A Manhattan power outage that temporarily turned off the bright lights of the big city only lasted for a few hours, but left plenty of lingering questions and calls for investigations on Sunday.
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There have been a few measles cases in Sullivan County the past few weeks, YWN has confirmed. One of them was a confirmed exposure at Nachlei Emunah Bungalow Colony on Joyland Road.
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Authorities say a transformer fire caused a power outage in Manhattan and left businesses without electricity, elevators stuck and subway cars stalled.
The New York City Fire Department said the fire started at West 64th Street and West End Avenue and affected at least 42,000 customers as of 8 p.m.

Albany County Supreme Court Justice Michael Mackey denied a request on Friday for a temporary restraining order against the implementation of the religious exemption repeal pertaining to vaccinations.
The state adopted the law before it adjourned last month in the face of a measles epidemic.

Please join Councilman Chaim Deutsch THIS Monday, July 15th, at a street co-naming ceremony in memory of Police Officer Leon Fox, who was shot and killed while pursuing robbery suspects in 1941.
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The New York State Education Department is once again trying to gain the authority to control our Yeshivas’ curriculum, schedule and staffing. We must oppose their efforts.
We are all aware of the Guidelines that SED sought to impose last year.

An elderly person driving a Lexus plowed straight into a Kosher Bakery in Fair Lawn NJ, Thursday morning.
It happened around 11:00AM at Zaides Kosher bake Shop, located on Fair Lawn Avenue.
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Six people were injured when a taxi crashed into a restaurant in Hell’s Kitchen Thursday afternoon.
The vehicle crashed into Westville restaurant on Ninth Avenue just after 12:30 p.m.
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June 11 may just seem like an ordinary Thursday – until you realize that it’s 7-11.
To honor 7-11 day, the nationwide convenience store with the same name is giving away free Slurpees – and customers who sign up for the store’s rewards programs can get a coupon for an additional free Slurpee.

The Moetzes Gedolei HaTorah of Agudath Israel of America met on Wednesday, July 3rd at the organization’s national headquarters.
They heard a comprehensive report about the state education department’s new rules and regulations regarding substantial equivalence for yeshivos and the danger that presents for Torah Chinuch.