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Health Warning: Measles Diagnosed In Rockland County Child

An infant in Spring Valley is recovering from measles and the Rockland County health department wants people to watch for symptoms over the next couple of weeks.

2013/05/29

Person Of Interest Identified In Fires That Destroyed Jewish Religious Items

Police released photos of a person of interest Tuesday night in the burning of a dozen sacred Jewish religious symbols in Brooklyn over two days.

2013/04/09

Duck with Bread (file / credit: KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV/AFP/GettyImages)

Passover Bread-Dumping Notice Upsets Some In Brooklyn

Some in the Orthodox Jewish community are upset that a public reminder not to feed the ducks and geese in Prospect Park includes a reference to Passover.

2013/03/22

More than a thousand bags, filled with Jewish religious items, piled up along a dirt road in Lakewood. (credit: CBS 2)

Over 1,000 Bags Filled With Jewish Religious Items Piled Up Along NJ Road

Court papers show the bags were illegally buried at the location, but recently were dug up after a judge ordered the rabbi responsible to remove them.

2013/03/15

Nechemya Weberman (credit: Juliet Papa, 1010 WINS)

Brooklyn Orthodox Leader’s Defense Attorney Seeks To Discredit Sex Abuse Victim’s Claims

Defense lawyer Michael Farkus suggested that the now-17-year-old accuser who said the counselor sexually abused her for three years made it all up.

2012/11/29

President Obama, Vice President Biden & members of the national security team look on as they receive an update on the mission against Osama bin Laden in the White House Situation room. (credit: White House)

Ultra-Orthodox Paper Erases Hillary Clinton From Iconic Situation Room Photo

Something’s a bit different about Brooklyn-based Ultra-orthodox Jewish newspaper Der Tzitung’s coverage of the death of Osama bin Laden.

2011/05/09

Gay Marriage (file / credit: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images)

Gov. Andrew Cuomo Believes NY Legislature Could Pass Gay Marriage This Year

Gov. Andrew Cuomo, closely allied with the Senate Republican majority that once blocked gay marriage, said he’s now optimistic it will be legalized in New York.

2011/05/04

Sabbath Holds Back Jewish Athlete In New Jersey

She has the skills, but Shabbas has left her without the scores.

2011/02/15

Police ID Man Accused Of Shooting Jewish Patrol

Four members of the Shomrim, a Jewish community patrol group, were shot during a struggle to wrestle a gun from a man they say was exposing himself to children.

2010/09/03

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