Radiology is a branch of medicine that uses imaging technology to diagnose and treat disease. Radiology may be divided into two different areas, diagnostic radiology and interventional radiology. Radiologists are medical doctors that specialize in diagnosing and treating injuries and diseases using medical imaging (radiology) procedures (exams/tests) such as X-rays, computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), nuclear […]
On February 7, the Town of Ramapo celebrated Black History Month at Town Hall by raising the Pan-African flag for the first time. The flag, which was created in the early 1900s, is a representation of the fight against racism and for freedom. It consists of three horizontal stripes: red for “the blood that unites […]
After a rigorous and thorough review of Westchester Medical Center’s burn care program, the American Burn Association (ABA) has verified The Burn Center at Westchester Medical Center as an Adult and Pediatric Burn Center. With this verification, Westchester Medical Center is now home to the only verified burn care program in Westchester County, the Hudson […]
When COVID-19 stopped the world in March of 2020, Kevin Murphy and Margaret Dowling-Murphy of Pearl River’s Murphy Wood Art were just getting started. Though Margaret had always identified as a painter, her work as a high school English teacher, tutor and mother had long taken up most of her time. Shortly before the pandemic, […]
What better way to celebrate love this Valentine’s Day than by giving back to the community? As part of “Love Week,” the Angel Nyack—a newly formed not-for-profit organization formed to preserve the local First Reformed Church —is offering a limited number of micro-wedding, elopement and vow renewal ceremonies to raise funds for Soup Angels, a […]
A new consumer protection law that will go into effect on February 11, 2024 will amend and clarify New York’s existing credit card surcharge law. The NYS Division of Consumer Protection assists aggrieved consumers in the marketplace and the New York State Attorney General and local governments have the authority to enforce the credit card […]