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HASTINGS-ON-HUDSON - The season's first sign of West Nile virus in Westchester has been found in mosquitos collected in Hastings, the county Health Department said today.

The mosquito batch was collected Aug. 5.

"It's not surprising. We always see positive mosquitos this time of year, so we're right in the ballpark," said Heather McGill, county Health Department spokeswoman.

The department submitted 402 mosquito batches since late May for further testing. The Hastings batch was the first to t… Continue

Could your post office be closing?

As mail volume declines, the US Postal Service could shutter up to 3,200 post offices and retail outlets. Most people say they understand -- unless it's their post office.

A rallying cry can be heard across the country, from the swanky streets of New York's SoHo to the tiny town of Randolph, Kan.: "Save our post office!"

As the United States Postal Service, weighed down by a crippling multibillion-dollar deficit, shrinks its operations, post offices across t… Continue