Surveillance 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
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Elizabeth 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
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By 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
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Herbert 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
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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
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Every 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.
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By 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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Dr. 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
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Several 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
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