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Lifestyle
Covid-
19: News Anchor Shares Details After Near Three-Week Battle With Virus
Television news anchor Brooke Baldwin is now free of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) following a vicious near three-week battle with the virus that she chronicled in a series of essays. Baldwin, of CNN, announced earlier this month that she had tested positive, at one point saying that “my body gave me the middle finger,” during the worst of the virus. On Thursday, April 23, 20 days after she found out that she tested positive for the virus, Baldwin announced on Instagram that she was tested again and was negative for any COVID-19 symptoms. Related story - COVID-19: Cristina Cuomo, Wife…
Business
Covid-
19: Motorcycle Shop Designs Reusable Respiratory Masks For Frontline Workers
A Long Island motorcycle shop owner and his co-worker have designed a reusable respiratory mask for nurses, doctors and first responders on a 3-D printer that is being copied across the world. Matt Mendez, the owner of the LI Racing in Brentwood, and Christian Price, who works at the shop, have been hard at work using the 3-D resin printer they purchased to manufacture parts to create the masks during their forced downtime. "All of these people are focusing on making masks but we wanted to come up with a solid design that could be used in a professional setting such as a hospital and be r…
Lifestyle
Covid-
19: Wilton Man Who Was CT's First Positive Case Recovering At Danbury Hospital
A Wilton man who was the state's first positive case of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), is recovering at Danbury Hospital. The man in his 40s, whose identity is being protected, began feeling ill shortly after returning from a work conference in California on Feb. 28. The father of tiny infant twins quickly progressed to bilateral pneumonia and was hospitalized a week later in respiratory distress, his wife said on a GoFundMe page. His wife, who is a registered nurse, said she is forever indebted to the hospital for saving her husband's life and how every step of the way she h…
News
NYS On Pause: Cuomo Orders
Covid-
19 100 Percent Non-Essential Workplace Reduction, New Rules
Click here for an updated story - COVID-19: Here's When NYS PAUSE Measures Take Effect, What You Need To Know Amid the novel coronavirus crisis (COVID-19), Gov. Andrew Cuomo said he's taking the most dramatic action he can - reducing the non-essential workforce 100 percent. There will be fines and closures if businesses do not cooperate with the state order, Cuomo said in a news briefing in Albany on Friday, March 20. The measure in which only essential businesses can have workers commuting takes effect Sunday night, March 22. "This is the most drastic action we can take," Cuomo said, off…
News
Provider For Medical Group In Westchester, Fairfield Counties Tests Positive For
Covid-
19
A provider who practices at a medical group with offices in Westchester and Fairfield counties has tested positive for the novel strain of the coronavirus (COV-19). The provider practices at the Westmed Medical Group office located at 210 Westchester Ave. in White Plains, Westmed said in a statement released on Monday afternoon, March 9. "It is likely that this provider’s exposure is tied to the original case which occurred in New Rochelle," Westmed said. "We have been in very close contact with the Department of Health, and they have indicated no additional testing or self-quara…
News
Four CT Coronavirus Tests Negative; Two New Cases Confirmed In NYC
Two more cases of the novel coronavirus have been confirmed in New York City, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced on Thursday morning, March 5. The two reportedly are a woman in her 80s and man in his 40s. Three New York City residents have no been diagnosed with the COVID-19 virus. The first case in the state was diagnosed in Manhattan, a 39-year-old woman who is employed as a healthcare worker and had recently returned from Iran. She is recovering at home where she's been quarantined with her husband, whose test came back negative. The other 10 confirmed cases in New York State are …
News
Superbug Scare: 35K Die Annually From Drug-Resistant Infection, Number Sickened In Millions
“Superbugs” are killing thousands each year and sickening millions more, nearly twice as many as previously thought, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. According to the report, more than 2.8 million antibiotic-resistant infections occur in the U.S. each year, and more than 35,000 people die as a result. In addition, 223,900 cases of Clostridioides difficile occurred in 2017 and at least 12,800 people died. The CDC said that dedicated prevention and infection control efforts are ongoing nationwide to reduce the number of infections and deaths cau…
Politics
More People Are Leaving NYC Than Any Other US City, New Report Says
The mass exodus of New Yorkers leaving New York City has hit a record pace. According to new reports, as many as 277 people are leaving New York City each day, leading all U.S. metro areas, and more than double the number recorded last year. Los Angeles and Chicago were second and third on the list, with 201 and 161 residents reportedly leaving each day. The data came from the 2018 Ceneus data on migration in the largest 100 cities in the country. Between July 2017 and July 2018, New York lost 180,306 people and gained 131,746 new residents. A difference of 48,560 abandoned New York — the …
Lifestyle
Wife Of Norwalk Cop Who Fought For Bill Giving Injured Officers Full Pensions Applauds New Law
The wife of an injured Norwalk cop who fought hard for a bill that gives full pensions to officers injured on the job witnessed Gov. Ned Lamont sign it into law. Debbie Roselle and her husband Phil Roselle, along with their two sons, were in Hartford at the Capitol Monday, July 8 when Lamont signed the bill. Phi Roselle was forced to retire because of his severe injuries after being shot while at work during a training accident. Roselle had been a police officer for 30 years at the time of the accident. He is diabetic and needs a kidney transplant. Throughout his recovery and complica…
Police & Fire
Two Hospitalized After Car Crashes Into CVS In Norwalk
Two people were injured when a car crashed into the side of a CVS store in Norwalk. The crash took place around 11:45 a.m., Wednesday, June 19, at the store at 6 Willard Street, said the Norwalk Police. The woman driving, and a man were transported by Norwalk Hospital EMS to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. Shelves inside a CVS store hit by a vehicle collapsed from the impact.Norwalk Police Department The building sustained damage, which was evaluated by the City of Norwalk Building Department. The impact caused a row of shelves to collapse inside the store, trapping o…
Police & Fire
Nurse From Bridgeport Charged With Stealing Prescription Medication
A Fairfield County nurse is facing charges for allegedly stealing pain medication from patients for several months, police said. The director of the Maplewood at Darien notified investigators at the Darien Police Department that an employed nurse had been stealing prescription controlled substances from residents. Police said that the nurse in question, identified as Bridgeport resident Stacey Thompson, 34, stole 50mg Tramadol - an opioid pain medication that requires a prescription - pills from four residents living in the facility. According to the director of the facility, they became …
Lifestyle
Nurse Named Greenwich Hospital’s Employee Of Year
A local nurse has been named as Greenwich Hospital’s employee of the year at the hospital’s annual Employee Service Awards Dinner at the Hyatt Regency. Margaret Smith, RN, of Norwalk was honored with the Marian Nowak Award, a prestigious award given to the employee who best embodies the values of Greenwich Hospital. Smith, known for her compassion for patients as well as her sense of humor, was honored for her impressive work ethic and high standard of patient care. As a 41-year veteran of the hospital, Smith has worked for more than three decades as the only nurse administrator on the nigh…
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