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NY offering assistance to immigrant workers affected by pandemic, but application details remain unclear
News 12 Staff
Updated on:Apr 15, 2021, 6:51pm EDT
Undocumented immigrants can apply to receive up to $15,600 in funding in New York if they suffered losses due to COVID-19, but details on how to apply remain unclear.
The measure was passed last week by the Democratic-controlled state Legislature.
Catholic Charities case worker Marie Dely says she s happy the state is giving financial relief to undocumented immigrants, who make up the bulk of families she serves in the Village of Haverstraw. This is great news, and we wish it could be more, but we will take anything, she says.
Instead of the one-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine, they were offered a dose of the two-shot Moderna brand.
Putnam County officials had planned on giving out both at two vaccination clinics in Garrison Tuesday. That changed abruptly when the Federal Drug Administration and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a joint recommendation to pause administering Johnson & Johnson.
“People who have been coming in today that were expecting the J and J with our quick change really handled it well. Most of them did stay for the Moderna and were thankful and it wasn’t a negative experience at all it all turned out pretty well,” said Kathy Percacciolo, Putnam County Health Department’s supervising public health nurse.
Forty – five years ago President Gerald Ford officially recognized Black History Month, calling upon the public to “seize the opportunity to honor the too-often neglected accomplishments of Black Americans in every area of endeavor throughout our history.”
Since then, we have celebrated Black History Month by honoring African Americans who have made a difference in their communities, the nation and/or the world and remembering the people who dedicated their lives to the purist of equality and freedom.
Feb. 22, 2021 saw the Village of Haverstraw begin an annual tradition of acknowledging Black History Month by honoring members of it’s own community, starting with Virginia (Ginny) Norfleet. Northfleet’s nomination was originally proposed by Village Trustee Gil Carlevarro.
Joule s Clean Energy Programs Enable 31 New York State Communities to Bring Cleaner and Cheaper Energy to Residents, Promote Local Economies, Help Meet State Climate Goals
IN 2021, JOULE EXPECTS TO ROLL OUT COMMUNITY CHOICE AGGREGATION PROGRAMS AND OFFER COMMUNITY SOLAR TO ALMOST 250,000 HOUSEHOLDS IN 31 COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE STATE, INCLUDING THE LAUNCH OF A FIRST-OF-KIND COMMUNITY SOLAR PROGRAM THAT WILL CHANGE NEW YORK STATE S ENERGY LANDSCAPE.
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KATONAH, N.Y., Jan. 20, 2021 /PRNewswire/ In 2020, Joule Assets, via Joule Community Power, launched three new community choice aggregation programs ( CCA or community choice ) to more than 100,000 utility account holders in twelve communities across New York State. This brings Joule s total to five CCAs operating in 20 NY municipalities. Nineteen of the twenty municipalities with electricity supply contracts negotiated through Joule have selected 100% renewable energy at