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Putnam Rabies Concerns Rise As Warmer Temperatures Arrive
BREWSTER, N.Y. -- With warmer temperatures and more hours of daylight, people are spending more time outdoors, and the potential for contact with wildlife increases, according to the Putnam County Health Department. Raccoons, skunks, foxes and bats, as well as feral cats, can carry the rabies virus, which is found in the saliva and nervous tissue of an infected animal.
Transmission can occur through an animal bite, or if saliva comes in contact with an open wound, or an individual’s eyes, nose or mouth, the Health Department says. To educate children about the risk of rabies, teach them to:…
Ramapo Police Respond To Domestic Incident In Town
RAMAPO, N.Y. -- Ramapo Police responded to a domestic incident in the town Wednesday at 10:30 p.m.
The female suspect punched a hole in the basement wall, broke the dining room table, and slammed a chair on the ground, breaking the chair before being arrested for felony criminal mischief and harassment. She was processed on the charges at RPD headquarters, and will be arraigned later this morning.
Ramapo Police handled 131 calls on Wednesday, including: 10 medical emergencies, 10 alarm activations, and four arrests including charges for Criminal Mischief, Harassment, and Aggravated Unlice…
Schaghticoke First Nations Host Inter-Tribal Unity Gathering In Wingdale
WINGDALE, N.Y. -- The Schaghticoke First Nations, in partnership with the Town of Dover, is hosting a Unity Gathering at Thomas J. Boyce Park in Wingdale with a cultural heritage festival on Saturday, June 4 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. They invite guests to come from near and far to this family event that will begin at 10 a.m. with Native drumming leading up to the opening ceremony at 11 a.m. Throughout the day there will be food, displays, vendors, entertainment and frybread.
Tribes and tribal representatives are coming from New Jersey, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York, Manitoba Canada, New…
