DANBURY, Conn. – The Bethel chapter of Regional Hospice and Home Care announced its annual Autumn Harvest Breakfast will be at 7:45 a.m. Friday, Oct. 2 at the Ethan Allen Inn, 21 Lake Avenue Ext., Danbury. The event will celebrate Regional Hospice and Home Care’s opening of its Center for Comfort Care & Healing, along with ongoing support for the organization's activities. The ...

PUTNAM COUNTY, N.Y. – Almost every wearer of contact lenses is doing it wrong, according to a recent Centers for Disease Control (CDC) poll. An eye-popping 99 percent of those polled were found to have engaged in behavior that could increase their chances of an eye infection. 82 percent of those polled used their lens case longer than recommended, while 55 percent topped off their ...

WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. – Nearly every contact lens wearer in a recent poll admitted to engaging in behavior that increases the chance of an eye infection, according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). According to the poll, 99 percent of wearers engage in risky behavior with their contact lens. A third of those polled admitted going to doctors due to red or painful ...

FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. – Just about every single wearer of contact lenses is doing it wrong, according to numbers from a new Centers for Disease Control (CDC) poll. 99 percent of wearers polled admitted to engaging in practices that could lead to eye infections and redness, and a third of responders mentioned going to the doctor because of redness or infection. The most frequent ...

FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. – America's largest movie theater chain will begin to search bags as patrons enter their theater lobbies, according to the Christian Science Monitor. In light of recent shootings in Louisiana and Tennessee, Regal Cinemas has begun to enforce their bag-search policy. The move is part of an increased push to increase safety measures in light of recent ...

WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. – In the wake of two high-profile shooting incidents at movie theaters, America's largest theater chain will now search bags as patrons enter the theater lobby, according to the Christian Science Monitor.Regal Cinemas quietly changed their policy in light of recent shootings in Louisiana and Tennessee. Regal's move is part of a larger push to increase safety ...

WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. – Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that New York State Police will take part in a national program intended to crackdown on impaired drivers as the summer ends with the Labor Day holiday.. The state's Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign was launched this week and runs until Monday, Sep. 7, Labor Day. "Driving drunk is both reckless and selfish, and we ...

PUTNAM COUNTY, N.Y. – New York State Police will join a national program aimed at cracking down on impaired drivers as the Labor Day holiday closes out the summer. The state's version of the Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign began on Friday and ends on Monday, Sep. 7, Labor Day. "Driving drunk is both reckless and selfish, and we have seen too far too many avoidable tragedies ...

WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. – Fordham University’s Gabelli Graduate School of Business in Westchester will offer a post-master’s health-care certificate program that begins in October. The program will present students with the same challenges that people in the health-care industry face when dealing with patients who are seriously ill and dying. Titled “Palliative and Long-Term Care: A ...

FAIRFIELD, Conn. – The Fairfield Theatre Company sends summer on its way with a performance by acclaimed songwriter John Hiatt and his band, the Combo, at the Klein Auditorium in Bridgeport on Saturday, Aug. 29. Hiatt's work has been celebrated by his peers for decades, having been recorded by artists such as Bob Dylan, Bonnie Raitt, Emmylou Harris, Iggy Pop, Rosanne Cash the Jeff ...