Gov. Kathy Hochul’s statewide mandate that individuals 12 years and older wear masks or show proof of vaccination to enter all public spaces went into effect Monday, but Putnam County Executive MaryEllen Odell declared Putnam will not be enforcing what
Read MoreA GoFundMe account has been set up to assist a Brewster man with medical costs associated with his battle with leukemia. More than $38,000 has already been pledged for Rob Vrabel, who was diagnosed in June with APL (Acute Promyelocytic
Read MoreNew Castle officials will consider activating a mask mandate in town as current COVID-19 cases are again on the upswing across the area and the state and uneasiness about the Omicron variant surfaces. On Tuesday evening, the Town Board is scheduled
Read MoreThree anti-abortion advocates affiliated with Red Rose Rescue (RRR), a pro-life religious group, were arrested for infiltrating the All Women’s Health and Medical Services abortion clinic on Mamaroneck Avenue in White Plains on Saturday morning. Catherine Lederer-Plaskett, President and Chair
Read MoreThe first open-heart surgery was successfully performed at White Plains Hospital on Nov. 10. The coronary artery bypass surgery was performed by Robert E. Michler, MD, Surgeon-in-Chief, and Chairman of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery at Montefiore Medical Center Albert Einstein
Read MoreMount Pleasant’s preliminary 2022 town budget has a proposed tax levy increase of 2.9 percent as officials look to stay under the tax cap despite a nearly 13 percent spike in health insurance costs for next year. The $56.5 million
Read MoreNew York State COVID-19 vaccination efforts for residents 12 years old and up transitioned from the County Center in White Plains to Westchester Medical Center last Friday. Also, vaccination for children ages 5 to 11 is available at WMCHealth’s Maria
Read MoreAn estimated 6,000 children in Putnam County, ages five to 11, are now eligible for COVID-19 shots, and the Putnam County Department of Health has scheduled clinics to vaccinate them, along with providing boosters for eligible adults. Afternoon clinics are
Read MoreWilliam, a sixth-grader at Mahopac Middle School, was walking through the hallway with a friend during change of class on Friday, Nov. 12 when the friend suddenly stopped and started motioning toward his throat. Then the boy’s face turned red,
Read MoreAs the trend of flattened COVID-19 cases persist countywide and vaccination rates hover close to 90 percent, White Plains Public Schools are partnering with the Westchester County Department of Health to help the pediatric population get inoculated. “We’re at
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