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Mount Vernon Nursing Home Sets Talk On Alzheimer's, Dementia
MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. -- A discussion on Alzheimer’s disease and dementia will be offered at Wartburg, a nursing home and senior living facility in Mount Vernon.
The Tuesday, May 17, presentation will be led by a panel of experts from the Alzheimer’s Association, Burke Rehabilitation Center, Pace University, and Wartburg.
They will talk about the early warning signs of Alzheimer’s and dementia, current research, clinical studies, tips for caregivers, and ways to keep individuals with these conditions engaged through art and music.
The panelists are: Linda Carozza, Pace University; Dr. Pasqual…
College Student From Westchester Dies Of Drug Overdose, Reports Say
RYE, N.Y. – A graduate of Rye High School died of an apparent drug overdose – the school's sixth graduate to do so in the last two years, according to multiple media reports.
Elliot A. Meister, 20, was found dead in a dorm at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tenn., on April 27, according to media reports.
Meister, a sophomore and engineering student at Vanderbilt, was a member of the high school’s class of 2014 and was said to be an outstanding student, having been only one of three there to achieve finalist status in that year’s National Merit Scholarship Program.
According to myrye.co…
New Leather Store In Nyack Offers Hides Of Many Hues, Crafting Lessons
NYACK, N.Y. -- Leather crafters now have a one-stop Nyack shop for the raw materials that go into making everything from wallets and dog collars to wrist bands and mukluks.
Tandy Leather, a specialty retailer and wholesale distributor, opened at 298 Main St. in March.
Founded in 1919, it has dozens of stores in the United States, Canada, and several other countries.
The Fort Worth, Texas-based company’s broad product line includes leather, hand tools, buckles and adornments for belts, dyes and finishes, saddle and tack hardware, patterns, and do-it-yourself kits.
Nyack, with its arty down…
Real Estate Broker Sees Architecture As Haverstraw's Saving Grace
HAVERSTRAW, N.Y. -- Haverstraw, which was once the nation’s epicenter of brick-making, has the foundation for a real revival, says one investor in the community, according to a report by lohud.com.
Real estate broker Richard Sena says it’s the village’s architecture – most of which is original -- that’s going to save it, the lohud.com report said.
Sena, who turned a former barbershop on the main drag into his offices, says other historic brick buildings could be just as charmingly restored if their aluminum siding were removed, the lohud.com article said.
In recent years, businesses such a…
Bethel Resident Launches GoFundMe To Help Neighbor After Condo Fire
BETHEL, Conn. -- A Bethel woman has launched a GoFundMe campaign to aid a neighbor who lost her home to a fire last Saturday.
Katie Putnam, a resident of the Plumtree Heights condominium complex off Maple Avenue, is raising money for Costas and Kirsten Koromilas, who have two small children, ages 5 and 7.
According to a report by patch.com, the weekend fire was fought by the Bethel, Stony Hill, and Danbury fire departments.
No one was injured fighting the blaze, but there was extensive fire, smoke and water damage, making the unit unlivable, according to Putnam’s post on GoFundMe.
Kirsten…
Rockland Doc Offered Informant $100,000 To Kill Wife, Prosecutor Says
RAMAPO, N.Y. – A Ramapo doctor charged in an alleged murder-for-hire plot offered a police informant $100,000 to run over his estranged wife, according to a report by lohud.com.
Ira Bernstein, a 41-year-old podiatrist, and his girlfriend, Kelly Myzner Gribeluk, 36, of Airmont, were arrested Monday and charged with conspiracy and solicitation in connection with the scheme to kill Susan Bernstein and with trying to have insurance investigators beaten up, police said earlier this week.
The new details were revealed during a court hearing Thursday where prosecutors wanted Bernstein’s bail set a…
Coyote Spotted At Baseball Field In Rockland
CLARKSTOWN, N.Y. – If the klutzy third baseman at the Lake Nanuet Park ball fields was simply all paws last weekend, he had a good excuse – coyotes don’t have opposable thumbs, Clarkstown police say.
One of the doglike critters was spotted, if not running the bases, then roaming around the edges of, the fenced-in field, police said.
Police were warning parents using the park to keep an eagle eye on their little ones and family pets.
According to the Humane Society, coyote spottings, though rare, are becoming more common as humans encroach on the animal’s territory.
Coyotes are generally n…
