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Area Native Barbara Bush In Failing Health, Stops Further Treatment Area Native Barbara Bush In Failing Health, Stops Further Treatment
Area Native Barbara Bush In Failing Health, Stops Further Treatment Click here for an updated story: Westchester Native, Former First Lady Barbara Bush Dies At 92 Barbara Bush, a 92-year-old native of Westchester, is in failing health and declining further medical treatment, returning home for comfort care after a series of hospitalizations. The former first lady, who grew up in Rye, has been treated for decades for Graves' disease, a thyroid condition. Bush has been suffering for some time and has been in and out of the hospital multiple times in the last year while battling with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, or COPD, and congestive heart failu…
'Golden Bookshelves' Are Helping Peekskill Students Find New Ways To Read 'Golden Bookshelves' Are Helping Peekskill Students Find New Ways To Read
'Golden Bookshelves' Are Helping Peekskill Students Find New Ways To Read PEEKSKILL, N.Y. -- HRHCare has partnered with the Peekskill community to put books back in the hands of growing students. The Peekskill Rotary Club launched a new program to increase literacy skills in Peekskill among pre-school and school-age children. With help from members of HRHCare, Hudson Valley Chamber of Commerce, Barnes & Noble bookstores and Peekskill Basics Program, local students will have a greater opportunity to improve their education outside of the classroom. With materials funded by the Rotary Club of Peekskill and support from community partners, the committee crafte…