Hospital Bans Visitors During Surge + Last Minute NYE Plans

HUDSON VALLEY, NY — Here are the share-worthy stories from the Hudson Valley Patch network to talk about from Thursday, December 30:

• County Exec's Swearing-In To Be LiveStreamed
• Coronavirus Pandemic Turns 2: Hudson Valley 2021 In Review
• Nyack Hospital Sets No Visitor Policy Due To COVID-19 Surge
• State Police Conduct Underage Drinking Enforcement Check
• Scarsdale To Offer Online Kindergarten Registration For 2022-23
• New Year's Day 2022: What's Open, Closed In Yorktown, Somers
• Sex Offender Fails To Report Address Change: Sheriff's Office
• Flu Making A Comeback In New York Amid COVID-19 Surge
• Mother Nature's Wrath In the Hudson Valley: 2021 Year In Review
• Mamaroneck Gets $85K From DOJ For Police Body Cams
• Pandemic Casts Pall On NYE, But Ibiza Dishes Shine Through
• Former County Executive, Governor Hopeful Has COVID-19
• Omicron Variant Cancels Most Lewisboro 1st Day Events

» Across America

1. Tiger Killed After Biting Man’s Arm, Dragging It Into Enclosure
2. FL Reports 58K COVID Cases, Smashing Single-Day Record — Again
3. Marshall Fire Grows To 1,600 Acres, Hundreds Of Homes Burned
4. CDC Slashes Omicron Estimates: See Latest NY Cases

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