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These 10 Mass High Schools Rank Best In State In New U.S. News Report These 10 Mass High Schools Rank Best In State In New U.S. News Report
These 10 Mass High Schools Rank Best In State In New U.S. News Report A new U.S. News and World Report study ranked the top 10 Massachusetts public and charter high schools and crowned those who are best in class.  The publication released the new state rankings on Tuesday, Aug. 29, grading schools on graduation rates, college readiness, and teacher-to-student ratio.  Boston Latin School led the pack in Massachusetts with a graduation rate of 98 percent and a college readiness rating of 94.4. The school also ranked as one of the 50 best in the nation. Following Boston Latin School were Pioneer Valley Chinese Immersion Charter School …
White Plains Hospital Among Best In New York, New Report Says White Plains Hospital Among Best In New York, New Report Says
White Plains Hospital Among Best In New York, New Report Says Hudson Valley residents might take comfort in the fact that they have access to good healthcare, as four hospitals in the region have been named among the best in the state, according to a new report.  The hospitals were selected by U.S. News and World Report, which released its new rankings of best regional hospitals on Tuesday, Aug. 1.  According to the report, the best hospitals in the Hudson Valley are:  White Plains Hospital, which also ranked No. 17 in the state of New York; Garnet Health Medical Center in Middletown, which ranked No. 24 in New York; Northern Westches…
2 Mass Hospitals Among Best Of The Best In US, New Study Says 2 Mass Hospitals Among Best Of The Best In US, New Study Says
2 Mass Hospitals Among Best Of The Best In US, New Study Says People who live in Massachusetts have access to some of the best hospitals in the country, a new study has found.  Two Boston hospitals were named among the 22 healthcare facilities that made an elite "Honor Roll" list created by U.S. News and World Report, meaning they excel across all or most types of care evaluated by researchers.   Brigham and Women's Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital, both located in Boston, tied for best in the nation, the study said.  Brigham and Women's Hospital is also ranked fifth in the nation for treating cancer and named the best in the country in o…
End Of A 'Legacy': Prestigious University In Northeast Halts Admissions Perk End Of A 'Legacy': Prestigious University In Northeast Halts Admissions Perk
End Of A 'Legacy': Prestigious University In Northeast Halts Admissions Perk Legacy college applicants will no longer receive a "bump" admissions preference at a prominent university in the Northeast.    Wesleyan University, located in Middletown, Connecticut, announced on Wednesday, July 19 that it would formally end admission preference for applicants who are related to Wesleyan graduates, according to a statement from the university.  Legacy status played a "negligible" role in the university's admission process for years, the statement said, but in the wake of the recent Supreme Court decision that effectively ended affirmative action, t…
Russia Detains NJ Soccer Player, WSJ Reporter Evan Gershkovich On Espionage Charges Russia Detains NJ Soccer Player, WSJ Reporter Evan Gershkovich On Espionage Charges
Russia Detains NJ Soccer Player, WSJ Reporter Evan Gershkovich On Espionage Charges Wall Street Journal reporter and 31-year-old New Jersey native Evan Gershkovich has been detained by Russian security agents on espionage charges, according to various news reports. Gershkovich, who grew up in Princeton, was allegedly trying to obtain classified information, and was detained in Yekaterinburg, Russia's Federal Security Service said Thursday, March 30. Gershkovich, who played soccer for Bowdoin College, is the first American correspondent to be detained on espionage charges in Russia since the Cold War. In 1986, U.S. News and World Report reporter Nicholas Daniloff was arres…
LI Street Named For KKK Leader Renamed After Student Push: 'History Finally Set Right' LI Street Named For KKK Leader Renamed After Student Push: 'History Finally Set Right'
LI Street Named For KKK Leader Renamed After Student Push: 'History Finally Set Right' Persistence has finally paid off for a group of high school students who called for the renaming of a Long Island street named after a controversial figure. Dozens of community members gathered in Hempstead in the village of Malverne on Thursday, Jan. 26, to watch as officials unveiled the new Acorn Way, the Malverne School District announced on Facebook.  It marked the culmination of years of hard work by several students at Malverne High School who pushed for the renaming after learning that the street’s original namesake, Paul Lindner, was a Ku Klux Klan leader in addition to being a vi…
Chesco Doctor Who Ran Opiate 'Pill Mill' Gets Sentenced Chesco Doctor Who Ran Opiate 'Pill Mill' Gets Sentenced
Chesco Doctor Who Ran Opiate 'Pill Mill' Gets Sentenced A suburban Philadelphia physician will spend two years in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release for running a "pill mill" through his Chester County office, authorities say.  Dr. Yutong Zhang, 64, of Berwyn, pleaded guilty last February to four counts of distributing oxycodone outside of the usual course of professional practice and for no legitimate medical purpose, US Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero said in a statement.  Investigators have said that Zhang sold medically unnecessary opiate prescriptions for more than 100 "patients" who were really just c…
This Mount Vernon Nursing Home Ranks Among Best In NY This Mount Vernon Nursing Home Ranks Among Best In NY
This Mount Vernon Nursing Home Ranks Among Best In NY Several Westchester County nursing homes have been given five stars and ranked as among the best in New York, according to US News and World Report.  The report, which ranks nursing homes based on resident care, safety, and outcomes, was released in November, according to the organization's website.  Westchester County nursing homes given five stars, the best possible rating, include:  The Wartburg Home in Mount Vernon, for the seventh consecutive year; United Hebrew Geriatric Center in New Rochelle;  The Osborn in Rye;  Kendal On Hudson in Sleepy Hollow;  No…
Richard Blumenthal Earns Third Term In Senate, Easily Defeats Trump-Backed Leora Levy Richard Blumenthal Earns Third Term In Senate, Easily Defeats Trump-Backed Leora Levy
Richard Blumenthal Earns Third Term In Senate, Easily Defeats Trump-Backed Leora Levy This story has been updated. Connecticut Sen. Richard Blumenthal has been elected to a third term in the US Senate, according to multiple projections. The 76-year-old Democrat is leading his Republican opponent, Leora Levy, by 14 percentage points, 57 to 43 percent, as of early Wednesday morning, Nov. 9 with 95 percent of the vote counted. On the campaign trail, the two-term senator and former Connecticut attorney general went after Levy for being endorsed by former President Donald Trump, and for reportedly telling Trump that she would always have his back. “If you always have President …
Suburban Philly Doctor Pleads Guilty To Running 'Pill Mill' Suburban Philly Doctor Pleads Guilty To Running 'Pill Mill'
Suburban Philly Doctor Pleads Guilty To Running 'Pill Mill' A Pennsylvania doctor has pleaded guilty to running a "pill mill" that flooded his own community with painkillers over the course of four years, federal authorities said. Yutong Zhang, 63, of Berwyn, pleaded guilty to an Information charging four counts of distributing oxycodone outside of the usual course of professional practice and for no legitimate medical purpose, United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams said in a Thursday, Feb. 3 release. Zhang is accused of selling medically unnecessary prescriptions for oxycodone to approximately 120 patients at his St. Davids pa…
NYP Lawrence Hospital Unveils New Endoscopy Services And Ambulatory Surgical Unit Suites NYP Lawrence Hospital Unveils New Endoscopy Services And Ambulatory Surgical Unit Suites
NYP Lawrence Hospital Unveils New Endoscopy Services And Ambulatory Surgical Unit Suites On December 15, NewYork-Presbyterian Lawrence Hospital unveiled its new state of the art endoscopy services and ambulatory surgical unit suites at a socially distanced ribbon cutting ceremony. The 15,000 square foot space is located on the second floor of the hospital in Bronxville, complete with thirteen private rooms for patient prep and recovery. Each room offers a seamless patient experience in a warm and comfortable environment for pre and post operative procedures. The space also offers two new state of the art endoscopy procedure rooms and one outpatient procedure room for minor surge…
Retired CT State Trooper Killed By Single Punch On Las Vegas Strip Retired CT State Trooper Killed By Single Punch On Las Vegas Strip
Retired CT State Trooper Killed By Single Punch On Las Vegas Strip A Massachusetts man who was a retired Connecticut State Police Trooper was recently killed by a single-punch he absorbed while taking in the Las Vegas strip. On Monday, March 1, police said that sometime early on Sunday, Feb. 28, Thomas W. Driscoll, 57, of Chicopee died from head and neck injuries sustained in a homicide, according to U.S. News and World Report. It is not clear why Driscoll was attacked on the strip near Caesar’s Palace, the Bellagio, and Bally’s. According to police, the alleged assailant Brandon Marcus Leath, 33, of Nevada, yelled something at Driscoll and a woman on a p…
Here's Where Putnam Ranks Among Healthiest US Communities Here's Where Putnam Ranks Among Healthiest US Communities
Here's Where Putnam Ranks Among Healthiest US Communities Putnam County ranks among the 250 communities deemed the healthiest in America in this year's U.S. News and Aetna Foundation 2020 Healthiest Communities Rankings. Over 3,000 communities were evaluated to compile the list, according to U.S. News & World Report, using metrics including the areas' educational systems, average population health, infrastructure and environments.  This data is sourced from agencies like the U.S. Center for Disease Control, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Putnam Co…
Four Northwell Hospitals Rated Among Nation’s Best By US News & World Report Four Northwell Hospitals Rated Among Nation’s Best By US News & World Report
Four Northwell Hospitals Rated Among Nation’s Best By US News & World Report Some Long Island and New York City hospitals ranked among the nation’s best, according to a new report. Four Northwell Health hospitals made it in on the top 50 list of adult medical specialties according to the US News and World Report’s “Best Hospital” rankings. Of the four, three - North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset, Long Island Jewish Medical Center in New Hyde Park and Lenox Hill Hospital in Manhattan – rate among the top 10 hospitals in the New York metropolitan area. North Shore University Hospital was ranked fourth in the metro area and ranked as Long Island’s top hospita…
Local Father Enjoys Full Recovery After Partial Knee Replacement Local Father Enjoys Full Recovery After Partial Knee Replacement
Local Father Enjoys Full Recovery After Partial Knee Replacement While raising three active children, Bruce became very familiar with the expert care at Northern Westchester Hospital. So when his chronic knee pain worsened and he struggled with everyday activities, he turned to the same staff he had known and come to trust after so many years. "I had a partial knee replacement on my right knee," said Bruce. "The surgery is a sneeze—you fall asleep and you wake up and it’s been done." For many adults over 50, osteoarthritis, which specifically targets the knees, is the most common type of arthritis. Thankfully, partial knee replacement can reduce or elimi…
Age Is Just A Number, Thanks To Partial Joint Replacement Surgery Age Is Just A Number, Thanks To Partial Joint Replacement Surgery
Age Is Just A Number, Thanks To Partial Joint Replacement Surgery Barbara isn't your typical 70 year old. While most people her age are slowing down, taking the elevator over the stairs and opting for a quiet night in, the Westchester resident is ready for adventure as usual. That's why her nagging knee pain presented such a problem. "I went to Dr. David Yasgur because I had a pain in my knee and was unable to do the things I like to do, like hike with my daughter," said Barbara, who is also a swimmer, biker and kayaker. "He suggested that I have partial knee replacement surgery, [and] the surgery went extremely well." Thanks to Northern Westchester Hos…
Westchester High School Principal Announces Retirement Westchester High School Principal Announces Retirement
Westchester High School Principal Announces Retirement After 46 years in public education, the last 10 as principal of Croton-Harmon High School, Alan Capasso has decided to retire at the end of the 2018-19 school year. Capasso will spend his retirement traveling with his wife of 45 years, Maria, and enjoying being a grandfather. He is the father of two adult children, Christina and Jeffrey, and one grandson, two-year-old Dylan. Throughout his career at Croton-Harmon, Capasso has been a firm believer in providing high school students with progressive freedoms, including the ability to leave campus during lunch periods as long as such freedoms w…
Best High Schools In Bergen County Ranked (Some Are Best In America) Best High Schools In Bergen County Ranked (Some Are Best In America)
Best High Schools In Bergen County Ranked (Some Are Best In America) A new ranking by U.S. News and World Report has ranked 23 of New Jersey's schools among the 500 best in the U.S. Five of those schools ranked in the top 10, including two from Bergen County. The list, one of the most prominent national rankings, puts Bergen County Academies at No. 2 in the state and No. 43 in the U.S.  Right below it at No. 3 in New Jersey is Bergen County Technical High School in Teterboro, which is ranked No. 58 best in the U.S. Topping off the list at No. 1 in the state and No. 22 in the country is Monmouth County's High Technology High School. Other Bergen County scho…
Superior Care Close To Home At NYP Lawrence Cardiac Catheterization Lab Superior Care Close To Home At NYP Lawrence Cardiac Catheterization Lab
Superior Care Close To Home At NYP Lawrence Cardiac Catheterization Lab WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Residents living in Westchester are receiving superior heart care close to home at the NewYork-Presbyterian Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory at NewYork-Presbyterian Lawrence Hospital. “In this day and age, the majority of the procedures we do in the Cath Lab are extremely safe, quick and useful,” said Mark A. Apfelbaum, MD, Director of the NewYork-Presbyterian System Cardiac Catheterization Labs at the Center for Interventional Vascular Therapy at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center as well as Director of the Cath Lab at NewYork-Pres…