Boodheshwar credited the town s COVID-19 protective measures, plus its high vaccination rate, for keeping infections low.
With nearly 93% of its 9,000 residents inoculated, the town leads the county in the percentage of people age 16 and older who have had at least one shot, according to a report released May 18 by county officials that breaks down vaccination rates through April 30 by ZIP code. Having no new cases in the town is a testament to the great work this community has done to protect one another, Boodheshwar said.
Numbers for the past week also showed a slowdown in the number of cases on the county and state levels, with 888 new cases reported in Palm Beach County a 0.6% increase and 16,546 new cases reported in Florida a 0.7% increase.
Council member Julie Araskog and other participants of the Ordinances, Rules and Standards Committee said they have noticed the increase of artificial turf.
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New York City s Department of Buildings says it is investigating after a worker apparently fell from an unknown height while toiling on a construction site at a well-known Brooklyn building Thursday.
No details on the worker s condition after the 8:30 a.m. fall at 1045 Flatbush Avenue were immediately available. Download our mobile app for iOS or Android to get alerts for local breaking news and weather.
The site, formerly home to the Flatbush Savings Bank, was slated for demolition earlier this year. The new property owners plan to replace it with a new mixed-use building, a development that forced some protests among community members.