Tests results of the water at a Putnam Valley residential community and summer camp have revealed elevated levels of two PFAS chemicals. Last month, the Board of Directors at Floradan Estates sent two notices to residents, co-signed by their water
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This piece is part of a series about Optum/CareMount and local healthcare. It was Dec. 4, 2020, and 264 CareMount shareholders — the healthcare group’s doctors — awoke that morning to a potentially exciting, enriching, and career-altering day they hoped
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Issue Captures Attention of Local Lawmaker This column is the second installment of a multi-part series about concerns at Optum. Since publishing an in-depth column earlier this month on the vexing issues at Optum Tri-State medical group – the former CareMount/former MKMG
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Two weekends before Christmas Michelle Leyva saw her son Jaycee thriving, a typically active two-year-old with an abundance of energy. He played soccer on Saturday, took his tumbling class on Sunday and the family, like countless others, was looking forward
Read MoreWestchester County Executive George Latimer vetoed the Board of Legislators’ recently approved bill banning the sale of flavored tobacco products Tuesday morning and pledged to step up education and enforcement efforts to further curtail smoking. While Latimer applauded the efforts
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Health officials in Putnam and Westchester counties are urging residents to get their annual flu shots with cases of influenza on the rise. “The flu vaccine is the best protection we have and it can help you avoid the worst
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Mount Kisco residents Jeff Kent and his wife, Heather, both work at Northern Westchester Hospital. But their place of employment isn’t their only work-related similarity. Last Friday, Jeff was named the 2022 Clayton Scanlan Byrne Planetree Caregiver of the Year
Read MoreResidents who live in the neighborhood near New York Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital on Route 202 in Cortlandt had their chance last week to speak out on different alternatives for two projects in the proposed Medical Oriented District (MOD). A
Read MoreThe Westchester County Board of Legislators approved a controversial ban last week on the sale of flavored tobacco products but it is unclear whether County Executive George Latimer will sign the legislation into law. By an 11-6 vote, lawmakers passed
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Meire Santos never believed she would be desperate for a kidney when she came to the United States from Brazil 25 years ago. But today, Santos is praying for that life-saving gift so she can lead a normal life. Vital
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