Westchester County District Attorney Miriam E. Rocah announced that Mount Vernon resident Diana Finlay has been arraigned for possessing nearly two dozen fraudulent COVID-19 Vaccination Record cards. Finlay, 53, was charged on Oct. 12, in Harrison Town Court with five counts of Criminal Possession of a Forged Instrument in the […]
Author: Jim Scova
Schumer secures $1.5B for Ida-impacted project
After visiting Mamaroneck to survey the damage caused by Hurricane Ida and making a direct personal appeal to Office of Management and Budget, OMB, Acting Director Shalanda Young last month to urge the agency to greenlight the Mamaroneck and Sheldrake River Flood Risk Management Project, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck […]
FDA grants Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine full approval
The FDA granted Pfizer full approval for those age 16 and over. it is the first vaccine to receive full approval and not just emergency use authorization. “The FDA’s approval of this vaccine is a milestone as we continue to battle the COVID-19 pandemic,” Acting FDA Commissioner Janet Woodcock said […]
Cuomo resigns as Governor
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has resigned under a cloud after a sexual harassment probe. “The best way I can help now is if I step aside,” Cuomo said Tuesday. It seems that with fewer and fewer allies Cuomo was left with no choice except to resign. If he did […]
What you don’t know about eating disorders
Misinformation, stigma, shame. An eating disorder is not some passing phase that only affects young white women. They are serious mental illnesses that can affect anyone of any age or race. They thrive in secrecy, and have spiked during the pandemic. In addition to more accurate awareness, improved prevention, detection […]