Leaked Survey Reveals Deep Doctor Discontent; Medical Group Acknowledges ‘Chronic Illness’ This is the sixth installment in a series about CareMount/Optum and broader local healthcare issues. By Adam Stone In January, when in the thick of my past reporting about severe patient and doctor discontent with
Read MoreWorkers for Disability Jobs Program Claim They Sometimes ‘Work for Free’ This is the fourth installment in a series exploring issues impacting people with disabilities. By Adam Stone Regular readers of this column know I’ve dedicated a considerable amount of space in recent months
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This piece is the first installment in a new Stone’s Throw series about issues impacting our local environment. Environmentalists Decry Ecological ‘Neglect’ at Park; County Says Grasslands to be Tended By Adam Stone Like so many people navigating 2020
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This column is the third installment in a series about the scientifically unexplained. Before I get to some of my independent reporting and before examining a vastly under-discussed incident from 26 years ago, let’s quickly touch on the astonishing congressional UFO hearing
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More Insights from ACCES-VR Staff, Past and Present ‘Toxic Workplace’ Plagues Organization This is the third installment of a series about issues impacting people with disabilities. At the risk of burying the lead, forgive me as I start more toward the beginning, and
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Lockheed Martin: ‘Questions About UAPs Are Best Addressed by the U.S. Government’ This is the second installment in a series about the scientifically unexplained. Apparently even when you hold the illustrious position in the United States government of deputy assistant secretary of
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By Adam Stone Local artist Paul Greco was pulling into his Yonkers driveway on a seemingly ordinary evening in November 2020, on Friday the 13th, when he looked up at the sky and witnessed what he concluded was more than
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Lounging on a Jersey Shore beach one afternoon last week, away for a brief family vacation, I realized I wouldn’t have time to report out a deep-dive column. That evening I started a new Netflix binge, a thought-provoking documentary, “Surviving Death,”
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Indulge me for a moment on a circuitous path to the point. Just last Monday, when conducting an off-the-record interview with a local legislative staffer about disability-related issues, the conversation took a surprise turn. The source asked me if I
Read MoreThe New York State legislature has successfully passed a comprehensive bill aimed at banning noncompete agreements across the state. The legislation, Bill 1278, seeks to address concerns regarding the negative impact of noncompete clauses on employees, particularly those in lower-wage
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