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Woodbury Common plays host to March of Dimes walk this Sunday Central Valley - Woodbury Common Premium Outlets will host the March for Babies this Sunday, May 1. In addition to the six-mile walk, other festivities include K104.7 Street team, Zumba and the Howell Fire Department. Registration starts at 8 a.m. and the walk starts at 9 a.m. The March of Dimes is the leading nonprofit organization for pregnancy and baby health and the March for Babies is its premier fund-raising event. With chapters nationwide, the March of Dimes works to improve the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature birth and infant mortality. For the latest resources and information, visit marchofdimes.com/ny or nacersano.org. Find us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter. Indian Point sirens to be tested May 11 GOSHEN - Orange County Commissioner of Emergency Services Walter C. Koury and Orange County Deputy Commissioner, Division of Emergency Management, Seamus K. Leary advise residents that a full-volume test of the Indian Point Energy Center siren system will be conducted between 10 and 11 a.m. on Wednesday, May 11, throughout the 10-mile Emergency Planning Zone around Indian Point, including the sirens in Orange County. The Indian Point Energy Center, located in Buchanan, is a nuclear powered electric generating facility on the east bank of the Hudson River in Westchester County, close to portions of Rockland, Putnam, and Orange counties. In Orange County, the 10-mile zone includes portions of the towns of Tuxedo, Woodbury and Highland. During this full-system activation test, sirens will sound simultaneously for four minutes. The sirens will sound at full-volume for the entire duration of the test. No action on the part of the public is necessary or required for this drill. If the sirens were sounded during an actual emergency, residents would listen to an Emergency Alert System (EAS) radio or television station for information and instructions about any action to be taken. Sounding the sirens is a signal for residents to listen to EAS broadcasts for important information. It is not a signal to evacuate. For more information, including a list of EAS stations, visit Orange County’s Department of Emergency Management at www.orangecountygov.com/dem.