ORANGETOWN OPEN HOUSE

This Saturday, October 18 the Town of Orangetown will be holding its annual open house from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. Residents are invited to come to Town Hall for this free, fun, and family-friendly event. Residents can tour police facilities, see the town jail, meet emergency service experts, see the Emergency Operations Center and […]

BON SECOURS CHARITY HEALTH SYSTEM TEAM TO WALK TO CURE DIABETES

BON SECOURS CHARITY HEALTH SYSTEM TEAM TO WALK TO CURE DIABETES

On Sunday, October 26, the Bon Secours Charity Walkers Team, whose members include hospital employees and citizens of communities serviced by Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center in Suffern, NY; Bon Secours Community Hospital in Port Jervis, NY; and St. Anthony Community Hospital in Warwick, NY will participate in the annual JDRF Walk to Cure Diabetes. […]

What’s Happening 10/16/14

BY GEORGE J. DACRE – “It Happened One Christmas Eve” opens December 4 at Westchester Broadway Theatre in Elmsford and runs through December 28. Bill Stutler and Bon Funking, producers, say it is a heartwarming musical glistening with Christmas magic. Tickets at broadwaytheatre.com or 914-592-2222. – The Narrowbacks of Pearl River, an Irish band, is […]

Medicare Open Enrollment begins today

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the start of the Medicare Open Enrollment, which begins today, October 15 and ends December 7. CMS encourages people with Medicare to review their current health and prescription drug coverage options for 2015. For 2015, Medicare Advantage and the Part D Prescription Drug Program continues to […]

Suffern Accoustic Duo in Orangeburg Saturday

Suffern Accoustic Duo in Orangeburg Saturday

BY GEORGE J. DACRE Rocklanders Rob Spampinato and Samantha Mera met at another couple’s wedding. Now they are a pair and making hot music together. So hot, their duo is named heatedXchange. heatedXchange will be performing Friday at 6:30 p.m. at Shadows on the Hudson in Poughkeepsie and Saturday at Belan’s Bazaar Flea Market in […]

The Five Biggest Problems in Health Care Today

BY LEAH BINDER Americans are losing patience with our nation’s healthcare system. But the reverse is also true — our healthcare system is literally losing “patients.” More than 1,000 Americans die every day from errors, accidents, and infections in hospitals. Many more suffer at the hands of procedures that never needed to be done in […]