It’s been 30 years since Support-A-Walk was first held to provide support to individuals and family members coping with breast and ovarian cancer. The non-profit organization Support Connection, based in Yorktown, was created a year later, and with more than
Read MoreYorktown Supervisor Ed Lachterman ordered the suspension of water fluoridation in the town last Thursday following a recent federal court ruling that reviewed studies outside the United States. Fluoride was added to the water of about 40,000 residents in Yorktown
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This Sunday Mount Pleasant will be hosting its 10th Annual Wildcats Spirit Day at Westlake High School, where more than 400 youth football players in grades 1-6 will be participating, all for an outstanding cause. Since it started in 2014, Spirit Day
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Tears and smiles filled the lobby of Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital in Valhalla last Friday morning while 21-month-old Hadley Frusciante basked in the attention, enjoying the sounds of an accompanying guitarist. Family members of the Mohegan Lake toddler and hospital
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It’s good that Vivian Utko has long considered herself a bit of a daredevil. The 86-year-old former amateur pilot and retired musician and music teacher was scheduled in early August to have the leadless dual chamber pacemaker implanted in her
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Dr. Pamela Weber, Diagnostic Radiology Mammograms remain one of the best ways to screen for developing cancers. However, a mammogram shows non-dense breast tissue as dark and transparent, while dense breast tissue usually appears as a solid white area, making
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Leslie Grace Mansell was a beloved substitute teacher in the Lakeland School District who lived a healthy lifestyle. After feeling a bit fatigued, she decided to see a doctor. Her bloodwork revealed she was suffering from anemia and her doctor
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Dr. Michelle Castiello, Podiatry Most students from kindergarten through college are now back at school. Anticipation for the new school year can leave them feeling excited, anxious or the many points in between. Something that student athletes in particular may
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Westchester County is offering a program that provides life-saving emergency preparedness training to people with visual impairments. On Monday, the county Department of Emergency Services (DES) presented a new video highlighting the Stop the Bleed pilot program, which in addition
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Fluoride is scheduled to be added to the water of about 40,000 residents in Yorktown—just not yet. Residents had been notified by the Northern Westchester Joint Water Works (NWJWW) and town officials that fluoride would be part of the water
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