By Shana Liebman– On September 19, the Extended Family, a community-based organization for disabled adults, opened a second location at the Shames JCC in Tarrytown. According to Laurie Cameron, the director of the Extended Family, which is based in Somers, NY... More »
HOW TO BE HAPPY, 1953: Vs. Now…Not So Much By Krista Madsen– If my reward for unhoarding my parents was finding How to Be Happy, then it was a worthy mission indeed. Buried in all the unfathomable piles was this edition of Science Digest of 1953, among innumer... More »
By Jeff Wilson– Phelps Memorial Hospital’s Riverview Cafe was all abuzz September 18 for a ribbon-cutting ceremony opening the new Thomas E. and Alice Marie Hales Caregivers Center, a dedicated space to give family caregivers a place to go for a timeout from w... More »
By Barrett Seaman– The long-awaited—updated–COVID-19 vaccine that targets the variant currently in circulation is making its way into pharmacies across the region this week. Approved by the FDA this past summer, it is recommended for everyone six months and ol... More »
By Barrett Seaman– Adriana Pentz thinks about and talks about her brother Luc a lot—not just because Luc passed away, far too early at age 30, not just because he died by suicide, but also because he killed himself with his own gun. Luc’s death on May 23, 2017... More »
PRESENCE VS. PUMPKIN SPICE: How do we stay in the moment if we can’t even stick to a season? By Krista Madsen– Talking about the weather in an elevator with a stranger is my version of one ring of hell. Another is people complaining about how far ahead the sto... More »
Westchester County has learned of its first positive human case of West Nile Virus this year, which was confirmed in aNew Rochelle resident. Health Commissioner Sherlita Amler, MD, said: “This first case of West Nile Virus should remind us all to take precauti... More »
SPILT MILK: I can cry if I want to By Krista Madsen– Don’t cry over spilt milk. Don’t make a mountain out of molehill. Let it go. Move on. But what if I want to paddle the massive puddle of self-pity for a while? I like crying! Sometimes when I feel a good cry... More »
By Jeff Wilson– It was a poignant scene at Phelps Memorial Hospital on Thursday, July 20 as staff members from multiple departments gathered for a farewell luncheon to send a dying patient they’d grown to love on a trip they’d funded. Herber Sazo, a sixt... More »
The Westchester County Health Department has lifted its advisory on the Hudson River, so that swimming can safely resume at Croton Point Beach and Philipse Manor Beach over the weekend. The advisory was put in place while repairs were in progress on a 30-inch ... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— A bill prohibiting the dumping of radioactive waste from decommissioning nuclear power plants into the Hudson River passed in the State Legislature late last month. The legislation, sponsored by Senator Pete Harckham (D/South Salem) and Assem... More »
This story has been updated The Westchester County Department of Health has been notified by the Westchester County Department of Environmental Facilities (DEF) regarding an ongoing force main break repair at the Tarrytown Sewer Pump Station. As a result of th... More »
This story has been updated–and may well be again. By Barrett Seaman– What began as a light mist in the morning hours deepened into an ominous rust-colored shadow over the entire region. On top of a statewide air quality alert, Weschester County cancelled all ... More »
By Shana Liebman– After eleven years operating two clinics (in Long Island and Manhattan), NY Ketamine Infusions has come to Westchester. Since March, the new West Harrison clinic has been treating patients for treatment-resistant depression with a drug called... More »
By Rick Pezzullo— The Westchester County Industrial Development Agency (IDA) recently gave final approval of financial incentives for the major expansion of Regeneron’s Tarrytown campus. Regeneron requested $3.67 million in sales tax exemptions, of which $263,... More »
By Shana Liebman– There was no salisbury steak in sight at the ninth annual Phelps Food, Wine and Beer Fest, which took place on Sunday, April 30 at Phelps Hospital in Sleepy Hollow. Instead, the foodie fest raised $45,000 for the hospital’s garden initiative.... More »
By Barrett Seaman— Got a pond in your backyard? Are there fish in it? If not, Westchester County has a gift for you: minnows. You know: the little silvery fish, small enough to hold in the palm of your hand (see photo). Why, you ask, would you want minnows? Be... More »
By Barrett Seaman— Dr. Barry Geller remembers all too well the first patient, a woman, who came into the Emergency Department with what turned out to be COVID-19. It was almost exactly three years ago. “If you remember,” he said to an audience of fellow doctor... More »
By Barrett Seaman– For aspiring physicians, mid-March of their last year in medical school is right up there on the anxiety-producing scale with early April for college-bound high school seniors. In their world, it is “Match Day,” when teaching hospitals acros... More »
By Chip Wagner– Why have an HSA? An HSA, or Health Saving Account, is a TRIPLE tax advantaged savings and investment account. The money you put in is deductible from both federal and New York State taxes so that it grows tax free with stock market returns, plu... More »
