It took more than three months for members of the Rockland County Sports Hall of Fame Committee to keep a date with 12-year-old Bella Muñoz of Stony Point, but the reason for the delay was a lifesaver. When the Sports Hall of Fame celebrated its class of 2018 at a banquet in April, the induction […]
BY DYLAN SKRILOFF Lauren Shields’ inspiring story enters a new chapter as the 18-year-old Stony Point resident who received a heart transplant at age 9 will study at Providence College in Rhode Island this fall. Shields, who graduated from Albertus Magnus High School last week, said she plans to major in biology at Providence, following […]
BY BARRY WARNER On June 9, 1993 Sue Negrin, a 38-year-old mother of three young children and long-time resident of Bardonia, received a new heart at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center. Twenty years later, on June 9, 2013, Dr. Mark Zucker reunited with his two transplant nurses, Dawn Scotto and Donna Esposito plus Sue Negrin […]
Law named after young Lauren Shields will save many lives BY VINCENT ABBATECOLA On Friday, June 22, 12-year-old Stony Point resident Lauren Shields visited the Nanuet office of Rockland County Senator David Carlucci to speak about the work she has done to influence the passage of “Lauren’s Law.” After undergoing a successful heart transplant in […]
Next stop: Governor’s desk The New York State Senate joined with its Assembly counterparts in passing Lauren’s Law, which aims to boost organ donations, on Wednesday, June 20. It was passed unanimously. The bill (S.7103A) now heads to the Governor’s desk to be signed into law. The bill expands the donor options on driver’s license […]