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NY Medical Practice Fined Thousands Over Alleged Discrimination Against HIV-Positive Patient NY Medical Practice Fined Thousands Over Alleged Discrimination Against HIV-Positive Patient
NY Medical Practice Fined Thousands Over Alleged Discrimination Against Hiv-positive Patient A New York-based dermatology practice will pay thousands of dollars after allegations that it refused treatment to an HIV-positive patient. Under a settlement with the US Attorney’s Office announced Tuesday, Dec. 3, Advanced Dermatology, P.C. – headquartered on Long Island in New Hyde Park – resolved allegations that one of its doctors violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (the ADA) by refusing timely care to a male patient. The patient, who is HIV-positive, filed a complaint with the US Department of Justice alleging that a dermatologist refused to perform a scheduled Mohn micrograp…

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
Man Accused Of Attacking Co-Worker With Knife At Westchester U-Haul Locale: Police Man Accused Of Attacking Co-Worker With Knife At Westchester U-Haul Locale: Police
Man Accused Of Attacking Co-Worker With Knife At Westchester U-Haul Locale: Police A dispute between co-workers at a Westchester U-Haul location escalated into a violent confrontation involving a knife, leaving one man injured, police said. The incident happened on Saturday, Nov. 30, at the U-Haul Moving & Storage of Homefield on 937 Saw Mill River Road (Route 9A) in Yonkers, according to Yonkers Police Sgt. Robert Spink. During a dispute between two employees of a third-party moving company, 55-year-old James Tindal of the Union County city of Elizabeth, New Jersey, allegedly took out a knife and swung it multiple times at his co-worker, 42-year-old Jameel Sirman of …

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Construction Worker Seriously Injured After Falling In Foundation In Westchester Construction Worker Seriously Injured After Falling In Foundation In Westchester
Construction Worker Seriously Injured After Falling In Foundation In Westchester A worker was rescued after falling into an under-construction foundation in Northern Westchester.  The incident happened on Monday, Nov. 25 just after 1 p.m., when the worker fell at a construction site in Chappaqua on Hardscrabble Road, according to reports. First responders quickly arrived at the scene and used a rope system to get the worker out of the foundation and into medical care, according to the Hartsdale Fire Department, which helped respond to the incident.  The worker suffered serious injuries, according to firefighters from the Pleasantville Volunteer Fire Departmen…

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by Ben Crnic
News
Community Rallies To Support Family Of 15-Year-Old Killed In Westchester Shooting Community Rallies To Support Family Of 15-Year-Old Killed In Westchester Shooting
Community Rallies To Support Family Of 15-Year-Old Killed In Westchester Shooting Although the family rocked by a Northern Westchester shooting that left a 15-year-old boy dead faces a long, arduous road of healing and recovery, they will not go it alone thanks to the generosity of their community.  The shooting happened at around 11:35 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 28, when Fernando Jimenez, age 40, shot his girlfriend and her two children with an illegally possessed handgun in the Baldwin Place section of Somers during a domestic dispute, according to New York State Police. Earlier Report - Name Released Of 15-Year-Old Killed In Somers Shooting That Led To …

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
20-Year-Old Shot, Killed After Stabbing Person At Hudson Valley Home: Police 20-Year-Old Shot, Killed After Stabbing Person At Hudson Valley Home: Police
20-Year-Old Shot, Killed After Stabbing Person At Hudson Valley Home: Police A man was shot and killed after state police say he stabbed a person inside a home in the Hudson Valley. The incident occurred in Dutchess County on Saturday, Oct. 5 in the town of Pleasant Valley. Responding state police troopers and Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office deputies officers located one victim suffering from a stab wound and another the victim of gunfire at the residence on Rawls Road, located just west of the Taconic State Parkway. Troopers and deputies secured the scene and began attempted  life-saving-techniques for both victims.   Empress …

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Mother, 2 Children Pulled From Burning Westchester Home Mother, 2 Children Pulled From Burning Westchester Home
Mother, 2 Children Pulled From Burning Westchester Home A mother and her two young children were taken to a hospital after they were rescued from a burning residence in Northern Westchester. The blaze began on Friday, May 31, around 2:45 a.m. at 38 Park Ave. in Bedford Hills.  Responding police and firefighters soon realized that three people were trapped inside, according to Assistant Chief Zachary Patierno of the Bedford Hills Fire Department. Arriving police soon found a 35-year-old woman hanging from a small bathroom window in distress who told officers her two children were still inside. Bedford Police officers then kicked in the…

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by Ben Crnic
News
It Began In A Basement: Medical Clinic In Westchester County Celebrates 50 Years It Began In A Basement: Medical Clinic In Westchester County Celebrates 50 Years
It Began In A Basement: Medical Clinic In Westchester County Celebrates 50 Years A medical clinic in Northern Westchester that serves thousands of people across the Hudson Valley is celebrating its 50-year anniversary.  Open Door Medical Clinic, located in Ossining at 165 Main St., first opened in the fall of 1972 and currently serves more than 63,000 people in Westchester, Dutchess, Putnam, and Ulster counties, offering affordable services such as primary care, behavioral health, women’s health, dental care, and vision care, according to clinic officials.  The clinic began in the basement of downtown Ossining's First Baptist Church, first serving ar…

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by Ben Crnic