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Orthodox Jewish Community

Lakewood, NJ
News
Lakewood Rabbi Released From Jail After 'Misunderstanding' In Child Luring Case Lakewood Rabbi Released From Jail After 'Misunderstanding' In Child Luring Case
Lakewood Rabbi Released From Jail After 'Misunderstanding' In Child Luring Case Rabbi Binyomin Kubani walks free. The Lakewood father of seven was ordered released from the Ocean County Jail by a judge on Monday, July 7 pending trial on Level 2 monitoring, four days after he was arrested and charged with attempting to lure or entice a minor into a motor vehicle in a move his community called a "miscarriage of justice," the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office confirms. Kubani was taken into custody on Thursday, July 3, after he approached a 15-year-old boy at a car wash on Ocean Avenue while in his van and asked if he had a job, the Asbury Park Press reports, citing A…

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by Cecilia Levine
Allentown, PA
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Popular PA Jewish Camp Director Sexually Abused Minor For Years, Bombshell Lawsuit Alleges Popular PA Jewish Camp Director Sexually Abused Minor For Years, Bombshell Lawsuit Alleges
Popular PA Jewish Camp Director Sexually Abused Minor For Years, Bombshell Lawsuit Alleges A well-known Jewish summer camp for boys in Pennsylvania and several members of its leadership are being sued by a former attendee who alleges he was sexually abused by a senior staff member for years at the camp. The civil complaint, filed in Pennsylvania state court Monday, June 16, names Camp Dora Golding in East Stroudsburg, its executive director Alexander Gold, and former assistant director Binyamin Daiches. The plaintiff, identified anonymously as “John Doe,” is represented by attorneys from Stark & Stark, P.C. According to the suit, the alleged abuse occurred over multiple summe…

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by Michael Mashburn
Lakewood, NJ
Police & Fire
Man Sentenced For 'Hate-Filled' Rampage That Injured Five Orthodox Jews In South Jersey: Feds Man Sentenced For 'Hate-Filled' Rampage That Injured Five Orthodox Jews In South Jersey: Feds
Man Sentenced For 'Hate-Filled' Rampage That Injured Five Orthodox Jews In South Jersey: Feds A Manchester Township man will spend decades in prison after a series of antisemitic attacks in Ocean County that injured five Orthodox Jewish men, authorities said. Dion Marsh, 29, was sentenced on Tuesday, July 23 to 40 years in prison, New Jersey's U.S. Attorney Philip Sellinger said in a news release. He previously pleaded guilty to five counts of violating the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act and one count of carjacking on Thursday, Feb. 1. Marsh admitted to injuring five victims because they're Jewish, attempting to kill four …

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by Chris Spiker
Lakewood, NJ
Police & Fire
Man Placed Fake Explosive Device Near Ocean County Synagogue: Police Man Placed Fake Explosive Device Near Ocean County Synagogue: Police
Man Placed Fake Explosive Device Near Ocean County Synagogue: Police An Ocean County man was accused of strapping a fake explosive device to a utility pole near a synagogue, authorities said. Benjamin Gibber, 29, of Lakewood, was charged with third-degree creating a false public alarm. Lakewood police announced his arrest in a news release on Friday, Mar. 15. Officers responded to the pole near the intersection of Fourth and Forest avenues at around 7:45 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 19, 2023. The intersection is near the Satmar Shul synagogue. The state police bomb squad also responded to the scene. "After extraction, it was determined that the device was ine…

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by Chris Spiker
Hamilton Township, NJ
Police & Fire
Jersey Shore Man Admits Anti-Semitic Rampage: Running Down Victims, Stabbing, Carjacking Jersey Shore Man Admits Anti-Semitic Rampage: Running Down Victims, Stabbing, Carjacking
Jersey Shore Man Admits Anti-Semitic Rampage: Running Down Victims, Stabbing, Carjacking A Jersey Shore man admitted in federal court on Thursday that he committed a series of violent assaults on members of the Jewish Orthodox community in and around Lakewood. What became a rampage over roughly seven hours began when Dion Marsh, 29, of Manchester, dragged a "visibly identifiable" Orthodox Jew out of his car, beat him and sped off in the victim's vehicle on April 8, 2022, authorities said. Marsh was driving a different car in the heavily Orthodox community hours later when he ran down victims in three separate incidents, attempting to kill each of them, U.S. Attorney for New Jer…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Teaneck, NJ
Business
Bergen's Rabbinic Council Ends Contracts With Kosher Chef Charged With Child Sex Assault Bergen's Rabbinic Council Ends Contracts With Kosher Chef Charged With Child Sex Assault
Bergen's Rabbinic Council Ends Contracts With Kosher Chef Charged With Child Sex Assault A Teaneck chef once praised in the Jewish community for his restaurants has been chopped from his contract with the local rabbinical council that upheld his kosher certification following his arrest on charges of child sex assault. The Rabbinical Council of Bergen County announced that it will not be renewing its contracts with Shalom "Sal" Yehudiel, 40, due to the charges slapped against him last week. The announcement was posted to Twitter Thursday, March 24 by Asher Lovy, the director of an organization aimed at fighting child sex assault in Orthodox Jewish communities. The Council las…

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by Cecilia Levine
Mount Pleasant, NY
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Antisemitic Comments At Planning Board Meeting In Hudson Valley Spark Outrage Antisemitic Comments At Planning Board Meeting In Hudson Valley Spark Outrage
Antisemitic Comments At Planning Board Meeting In Hudson Valley Spark Outrage The is outrage in the Hudson Valley after hate speech was spewed at a community meeting. In Rockland County, a Haverstraw Planning Board meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 10 was interrupted by disparaging comments by a local resident about the growing Orthodox Jewish community. “A certain sect of people tend to walk in the street, and nobody is wearing any reflective gear,"  the unidentified man reportedly said. "So if I run one of them over, and of course, I’m going back over them again." The comments drew swift and decisive backlash from elected officials, from New York Gov. Kathy Hochul …

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by Zak Failla
Monsey, NY
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COVID-19: Feds Sue Airmont For Religious Discrimination Against Orthodox Jewish Residents COVID-19: Feds Sue Airmont For Religious Discrimination Against Orthodox Jewish Residents
Covid-19: Feds Sue Airmont For Religious Discrimination Against Orthodox Jewish Residents A federal lawsuit has been filed against the Village of Airmont to "rectify," the village's alleged effort to discriminate against its Orthodox Jewish community. Audrey Strauss, the Acting U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, filed the suit on Wednesday, Dec. 2, claiming the village is preventing the community from its ability to worship and run schools. As alleged in the complaint, Strauss said Airmont has violated the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act by imposing land use and zoning provisions that, among other things, restrict Orthodox Jewish residents’…

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by Kathy Reakes
Lakewood, NJ
Police & Fire
Lakewood Police Ticket Wedding Hosts Amid Coronavirus Outbreak Lakewood Police Ticket Wedding Hosts Amid Coronavirus Outbreak
Lakewood Police Ticket Wedding Hosts Amid Coronavirus Outbreak Lakewood police broke up 17 over-sized gatherings the past week that violated state coronavirus prevention orders -- but didn't arrest anyone, contrary to multiple media reports, authorities said. Two wedding hosts, Shaul Kuperwasser, 43, and Eliyohu Zaks, 49, received summonses last week for maintaining a nuisance after holding weddings of more than 50 people in their homes, the department said in a statement. Lakewood is home to a large Orthodox Jewish community and one of the biggest yeshivas in the United States.  It had 69 of the 149 positive COVID-19 cases in the county as of Mo…

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by Jon Craig
Jersey City, NJ
Police & Fire
Authorities: Jersey City Shooters Hated Police, Jewish Community Authorities: Jersey City Shooters Hated Police, Jewish Community
Authorities: Jersey City Shooters Hated Police, Jewish Community State Attorney General Gubir Grewal and other officials provided additional information on the deadly gun battle in Jersey City Tuesday during which "several hundred" rounds were fired, he said.  The suspected shooters, David Anderson and Francine Graham, had five firearms in their possession as well as a simple but working pipe bomb. The pipe bomb and one of the guns was later recovered from a rental van Anderson and Graham used in the attack.  Four of the weapons -- two handguns, a shotgun and a modified AR-15-style rifle -- were found inside the store in the Greenville sec…

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by Paul Milo
Paterson, NJ
News
Orthodox Jewish Dad From Clifton Accused Of Living Double Life Hosting Wild NYC Sex Parties Orthodox Jewish Dad From Clifton Accused Of Living Double Life Hosting Wild NYC Sex Parties
Orthodox Jewish Dad From Clifton Accused Of Living Double Life Hosting Wild NYC Sex Parties A New York City tenant facing a lawsuit from his landlord for throwing wild sex parties happens to be living a double life as an Orthodox Jewish father in Clifton, according to a recent report. ** UPDATE: Avraham Adler told his side of the story in an exclusive interview with Daily Voice, calling the story by the New York Post a 'smear campaign' ** Avraham Adler, whose wife Shana is pregnant with their fourth child, has been charging guests $60 to attend his parties that feature group foreplay, sex swings and spankings, the New York Post reports. Adler told Daily Voice that he had bee…

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by Cecilia Levine
New City, NY
News
Day Declines To Renew Rockland's State Of Emergency For Measles Day Declines To Renew Rockland's State Of Emergency For Measles
Day Declines To Renew Rockland's State Of Emergency For Measles Rockland County Executive Ed Day announced that he will not renew the state of emergency order enacted earlier this year in an effort to stem the rise of measles cases during the 10-month outbreak.  The state of emergency, which expires at midnight Wednesday, July 25 was declared on March 25 and has since been renewed three times.  The order, which banned unvaccinated and exposed people from public spaces, was a "last straw" effort to contain the continually growing number of measles cases in the county which began with visitors to and from Israel in October 2018. Since then…

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by Kathy Reakes
New City, NY
Politics
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
New City, NY
News
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
Yonkers, NY
News
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
New City, NY
News
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
New City, NY
News
Number Of Measles Cases Grows Again In Rockland Number Of Measles Cases Grows Again In Rockland
Number Of Measles Cases Grows Again In Rockland One day after a federal court upheld Rockland County's order requiring unvaccinated students to stay home from school in certain areas, the number of cases of measles has jumped again to 146. In addition to the 146 confirmed cases of measles since the outbreak began in October of last year, there are also two suspected cases that the Rockland County Department of Health is continuing to investigate. The outbreak began with visitors to and from Israel in October where more than 2,600 people have reportedly been affected. Since then the number had continued to grow weekly as unvaccinat…

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by Kathy Reakes
White Plains, NY
News
First Measles Case Confirmed In Westchester First Measles Case Confirmed In Westchester
First Measles Case Confirmed In Westchester Westchester health officials are working to alert the public about the first case of measles reported in the county, as Rockland County continues to struggle with a measles outbreak that has sickened 143 people. The county learned of the case on Friday, March 1, when the Westchester County Health Department was notified that a Monroe College student was diagnosed with measles.  The student, who is a resident of New York City, had traveled to the college’s New Rochelle campus to attend a women's basketball game on Tuesday, Feb. 26,  night. Officials are not…

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by Kathy Reakes
New City, NY
News
Number Of Confirmed Measles Cases Rises Again In Rockland Number Of Confirmed Measles Cases Rises Again In Rockland
Number Of Confirmed Measles Cases Rises Again In Rockland The number of measles continues to rise in Rockland County as officials work to battle the spread of the disease. Currently, there are 139 confirmed cases of measles within the county. The confirmed cases are the total number of cases since the outbreak began in October 2018, and not all are active cases, said the Rockland County Department of Health. The outbreak began with visitors to and from Israel where more than 2,600 people have reportedly been affected. Since then the number had continued to grow as unvaccinated or under-vaccinated children and adults were exposed, the department s…

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by Kathy Reakes
New City, NY
News
Free Vaccine Clinic Announced As Number Of Rockland Measles Rises Again Free Vaccine Clinic Announced As Number Of Rockland Measles Rises Again
Free Vaccine Clinic Announced As Number Of Rockland Measles Rises Again Rockland County is holding another free vaccine clinic on Wednesday in response to a rise of the number of total confirmed cases of measles in the county. To date, there have been 135 cases of measles in the county since the outbreak began in October 2018, with another three suspected cases, according to the Rockland County Health Department. The outbreak began with visitors to and from Israel in September where more than 2,600 people have reportedly been affected. Since then the number had continued to grow weekly as unvaccinated or under-vaccinated children and adults were exposed, the d…

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by Kathy Reakes
Stony Point, NY
News
Number Of Rockland Measles Cases Hits New High Number Of Rockland Measles Cases Hits New High
Number Of Rockland Measles Cases Hits New High The number of measles cases in Rockland County has grown again to a high of 124 confirmed cases since the outbreak began in October. County officials, including Rockland County Executive Ed Day and County Health Commissioner Dr. Patricia Schnabel Ruppert, are reminding residents that the measles outbreak continues in Rockland and that residents who have not received a vaccine should do so. "Even in previously healthy children, measles can cause serious illness, such as pneumonia, requiring hospitalization," said Dr. Ruppert. "Measles may cause a pregnant woman to give birth p…

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by Kathy Reakes
New City, NY
News
Number Of Confirmed Measles Cases Rises Again In Rockland Number Of Confirmed Measles Cases Rises Again In Rockland
Number Of Confirmed Measles Cases Rises Again In Rockland The number of confirmed cases of measles in Rockland County has grown again to a total of 118 cases, up two cases from last week. The Rockland County Department of Health said there also another five suspected cases of measles they are currently monitoring.  The outbreak began with visitors to and from Israel in September where more than 2,600 people have reportedly been affected. Since then the number had continued to grow weekly as unvaccinated or under-vaccinated children and adults were exposed, the department said. The majority of the cases has mainly affected the Orthodox Jewis…

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by Kathy Reakes
New City, NY
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Number Of Measles Cases Increases Again In Rockland Number Of Measles Cases Increases Again In Rockland
Number Of Measles Cases Increases Again In Rockland The measles outbreak that has plagued Rockland County continues to grow as the number of new cases has again increased. On Tuesday, the Rockland County Department of Health said there are currently 114 cases of measles confirmed in the county as well as five suspected cases that are being monitored. That's up by nine from last week. The outbreak began with visitors to and from Israel in September where more than 2,600 people have reportedly been affected. Since then the number had continued to grow weekly as unvaccinated or under-vaccinated children and adults were exposed, the department…

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by Kathy Reakes
New City, NY
News
Number Of Rockland Measles Cases Climbs Again Number Of Rockland Measles Cases Climbs Again
Number Of Rockland Measles Cases Climbs Again The number of measles cases in Rockland County has climbed again with an increase of three in just one day. Currently, there are 108 confirmed cases of measles in the county, as well as three suspected cases being investigated, according to the Rockland County Department of Health. The outbreak began with visitors to and from Israel in September where more than 2,600 people have reportedly been affected. Since then the number had continued to grow weekly as unvaccinated or under-vaccinated children and adults were exposed, the department said. The majority of the cases has mainly aff…

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by Kathy Reakes
New City, NY
News
Number Of Measles Cases In Rockland Climbs Again Number Of Measles Cases In Rockland Climbs Again
Number Of Measles Cases In Rockland Climbs Again The measles outbreak that began in September in Rockland County continues as the number of cases has climbed again. The Rockland County Department of Health reported 105 confirmed measles cases as of Tuesday, Jan. 8, as well as four suspected cases that are being monitored. The outbreak began with visitors to and from Israel in September where more than 2,600 people have reportedly been affected.  Since then the number had continued to grow weekly as unvaccinated or under-vaccinated children and adults were exposed, the department said. The majority of the cases has mainly affected t…

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by Kathy Reakes
New City, NY
Police & Fire
Number Of Measles Cases Passes 100 In Rockland For First Time Number Of Measles Cases Passes 100 In Rockland For First Time
Number Of Measles Cases Passes 100 In Rockland For First Time Just when the number of measles cases seemed to stop spreading, Rockland County officials are announcing the number of cases has grown by six for a total of 102 confirmed cases. In addition, there are five suspected cases being investigated, said the Rockland County Department of Health. The outbreak began with visitors to and from Israel in September. Since then the number had continued to grow weekly as unvaccinated or under-vaccinated children and adults were exposed, the department said. The majority of the cases has mainly affected the Orthodox Jewish community in New Square, Spring V…

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by Kathy Reakes
New City, NY
News
New Update Shows Number Of Measles Cases Now Holding Steady In Rockland New Update Shows Number Of Measles Cases Now Holding Steady In Rockland
New Update Shows Number Of Measles Cases Now Holding Steady In Rockland The number of measles cases in Rockland County is holding steady for the first time since the outbreak began in September The Rockland County Department of Health said Thursday that no new cases have been reported above the 96 prior to Christmas, but there are three suspected cases under investigation. The outbreak began with visitors to and from Israel in September. Since then the number had continued to grow weekly as unvaccinated or under-vaccinated children and adults were exposed, the department said. The majority of the cases has mainly affected the Orthodox Jewish community in New S…

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by Kathy Reakes
New City, NY
News
New Update Released On Rockland Whooping Cough, Measles Cases New Update Released On Rockland Whooping Cough, Measles Cases
New Update Released On Rockland Whooping Cough, Measles Cases The measles and whooping cough outbreaks continue in Rockland County as health officials work to stem the spread of the number of those affected.As of Friday, there are 96 confirmed cases of measles, with no pending suspected cases, said the Rockland County Department of Health. There are also 12 confirmed cases of whooping cough with no new cases pending, they added. Whooping cough is a highly contagious infection of the upper respiratory tract caused by a virus that is spread by direct contact with mucus from the nose and throat of an infected person. At first, the illness looks like the…

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by Kathy Reakes
New City, NY
News
New Measles Update: Number Of Confirmed, Suspected Cases Climbs Past 100 New Measles Update: Number Of Confirmed, Suspected Cases Climbs Past 100
New Measles Update: Number Of Confirmed, Suspected Cases Climbs Past 100 The number of confirmed and suspected measles cases in Rockland County has climbed past 100 for the first time. As of Monday, Dec. 17, Rockland County Department of Health officials said there are 95 confirmed cases and seven suspected cases of measles in the county. The outbreak began with visitors to and from Israel in September. Since then the number continues to grow as unvaccinated or under-vaccinated children and adults are exposed, the department said. The majority of the cases has mainly affected the Orthodox Jewish community in New Square, Spring Valley, and Monsey, health officia…

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by Kathy Reakes
Newburgh, NY
News
Five Children Diagnosed With Measles In Orange County Five Children Diagnosed With Measles In Orange County
Five Children Diagnosed With Measles In Orange County As the number of measles cases continues to grow in Rockland County, new cases are also being reported in neighboring Orange County.Currently, there are 94 cases of measles in Rockland County, and five confirmed cases in Orange County. Two of these cases have been laboratory confirmed in children who attend school in Orange County, said the Orange County Department of Health. The department stated it is working closely with the affected schools and individuals have been notified.  Unvaccinated and under-vaccinated persons have been excluded from school since measles is …

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by Kathy Reakes
New City, NY
News
Rockland Measles Cases Keep On Climbing Rockland Measles Cases Keep On Climbing
Rockland Measles Cases Keep On Climbing The number of measles cases in Rockland County has increased again with 94 confirmed cases and four suspected cases.In addition, the number of people being vaccinated has skyrocketed with a reported 11,100 MMR vaccines being given since the beginning of the epidemic in late September, the Department of Health reported.  Forty-seven of those vaccines were administered during a clinic Tuesday at the Palisades Center after an infected person had visited the area. The clinic was the 12th hosted by county health officials in concert with Refuah Health Center in Spring Valley and person…

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by Kathy Reakes