By Charlotte Berg As the coronavirus sweeps through the world, economic shutdowns and social distancing policies have brought daily life to a grinding halt. Nowhere is that more apparent than in nursing homes and assisted living facilities, where regular visits
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Evelyn Katherine DiBenedetto passed away on May 2 at 93 years old due to complications from COVID-19 at Phelps Memorial Hospital. The daughter of Jesse Roy Hayes and Evelyn Maude Benton of Tampa, Fla., she was an 80-year resident of
Read MoreWestchester County will begin aggressive antibody testing starting Monday in White Plains, prioritizing first responders before members of the general public will have the opportunity. About 400 people will be tested each day at the County Center by personnel from
Read MoreArea golfers received some good news this week when Westchester County Executive George Latimer announced the scheduled reopening this weekend of two of the county’s six golf courses. Mohansic Golf Course in Yorktown Heights and Hudson Hills in Ossining can
Read MoreLast month as the full impact of the coronavirus threat began to unfold locally, Gabby Ripka noticed a large number of senior citizens still shopping for themselves. It was already known that older residents were among the most vulnerable as
Read MoreOssining native Andre Desa, who currently lives in Montrose, purchased his Anytime Fitness franchise in Ossining in February 2018 to follow his passion, he said last week. It was a roughly eight-month process to renovate the facility, formerly a Japanese
Read MoreBy Michael Gold Pleasantville is presenting a new composting education program for the public on Thursday, Jan. 23, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Mount Pleasant Public Library on Bedford Road. The event, “Pleasantville Recycles: Find Out How, Why,
Read MoreAbout 10 years ago, Seth Greenwald was preparing to make the leap from his job as an architectural designer to a project manager. He had the qualifications needed to move up the professional ladder but found that he lacked in
Read MoreThe attorney for the Sunshine Children’s Home & Rehab Center has sent a letter to Village of Ossining officials once again requesting the facility be allowed to connect to the municipality’s water supply. Mark Weingarten’s Apr. 2 letter to the
Read MoreBy Cynthia Manocherian Thank you for shining some much-needed light on New Castle’s 143,000-square-foot Sunshine Home expansion project in your two-part story: “Sunshine Children’s Home Attorney Takes Off the Gloves to Defend Client,” and “Distrust Runs Deep Throughout Sunshine Children’s
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