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Popular NJ supermarket will stop selling cigarettes
🚬 A popular grocery chain will stop selling tobacco products permanently. 🚬 The goal is to help customers and staff make better health choices. As of Aug. 31, Stop & Shop will stop selling all cigarettes and tobacco products at its 360 stores. The grocery chain announced it...
FEMA Public Assistance provides much needed relief in the North Country
MORIAH, N.Y. — While the remains of Beryl may have hit Northern New York and Essex County about a month and a half ago, signs of damage are still clear. However, cities and towns will now get some help from the Federal Emergency Management Agency after President Joe Biden approved Gov. Kathy Hochul's disaster declaration request.
Gov. Hochul announces distribution of 20M fentanyl, xylazine test strips throughout N.Y.
Hours before International Overdose Awareness Day, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Friday that 20 million fentanyl and xylazine test strips have been distributed in New York, including around NYC’s five boroughs. The strips can be used to test for the potentially fatal drugs of fentanyl, a synthetic opioid, and xylazine,...
10 Hospitals In New York State Recognized As Best In America
Ten New York hospitals, including three in the Hudson Valley, were recognized as the best in the nation. Northern Dutchess Hospital in Rhinebeck is being praised for the quality of its patient care. Northern Dutchess Hospital In Rhinebeck, Dutchess County Among Best In The Nation. The Centers for Medicare and...
Many In New York State Unknowingly Break The Law Each Day
You, a family member, or a friend might be breaking the law each day. Did you know that New York State has a new(sh) passenger seat belt law?. All Passengers Must Wear Seat Belts In Vehicles In New York State. I was having a conversation with my father the other...
NYS: New measures to prevent drowning
ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10)– As summer winds down, two new bills were signed into law to help prevent drownings throughout New York State. One will now require the state department of health to have outreach programs teaching the public about fatal and non-fatal drownings and how to prevent them. “It will basically take drowning, which is […]
Get food stamps or public assistance? NY wants to hear how hard the system is to use
Syracuse, N.Y. — The state wants to hear from families who receive benefits like food stamps and public assistance about how hard the help is to get. In the spring, the state Child Poverty Reduction Advisory Council asked the state and county departments of social services to share a statewide survey that asked people about their experience with the public benefit system.
NJ Health Department reports 2 West Nile Virus deaths among new cases
Two deaths have been linked to the West Nile Virus in New Jersey, among the new cases that have been reported in the Garden State, according to health officials.The state's health department reported an additional six West Nile virus cases, and two additional presumptive viremic blood donors (PVD) -- or blood donors whose tests are reactive to the virus.This comes after the state's first human case of Eastern Equine encephalitis (EEE) and two earlier cases of the West Nile virus infection were discovered.The New Jersey Department of Health and the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection are urging residents to...
New Yorkers to save $853M with new health insurance premium rates
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- New Yorkers are expected to save more than $850 million after the state approved health insurance premium rate increases well below what insurance companies had requested. On Friday, the New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) approved health insurers’ premium rate increases for 2025, with...
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service announce $17M for projects along Delaware River Watershed
From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know!. Federal funding from the Delaware Watershed Conservation Fund will go toward removing dams to help fish move freely, reducing stormwater pollution and restoring habitat for horseshoe crabs, among other initiatives.
Labor Day Fun In New York’s Southern Tier? Here Are Three Ideas
The Labor Day weekend is here, marking the unofficial end of summer. Didn't the unofficial weekend of summer just happen? Summer goes by too quickly. But, at least we have a lot of great things going on throughout the Southern Tier of New York and Northeastern Pennsylvania over the three-day holiday. If you are looking for some fun things to do this holiday weekend, here are three things to check out.
NYS Fair: Get free Narcan and demo of new overdose prevention video game on Saturday
Geddes, N.Y. -- Free Narcan will be available Saturday at the 2024 New York State Fair. Anyone can get the opioid overdose reversal kits (with two doses each) for no charge at the state Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS) display in the Science and Industry Building, across the courtyard from the Milk Products Building.
Major tickets and arrests in crackdown on NJ and NY bridge/tunnel drivers
âš« Port Authority records a record pace of toll summonses/arrests. âš« Repeat toll violators can be subject to suspension and civil litigation. âš« "It's not a question of if we'll catch you, but when." The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is cracking down hard on drivers trying...
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