PSA FROM COUNTY HEALTH DEPT. Do you have a chronic health condition, such as arthritis, asthma, diabetes, lung disease, heart disease, stroke, or osteoporosis, that is stopping you from doing the things that you want to do? If yes, then County Health Commissioner Dr. Patricia Schnabel Ruppert encourages you to sign up now for the […]
STORY AND PHOTO BY KATHY KAHN Over 100 homeowners and renters from the BaMar manufactured home community met with New York Rising’s Storm Recovery Task Force at the Stony Point Center February 28. Both homeowners and renters  are beginning the process of  determining eligibility for a new manufactured home, a possible path to home ownership in a […]
BY ROBERT KNIGHT The Orangetown Highway Department has won the prestigious National Safe and Sustainable Snow Fighting award for the 23rd consecutive year. The award is presented annually by the National Salt Institute for “excellence in environmental consciousness and effective management in the storage of winter road salt. According to Orangetown Highway Superintendent James Dean, clear […]
PRESS RELEASE– With the opioid epidemic still running rampant in the Hudson Valley, Senator David Carlucci (D-Rockland/Westchester) and Good Samaritan Hospital will announce a new initiative designed to promote a cleaner, safer method of destroying unused opioid medications. Mallinckrodt pharmaceutical will donate 7,500 deactivation pouches that can be another helpful resource in the fight against […]
PRESS RELEASE– Recognizing a growing need for services following the release of its ALICE report in November, the United Way of Westchester and Putnam announced several initiatives today to expand services provided by its 2-1-1 call center and urged the state to continue funding its operation. United Way’s 2-1-1 call center, first opened in 2006, provides […]
By Kathy Kahn Palestinian Mazen Faraj lost his father to an Israeli soldier. South African-born Jew Rebi Damelir, now living in Israel, lost a son to a Palestinian sniper. The two share the loss of a family member and are part of a growing movement of Arabs and Jews seeking to live in peace. The […]