WASHINGTON, DC — July 4, 2020 — Congressman Engel Authored Health Bill to Prevent Suicides Featured in Committee Hearing that gained passage on Friday, July 3, 2020. “Before the coronavirus pandemic, suicide rates were rising in New York and across the country, making them the 10th leading cause of death,” said Rep. Engel. “There is a growing consensus among public …
Savvy Senior: What to Know About Advance Care Planning in the Age of Coronavirus
By JIM MILLER
Dear Savvy Senior, All this horrible coronavirus carnage got me thinking about my own end-of-life decisions if I were to get sick. Can you recommend some good resources that can help me create a living will or advance directive, or other pertinent documents? I’ve put it off long enough. Almost 70 Dear Almost 70, Creating a living will (also known …
By JIM MILLER
Savvy Senior: How to Make the Most of Your Telehealth Appointment
By JIM MILLER
Dear Savvy Senior, I manage a large doctor’s clinic that treats hundreds of seniors each month. We are moving to more telehealth visits to help keep our patients safe at home during the coronavirus pandemic, but this new way of seeing a doctor is befuddling to many of our elder patients. Can you write a column educating patients …
By JIM MILLER
Demystifying Medicare ONLINE
By JULIE WOODWARD
WESTCHESTER COUNTY, NY — May 30, 2020 — Because COVID has forced libraries and community centers to cancel their events this spring, WSOS’s light-hearted and interactive “Demystifying Medicare” workshops have also been postponed. But, the Westchester Library System does not want anyone to lose out on this ongoing opportunity to learn how Medicare works, since a complete understanding of the …
By JULIE WOODWARD
John and Laurie Wiles Review the 2020 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid, Gabriella M. Etzel, The Unvarnished Blog Publisher / Editor-in-Chief, and Hezi Aris, Yonkers Tribune Publisher / Editor-at-Large on Westchester On the Level – Thursday, May 28, 2020 @10am EST
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City of Mount Vernon’s First Responders Parade in Support of Wartburg Staff
Wartburg Also Hosted a Family Mother’s Day Parade MOUNT VERNON, NY – May 27, 2020 – The City of Mount Vernon’s first responders paid tribute to Wartburg’s frontline staff battling this community’s COVID-19 pandemic on Friday, May 15th by parading through Wartburg’s 34-acre campus. Paying tribute were representatives from the City of Mount Vernon’s Fire Department, Police Department, the …
John Bailey, White Plains CitizeNetReporter Publisher/Editor; Michael Edelman, Esq., Political Analyst / Pundit; and Hezi Aris, Yonkers Tribune Publisher/Editor-at-Large on Westchester On the Level, Monday, May 25, 2020 @10am EST
Participate by calling: (347) 205-9201. Listen to this broadcast “Live” or “On Demand” via the Internet … http://tobtr.com/s/11734082 Please note the broadcast goes “live” at 10am sharp and is archived within 15 minutes after the 12Noon EST conclusion of the broadcast. The topics/subjects of discussion are defined herein: PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL; WHITE PLAINS, NY; and YONKERS, NY — May …
Letter to the Editor
By MADDIE HUNTER
Editor, Yonkers Tribune Our national unemployment rates are higher than those experienced during the Great Depression, yet our healthcare insurance industry is boasting about the possibility for expanded profits! Insurers who left the Obamacare marketplace when the individual mandate to hold insurance was lifted are now reentering numerous state’s offerings. How can this be? Profits will be created, in part, …
By MADDIE HUNTER
May 19: Westchester County Executive George Latimer Gives COVID-19 Update
View County Executive George Latimer’s full briefing at this link: https://youtu.be/CrJ7DC6W134 Westchester County’s confirmed figures of Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases tabulated as of May 19, 2020.