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County calls for baby protection law Local mother pleads for leniency for ‘shaking’ defendant By DAVID HULSE MONTICELLO — The preventable death of perhaps 1000 infants and diagnosed injuries to 2000 more is something the Sullivan County Legislature wants changed. The legislature proclaims all kinds of “weeks” and “months” throughout the year, but they backed a “Shaken Baby Syndrome (SBS) Awareness Week” proclamation with a formal resolution on April 26. A late-filed resolution, chairman Rusty Pomeroy said he wanted a formal position from the legislature to help with passage of pending legislation that would require hospitals to help educate new parents about the danger. On hand for the county’s action were advocates Sheila Lithco and Gerald Jacobowitz of the “skipper” initiative, so named for 11-month-old George “Skipper” Lithco of Poughkeepsie. |
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