Month: August 2022

Applications increase under state’s Red Flag Law
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Applications increase under state’s Red Flag Law

Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Friday a major increase in applications for Extreme Risk Protection Orders (ERPOs) under New York’s Red Flag Law—with substantially more ERPOs filed in the last three months than in all of 2021. The increase comes after Governor Hochul took decisive action in the wake of the […]

Mosquitoes with West Nile found in Westchester
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Mosquitoes with West Nile found in Westchester

The Westchester County Health Department learned Friday that this season’s first batch of mosquitoes carrying West Nile Virus in Westchester was identified in Rye. The area surrounding the positive mosquito batches is being inspected by the Health Department, and catch basins that need it are being treated to protect against […]

Anti-abortion protestors sentenced for trespassing
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Anti-abortion protestors sentenced for trespassing

Westchester County District Attorney Miriam E. Rocah announced that three men affiliated with the anti-abortion group Red Rose Rescue, including two that live out of state, were sentenced on Aug. 2, to three months in jail following their criminal conviction for trespassing at All Women’s Health and Medical Services in […]