Senate 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
Read MoreDr. Petros Efthimiou, Rheumatology Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE), a.k.a “lupus,” has been back in the news lately, with actress/singer Selena Gomez and vocalist Toni Braxton making headlines for their experiences with the autoimmune disease. Earlier this year, Gomez began openly discussing
Read MoreSeveral pairs of little feet pitter-patter around a large, brightly lit space at KidStrong, the new fitness and development center for children that recently opened in Thornwood. Running a simple relay race are tykes ages two to four with their
Read MoreBy Ryan Raicht The Westchester Children’s Association held a forum last Thursday at the Greenburgh Public Library, bringing county officials together to discuss the pressing issues facing Westchester’s children. The event, called Commissioners’ Conversation, was led by Allison Lake, executive director
Read MoreBy Lily Spinda Many people look forward to the start of summer for the warm weather, an upcoming vacation and the long hours of sunlight. For Don Gibson, this week, the sun will never set. People from around the globe
Read MoreA wildfire expert compared smoke pouring into the New York metro area and much of the Northeast from the Canadian forest fires to the worst conditions experienced in recent years in California. Alistair Hayden, an assistant professor in the Department
Read MoreBy Ryan Raicht The Town of New Castle held a rally against gun violence early Thursday evening, as town officials, anti-gun violence advocates and a gun violence victim shared powerful messages to concerned residents. The rally was held on the
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