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Fowl ban extended due to bird flu

By Natasha Vaughn-Holdridge Columbia-Greene Media

ALBANY — New York has banned poultry auctions and fowl-related events to help stop the spread of avian flu. The state Department of Agriculture and Markets announced Thursday it has issued an order to ban all fowl auctions and other events for the purchase, sale, swap or trade of fowl in New York State to help prevent the spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza, or HPAI, in the state’s poultry population. The ban was issued by Commissioner Richard A.

Ball because of the continuing spread of strains of HPAI in the United States. There have been eight detections in the state, which Department of Agriculture and Markets said has resulted in a loss of more than 10,000 birds. The order expands on a previously issued directive to ban all live fowl shows and exhibitions in the state. The HPAI outbreak affects 26 states and is expanding nationwide, according to Department of Agriculture and Markets. “Avian influenza continues to be a growing and serious

threat to all poultry and breeds of fowl in the United States, including New York.” Ball said in a statement Thursday. “This order is an important step to further limit the commingling of birds in our state, which will help to slow the spread of this disease, keep our birds healthy and safeguard our poultry industry. Common-sense steps like these are our best line of defense against this disease.” The latest ban and the previous ban will remain in effect until further notice, according to the Department of Agriculture and Markets. The department

said it will continue to monitor HPAI closely in New York and plans to reassess the ban in late May to determine whether it will remain in place through the summer. “At this point we have no idea,” Columbia County Fair Manager Angelo Nero said. “We’ve been told there is going to be a decision further on this later in the year. It would be an impact on us if they don’t open it back up. They said they are going to review it again, so we’re kind of waiting to see what the See BIRD FLU A2

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Fowl on display at the Greene County Youth Fair. A bird flu outbreak could curb the presentation of birds at this year’s fair.

Natural disasters pose unique dangers on mountaintop By Ted Remsnyder Columbia-Greene Media

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Hunter Town Supervisor Sean Mahoney and New York state Sen. Michelle Hinchey practice CPR technique at a Red Cross training session Wednesday in Tannersville.

TANNERSVILLE — A group of Tannersville residents and local officials received a thorough class in emergency preparedness training Wednesday as New York state Sen. Michelle Hinchey hosted a Red Cross seminar at the Tannersville Fire Department. The mountaintop region comprises a unique challenge for dealing with emergencies with its remote location, making the Hunter-Tannersville area a logical fit for an emergency training session. “For me I see one of the big points of being a state senator is to give people information and the resources that they need,” Hinchey said after the event. “Especially when you live in a place like the mountaintop, when you live in a more remote place it’s harder to get to in the case of emergencies. Our first

responders do an incredible job and our communities are only as strong as our first responders are. But when you have a major disaster, one person or one group can only do so much, so it’s really incumbent on everyone to be as prepared as possible so that our first responders can get to people that really need help and we can keep as many people as safe as possible.” Jahmakah Seals, an Americorp member serving with the Red Cross, led the presentation, which outlined the organization’s top tips for preparing for emergencies of all kinds. The nonprofit recommends that individuals keep gobags at the ready stocked with essential supplies in case residents need to evacuate their home at the drop of a hat during an emergency. See DISASTERS A2

Passover celebrations to honor Ukraine victims By Noah Eckstein Columbia-Greene Media

Why is this night different from all other nights? This question, known as the Ma Nishtana, will be asked in Jewish households across the region and around the world Friday night, commencing the beginning of Passover. The question is normally uttered by the youngest person present, as a way to include children in an ancestral spiritual discussion about power, captivity and freedom. The observance celebrates the exodus of the Israelites from slavery in Egypt in the 13th century B.C. “The exodus of our ancestors from Egyptian bondage is still relevant today,” said

Rabbi Daniel Fried of Congregation Anshe Emeth in Hudson. The temple is encouraging its congregants to celebrate the seven-day festival at home. Fried also expressed the importance of remembering Jews in Ukraine who are experiencing genocide and in many capacities unable to holistically celebrate Passover this year. Congregation Anshe Emeth plans to donate about $2,000 in collected funds to the St. Nicholas Ukrainian Church in Hudson, as way to show solidarity with the victims of the war. “On Passover we celebrate the fact that we are free,” said Rabbi Zoe B. Zak of Temple Israel of Catskill. “But we’re not

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Rabbi Zoe B. Zak leading a community Seder.

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free unless everyone is free.” In the Book of Exodus, in the Old Testament of the Bible, God instructed Moses to advise the Jewish people to paint their doors with a lamb’s blood marking. This signified God’s 10th plague, the Angel of Death to literally pass over the Jewish homes so they will not be afflicted by the death of a first-born son Passover is one of the most widely and passionately observed Jewish festivals that culminates in a special dinner called a Seder. Many Jews own seder plates, a special dish that hosts sacred foods and objects, each a symbolic representation of


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