Anaesthesia is a cornerstone of modern medicine, but the exact mechanisms by which it works are still not fully understood even now, 150 years after its first modern demonstration. While anaesthesia is often presented as a safe, if somewhat risky procedure, there are many known risk factors that can lead to complications for patients who […]
By Kathy Kahn Police Departments across New York State are working to comply with an Executive Order issued by Governor Andrew Cuomo in June, 2020: The New York State Police Reform and Reinvention Collaborative. Letters went out to 500 jurisdictions with police departments across the state explaining the reasoning for the formation of the Collaboratives. […]
By: Joe Kuhn Photos By: Theresa Diaspro Vincent Barrasi has a unique taste in Halloween decorations. While his neighbor’s lawns may be lined with pumpkins, plastic ghouls and fallen leaves, Vincent has decked out his property in Tappan with candy canes, reindeer, and a veritable army of tin soldiers in an early celebration of the […]
By: Joe Kuhn Last week Clarkstown Supervisor George Hoehmann was named the New York State Recreation and Parks Society 2020 Elected Official of the Year, in recognition of his efforts to fund and support Clarkstown’s public parks. The Supervisor accepted the award during a town board meeting last week on October 6th, when it was […]
By Kathy Kahn Ongoing CoVid-19 concerns has moved Stony Point Planning Board’s October 22 public hearing on Monsey developer Eli Hershkowitz’s waterfront property back to Zoom. During its own meeting on Tuesday night, October 13, Supervisor Jim Monaghan announced the decision to forego holding the upcoming public hearing on the Eagle Bay in the […]
By Kathy Kahn Bright students with dim financial prospects will benefit from a recent scholarship created at St. Thomas Aquinas College in Sparkill. The Dr. William “Billy” Procida and Margaret Fitzpatrick, S.C. Scholarship Fund” has been dedicated to St. Thomas Aquinas College in Sparkill. Dr. Fitzpatrick served as President of STAC for 25 years […]