News from Westchester County.

Dear Friends and Neighbors, The seasonal Bee-Line service to Playland will start on Tuesday, June 18 along Routes 13, 75 and 91 to provide access to the park for many visitors and employees. The changes are effective on days that Playland is open. The park is closed on Mondays, except for September 2. For Playland hours and information visit www.ryeplayland.org.  Route 75 connects with Metro-North’s New Haven Line trains arriving and departing the Rye station.  This year there will be additional Friday night service on Route 75 from the Rye Station between 6 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. The first Route 75 trip will depart the Rye station at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday through Friday, and at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday.  The last evening bus will depart Playland at 10:45 p.m. Sunday through Thursday, and at 11:45 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Route 91 will provide service from Yonkers to Playland with stops in Mount Vernon, Pelham and New Rochelle.  The first bus to Playland departs Yonkers at 8:50 a.m. Tuesday through Thursday, and 9:50 a.m. Friday through Sunday.  The last evening bus will depart Playland at 10:45 p.m. Sunday through Thursday, and 11:45 p.m. on Friday and Saturday. Select trips on Route 13 will be extended to serve Playland and the Rye station.  In addition to the seasonal changes listed above, the Routes 7, 12 and 60 will have minor service adjustments effective on Monday, June 17. For a full list of all the summer service changes and new bus schedules, visit www.westchestergov.com/beelinebus or call the Bee-Line customer service center at (914) 813-7777, Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Automated information is available 24 hours a day. Sincerely, View in your browser HEALTH DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDS VACCINES NEEDED FOR CAMP. Pre-Camp Free MMR Clinic Set for Tuesday in Mount Kisco. (White Plains, NY) – As children look forward to the start of camp, the Westchester County Department of Health urges parents to assure their campers and any family members who work at camps are up-to-date on their measles and other immunizations and will hold a free measles vaccine clinic on Tuesday in Mount Kisco. “Before camp, I strongly recommend that all campers and staff born in 1957 or after assure they have had two doses of measles vaccine if they have no history of measles and have had fewer than two doses,” said Health Commissioner Sherlita Amler, MD. “With the largest measles outbreak in more than 20 years underway in New York State, becoming fully vaccinated is our best defense, and it takes two doses to get you there.” The Health Department will offer free MMR vaccinations on June 18, 12 p.m. to 6 p.m., 25 Moore Avenue, Mount Kisco. To receive a vaccine, register in advance at www.health.ny.gov/gotoclinic/60. Two doses of MMR vaccine, which protects against measles, mumps and rubella, is about 97 percent effective at protecting against this highly infectious disease. In New York State, camps must maintain immunization records for all campers, including dates for all immunizations against diphtheria, haemophilus influenza type b, hepatitis b, measles, mumps, rubella, poliomyelitis, tetanus and varicella (chickenpox). Most camps also require proof of a recent checkup. Any camper or staff who is not fully immunized could be sent home or excluded from camp to protect them from getting and spreading disease during an outbreak. In April, the County Health Department held three special pre-camp clinics to increase MMR coverage among counselors and campers. For more information on immunizations, go to http://health.westchestergov.com.  ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________