito, blackfly, and fungus gnat larvae, the dunks contain a bacterium called Bacillus Thu…
New Westchester County Budget Cuts Property Tax Levy By $6M
The new 2023 Westchester County budget will bring some relief to checkbooks, as it cuts the county's property tax levy by $6 million, county officials said.
The new budget, unanimously passed by the Board of Legislators and signed by County Executive George Latimer on Monday, Dec. 12, totals $2.365 billion and includes Latimer's fourth property tax cut in a row, according to county officials.
In addition to tax cuts, the budget also funds the county's Department of Corrections, Public Safety, Probation and Emergency Services at the "highest level" in the county's history, county…
Hepatitis Confirmed In Westchester Event Space Employee
The Westchester County Health Department is warning anyone who attended a recent special event at the Factoria in Peekskill may have been exposed to hepatitis A.
A worker at the event held on Saturday, Feb. 15, was found to be working while infectious, the health department said.
Anyone who attended the event may have been exposed, the department said.
In an abundance of caution, because Fin & Brew shares an ice machine with the event space, patrons who ate at the restaurant on Sunday, Feb. 16, or Wednesday, Feb. 19, also could have been exposed, the department said.
The Health Depart…
Tuberculosis Case Confirmed In Westchester
The Westchester County Health Department has learned that a Monroe College student at the New Rochelle campus was diagnosed with active Tuberculosis, the department said.
The student, who is not from Westchester and is being treated, is not on campus, and is expected to make a full recovery, the health department said.
The department, working closely with Monroe College, has identified and notified any students and faculty who were exposed, to recommend and offer free evaluation and testing, they added.
Tuberculosis, or TB, is an infection that usually causes cough and…
Multiple Measles Cases Confirmed In Westchester, Health Officials Say
Measles cases have been confirmed in eight Westchester County children, six are siblings, and all are from Northern Westchester, according to county officials.
None of the children, who range in age from six month to 14 years old, attend public schools or childcare, said the Westchester County Health Department.
The department is working with the families and healthcare providers to identify locations where the children may have exposed others.
The children, who were not vaccinated, appear to have been exposed to measles in Rockland County and Brooklyn, where there have been ongoing …
