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Brewster Organization Named As Putnam's First NYS Historic Business: Dates Back Over 75 Years Brewster Organization Named As Putnam's First NYS Historic Business: Dates Back Over 75 Years
Brewster Organization Named As Putnam's First NYS Historic Business: Dates Back Over 75 Years A Hudson Valley organization that dates back more than three-quarters of a century has been named a New York State Historic Business.  Green Chimneys, a nonprofit located in Putnam County at 400 Doansburg Rd. in Brewster that provides animal-assisted therapy to students, has been named the county's first New York State Historic Business following a nomination by Assemblyman Matt Slater.  The nonprofit, which was founded in 1947 by Samuel Ross Jr., provides animal-assisted therapy and educational activities for children with special needs.  It first began as th…

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by Ben Crnic
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Sit, Stay, Smile: Pet Therapy Program Helps Patients Recover In A Unique Way Sit, Stay, Smile: Pet Therapy Program Helps Patients Recover In A Unique Way
Sit, Stay, Smile: Pet Therapy Program Helps Patients Recover In A Unique Way For patients at several Westchester Medical Center Health Network hospitals across the Hudson Valley region, the doctors are currently in -- It just so happens that they also have four legs and love treats and going for walks. A member of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network, MidHudson Regional Hospital has a vibrant pet-therapy program that engages and comforts patients as they recover. Pet therapy programs are also offered at Westchester Medical Center, the flagship of WMCHealth in Valhalla, as well as Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital in Valhalla and HealthAlliance Hospitals …

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