Environmental Issues Threaten New York State Residents’ Eye Health, Here’s What You Can Do to Protect Your Sight

By Isobel Andrews In November 2024, toxic wildfire smoke from a devastating fire in parts of New Jersey and New York triggered an air quality health advisory, impacting millions across […] Read more »

Letter to the Editor: Clergy Says DACA Recipients and Dreamers Deserve ‘A Secure Future’

Dreamers are neighbors, friends, and families who are part of our local and national fabric. Their loss would harm us all Read more »

FSW Receives Nutrition Security Grant for Head Start Families from ACME Markets Foundation’s Nourishing Neighbors Program

Family Services of Westchester (FSW) has received a $15,000 grant from the ACME Markets Foundation’s Nourishing Neighbors Program.  This will allow the non-profit organization to enroll its Head Start and […] Read more »

Red Cross Responds to Support 27 People in Lower Hudson Valley Last Week

The American Red Cross, Metro NY North Chapter is helping 27 people after two emergencies in Rockland County and Westchester County between December 9 and December 16, 2024. The Red Cross […] Read more »

HHREC Selected by New York State Education Department To Revise Curricula For Teaching History of the Holocaust

  The Holocaust & Human Rights Education Center (HHREC) of White Plains has been selected by the New York State Education Department to revise and update all curricular resources to […] Read more »

Harckham, Pretlow Bill Protecting Medically Fragile Adults Signed into Law

In a major victory for medically fragile residents statewide, New York State Senator Pete Harckham and Assemblymember J. Gary Pretlow announced today that their legislation protecting young adults requiring specialized […] Read more »

WMCHealth Names David Lubarsky, MD, MBA, FASA, as Network President and CEO

The Westchester County Health Care Corporation (WCHCC) Board of Directors announced today that, after a nationwide search, David Lubarsky, MD, MBA, FASA, will be the next President and Chief Executive […] Read more »

Northwell Debuts New Year Ad Campaign Featuring Children

Northwell Health and StrawberryFrog are teaming up again with their latest holiday campaign featuring candid wisdom from New York children, including some of the kids of Northwell’s 87,000 employees. The campaign is […] Read more »

Sing Sing Prison Museum Receives $2.5 Million Grant from Lilly Endowment for a Major Initiative on Religion in Prison

Sing Sing Prison Museum has received a $2.5 million grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. through its Religion and Cultural Institutions Initiative. The grant will support Religion at Sing Sing Prison: […] Read more »

Majority Leader Stewart-Cousins’ Youth Advisory Council Participates in “Day of Service” at Feeding Westchester

Members of New York State Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins’ Youth Advisory Council (YAC) participated in a “Day of Service” Saturday. The project began with a weeklong clothing and food […] Read more »