For five years the Town of Mount Pleasant opposed the use of a Valhalla house to serve developmentally disabled adults. Last month the protracted legal challenge came to an end following a decision by the Appellate Division of state Supreme Court that
Read MoreThe Putnam County Health Department is encouraging parents to schedule required vaccines for their children before school begins. Putnam County Interim Health Commissioner Michael J. Nesheiwat, MD said early childhood vaccination rates fell nearly eight percent in Putnam during the
Read MoreSurveillance data from the Putnam County Department of Health indicates higher than average cases of the tickborne disease anaplasmosis in residents during the first six months of 2023. Preliminary data shows 36 cases recorded from January through June. Those numbers
Read MoreElizabeth DeRobertis, Registered Dietitian For those looking to lose weight, staying in control of your appetite starts with what I call “strategic snacking.” I often see busy people who are “on the go” for too long without eating. As a
Read MoreBy Ryan Raicht Lt. Gov. Antonio Delgado delivered a heartfelt speech on a stifling afternoon last Wednesday to activists, state and local officials and the general public on the 33rd anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act. “This landmark civil
Read MoreHerbert Sazo may only have a few weeks to live, but to look at him you’d never know it. Last week, Sazo had a huge smile on his face as he was surrounded by friends and staff at the Phelps
Read MoreSenate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins (D-Yonkers) has urged the commissioners of the two state agencies that help determine residential treatment center placements to move youths with significant mental illness from Pleasantville’s JCCA campus. Stewart-Cousins’ wrote a July 13 letter to
Read MoreEvery July you will find June Hatch and her family preparing for the local chapter of Swim Across America’s Open Water Swim in the Long Island Sound. More than 30 years ago, Hatch’s mother died from cancer, which is how
Read MoreA nursing home in White Plains is one of four being sued by New York Attorney General Letitia James for years of alleged repeated and persistent fraud and illegally misusing funds that resulted in significant resident neglect, harm and humiliation.
Read MoreBy Ryan Raicht Feeding Westchester presenting a strategic plan last week to combat hunger in the county and help the thousands of residents and their families who are at constant risk of not having enough to eat. Last Thursday the
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