Thirty-two million Americans have food allergies, including 5.6 million children. Every three minutes a food allergy reaction sends someone in the U.S. to the emergency room. A new bipartisan proposal at the county Board of Legislators will help restaurants protect families dealing with food allergies in Westchester. The measure introduced […]
Gov. Kathy Hochul ordered flags on state buildings to be flown at half-staff on Jan. 28 in honor of fallen NYPD officers Jason Rivera and Wilbert Mora. Flags were lowered to half-staff at sunrise on Jan. 28, the day of officer Rivera’s funeral service, and returned to full-staff at sunset […]
More than 100 weapons were seized and 11 persons were arrested last week following a six month multi-agency investigation into “ghost guns” and other illegal firearms in Westchester and Putnam counties. Search warrants were executed Tuesday, Jan. 25, at eight locations in Westchester and Putnam by investigators from county, local […]
On Jan. 21, Gov. Kathy Hochul signed legislation to allow voting by absentee ballot due to the COVID-19 pandemic through 2022. This legislation continues to allow New Yorkers to request an absentee ballot during the pandemic where there is a risk of contracting or spreading disease that may cause illness […]
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 — […]
