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News 08/20/12

New Rochelle Council Approves Parking Agreement

by Justin Stock   Comment
News 07/17/12

Free Vaccinations For Westchester County Students

by Zak Failla   Comment

SCARSDALE, N.Y. – As Westchester parents prepare to get their children ready to go back to school in the fall, some are going to need to do more than purchase pencils and backpacks.

The Westchester County ...

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News 07/11/12

Rabies Alert Issued For New Rochelle Residents

by Patrick Stapleton   Comment

NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. – A rabies alert has been issued by the Westchester County Department of Health “to residents who may have had contact with a stray kitten or cat any time since early June on the grounds of the New York Athletic Club and/or the Winged Foot Day Camp,” which are both in New Rochelle and border Pelham Manor’s Shore Park.

“A small grey kitten that was on ...

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News 07/09/12

Free Rabies Clinic Set For Sunday In New Rochelle

by Justin Stock   Comment

NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. – The Westchester County Health Department will sponsor a one-day rabies vaccination clinic Sunday in New Rochelle.

Free vaccinations will be available from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., by appointment, at Stamen Animal Hospital, 61 Quaker Ridge Road, for dogs, cats and ferrets owned by county residents. The hospital can be reached at ...

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Lifestyle 05/04/12

County Begins West Nile Prevention Monday

by Justin Stock   Comments (1)

NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. – The Westchester County Department of Health will begin its annual West Nile Virus prevention program on Monday by checking catch basins throughout the county for standing water and applying larvicide as needed.

The department's goal is to eliminate breeding sites for mosquitoes that can carry the virus.

Teams will begin in New Rochelle, ...

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News 03/09/12

County to Hold New Rochelle Blood Drive

by Justin Stock   Comment

NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. - Westchester County will be joining the Communications Workers of America in co-sponsoring a two-day blood drive for the New York Blood Center/Hudson Valley Blood Services at the County Center Tuesday, March 20 and Wednesday, March 21 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The county Department of Health will also hold a blood drive March 20 from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. ...

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News 08/30/11

Sewage Discharge Makes Hudson River Unsafe

by Robert Michelin   Comment

WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. – Once again, an uninvited guest has made it unsafe for residents to swim or participate in recreational activities in the Hudson River.

The Westchester County Department of ...

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News 07/19/11

County's Rabies Outbreak Leads the State

by Robert Michelin   Comment

MOUNT PLEASANT, N.Y. –  Westchester has had the most reports of rabid animals of any county in the state so far this year, health officials say.  Every day, it seems, there is another report of a ...

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