O&R: EACH CUSTOMER GETS 2 FREE TICKETS TO ROCKLAND HOME SHOW

O&R: EACH CUSTOMER GETS 2 FREE TICKETS TO ROCKLAND HOME SHOW

PEARL RIVER, NY, February 17, 2017 — Orange and Rockland Utilities (O&R) is offering each of its customers two free tickets to the 30th Annual Suburban Home Show at Rockland Community College’s field house in Suffern, N.Y. February 24-26. One of the largest and best attended biggest shows of its kind in the Tri-State area, the […]

How One Hospital Stopped Hospital-Borne Infections Using Copper

How One Hospital Stopped Hospital-Borne Infections Using Copper

Hospitals are supposed to help sick patients get well. But when people with compromised immune systems are admitted, they sometimes end up becoming even more ill as a result of hospital-borne infections. Now, one Virginia hospital is making good use of established research by utilizing one specific element — copper — in their equipment and […]

Advances in Fertility and Pregnancy Technology Paving the Way for Safer Births

Advances in Fertility and Pregnancy Technology Paving the Way for Safer Births

From in-vitro fertilization to ultrasound imaging, there have been many advances in pregnancy technology over the last few years. Approximately one in eight couples has trouble getting pregnant or maintaining a pregnancy, which means these technological advances are very sought after by couples attempting to conceive. New research has revealed that multiple-embryo transfer, which was […]

SIMON’S REVENGE

SIMON’S REVENGE

The surprise early favorite for the 2017 Spring Valley mayoral race is former Village Justice Alan Simon. He was stripped of his judge’s robes several months ago by a state Appeals Court panel, but some political observers believe he has enough popularity amongst various Spring Valley constituencies to win the November race.  The seat is […]

Attacking Bigotry Starts With Us

Attacking Bigotry Starts With Us

BY DIANE DIMOND Here’s a crime story you likely didn’t hear about. It happened on the New York City subway. But it is not the hate-filled crime that matters as much as the response to it by the group of total strangers who happened to file into a particular subway car on a wintery Saturday […]