Following a hot and humid weekend where temperatures cracked the 90-degree mark in Westchester County, and with temperatures expected to reach the mid-to-upper 80s for this week, the county Health Department is issuing a hot weather reminder. Temperatures have not been high long enough to warrant a heat advisory, but […]
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New York State reaches 70 percent of people vaccinated
New York has reached its goal of giving at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine to 70 percent of its adult residents, Spectrum News reported, citing data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The benchmark has been touted by Gov. Andrew Cuomo as the magic number the […]
New dietary guidelines – 5 things nutrition experts want you to know
New federal dietary guidelines encourage Americans to focus more on eating healthy throughout life, to be flexible in their eating patterns and to cut down on empty calories. The recommendations — released every five years by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Department of Health and Human Services — […]
Harrison’s Lemm honored with bridge renaming
Standing above Interstate 287 on the White Plains Avenue Bridge with the family of West Harrison resident NYPD Det. TSgt. Joseph G. Lemm, local lawmakers, community members and NYPD honored his commitment to his country and ultimate sacrifice by formally dedicating it as the “NYPD Det. TSgt. Joseph G. Lemm […]
WMC first in NY to deploy “Heart-in-a-Box” technology
Westchester Medical Center is the first hospital in New York State to transplant a heart with the assistance of a portable medical technology that keeps the donor heart pumping blood after its procurement. Currently, nearly 10,000 New York residents are in need of an organ transplant and each year, more […]
