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This Top Westchester Official Named Recipient Of Prestigious Award This Top Westchester Official Named Recipient Of Prestigious Award
This Top Westchester Official Named Recipient Of Prestigious Award A top-ranking Westchester County official has received a prestigious award for her leadership abilities.  Westchester County Health Commissioner Sherlita Amler has been named the 2024 recipient of New York Medical College's William Cullen Bryant Award, county officials announced on Thursday, Oct. 3.  The award, named after the college's founder, recognizes those who show seminal leadership in health care, science, education, business, or the arts and was also bestowed to Amler's husband, Robert Amler, the college's Vice President of Government Affairs.  The awards were …

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by Ben Crnic
Politics
Dealers Behind Fatal ODs Would Be Charged With Manslaughter Under NY Bill: 'This Is A Crisis' Dealers Behind Fatal ODs Would Be Charged With Manslaughter Under NY Bill: 'This Is A Crisis'
Dealers Behind Fatal ODs Would Be Charged With Manslaughter Under NY Bill: 'This Is A Crisis' Drug dealers in New York could soon face manslaughter charges for selling narcotics that result in fatal overdoses. State lawmakers are considering a bill that would make selling, delivering, or otherwise administering a controlled substance eligible for manslaughter charges if someone later dies from an overdose. Under current law, a person who provides an illicit drug that results in death can typically only be charged with criminal sale of a controlled substance, a non-violent felony. Related Report: 'Gone Forever': Yonkers Mom Recounts Teen's Overdose On 'Red Table Talk' The bi…

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
Officer Suffers Fentanyl Overdose During Investigation In Hudson Valley, Police Say Officer Suffers Fentanyl Overdose During Investigation In Hudson Valley, Police Say
Officer Suffers Fentanyl Overdose During Investigation In Hudson Valley, Police Say A police officer in the region is recovering after suffering an overdose of fentanyl he was exposed to while investigating drug use in a vehicle. The incident took place in Dutchess County in the city of Poughkeepsie around 2 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 13 in the 300 block of Mill Street. During the investigation, the officer removed a “foil” containing an unknown substance from the front pocket of the man in the vehicle, said Capt. Richard Wilson of the City Of Poughkeepsie Police.  As the officer attempted to determine the contents of the foil, he began to feel signs of an alte…

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by Kathy Reakes
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State Trooper Suffers Opioid Exposure After Overdose Crash On NY Highway, Police Say State Trooper Suffers Opioid Exposure After Overdose Crash On NY Highway, Police Say
State Trooper Suffers Opioid Exposure After Overdose Crash On NY Highway, Police Say A New York State Police trooper was hospitalized for possible opioid exposure while responding to a suspected overdose crash on a state highway. State Police on Long Island were initially called at around 1:15 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 12, with reports of an erratic driver in Hempstead, heading southbound on the Wantagh State Parkway near Hempstead Turnpike. When troopers arrived, they found the vehicle disabled after a crash. The driver, 35-year-old Jaqueline Ann Morales, of East Meadow, was unresponsive and suffering symptoms believed to be an opioid overdose, police said. The troopers admini…

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by Michael Mashburn
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NY Health Commissioner Orders All Pharmacies To Carry Overdose Medication Naloxone NY Health Commissioner Orders All Pharmacies To Carry Overdose Medication Naloxone
NY Health Commissioner Orders All Pharmacies To Carry Overdose Medication Naloxone Pharmacies in New York will soon be required to carry and dispense naloxone, the medicine used to quickly reverse the life-threatening effects of an opioid overdose. The state’s health commissioner, Dr. Mary Bassett, issued a statewide standing order for all pharmacies to carry the medication and dispense it without a prescription beginning Monday, Aug. 15. “This is as close as we can get to naloxone being 'over the counter' without action being taken by the US Food and Drug Administration,” Bassett said. Often sold under the brand name Narcan, naloxone is easily administered and can help…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Here Are Westchester County's 2019 Public Health Award Winners Here Are Westchester County's 2019 Public Health Award Winners
Here Are Westchester County's 2019 Public Health Award Winners Several people and organizations were recognized for their industry contributions at the 2019 Public Health Awards, presented by Westchester County Executive George Latimer and the Westchester County Board of Health on Monday, April 8 at White Plains High School. The event is meant to celebrate National Public Health Week, which is observed from April 1 to April 7. Stephanie Marquesano, an Ardsley mother and co-occurring mental health disorder awareness advocate, was given the Dr. Harold Keltz Distinguished Public Health Service Award by Board of Health President Robert Baker, MD. “The tra…

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by Valerie Musson
Lifestyle
Free Narcan Training Will Be Offered At New York State Fair Free Narcan Training Will Be Offered At New York State Fair
Free Narcan Training Will Be Offered At New York State Fair With opioids and overdoses reaching a peak in the country last year, the New York State Fair will be offering special life-saving training. At this year’s New York State Fair - which is being held in Syracuse from Aug. 22 through Sept. 3 - there will be Narcan training, which has helped save the lives of several New Yorkers who were suffering from near-fatal overdoses. The “Stomp Out Stigma Day,” which coincides with International Overdose Awareness Day on Aug. 31 will include a speech from BMX biker Tony Hoffman, feature an information fair with support service for addiction and the Narcan…

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by Zak Failla
Lifestyle
Overdose Deaths From Opioids Hit Record High In 2017 Overdose Deaths From Opioids Hit Record High In 2017
Overdose Deaths From Opioids Hit Record High In 2017 Opioids continue to plague the country, as overdose deaths peaked toa record high last year, according to the Centers for Disease Control. Preliminary estimates from the CDC found that drug overdoses killed nearly 72,000 people in America in 2017, a record number and rise of approximately 10 percent. The count includes deaths that occurred in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. According to the CDC, the rise in overdoses comes as more Americans are using opioids, and the drugs are becoming stronger and more deadly. In January 2017, the CDC had said there was a predicted 2,521 predi…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
28-Year-Old Overdose Victim Saved After Hudson Valley Crash 28-Year-Old Overdose Victim Saved After Hudson Valley Crash
28-Year-Old Overdose Victim Saved After Hudson Valley Crash A man overdosing on opioids was saved by first responders after he lost control of his car and crashed into another vehicle.  The incident took place Sunday afternoon when Cameron J. Petersen, 28, of Poughkeepsie, was driving westbound on Route 376 in the Town of Poughkeepsie when he crossed over into oncoming traffic near Red Oaks Mill Road and hit a vehicle with two people inside, said New York State Police Trooper AJ Hicks. The two occupants in the second vehicle received serious injuries and were transported by Mobile Life to Vassar Brothers Medical Center, he said. The LaGrange Fire D…

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by Kathy Reakes
Obituaries
Ex-Westchester HS Baseball Standout Dies Of Opioid Overdose Ex-Westchester HS Baseball Standout Dies Of Opioid Overdose
Ex-Westchester HS Baseball Standout Dies Of Opioid Overdose The Bronxville community is mourning the loss of a teenage college student who died as a result of an opioid overdose shortly before Christmas. Lifelong Bronxville resident Gage D. Bellitto, 19, was pronounced dead on Dec. 22 after an opioid overdose, according to a statement released by Columbia University, where he went to school, last week. A 2016 graduate of Bronxville High School and sophomore at Columbia, Bellitto was remembered as a prominent member of the high school’s varsity baseball team. He was the son of Glenn Bellitto and Kyle and Moran and brother to Dale Anne Bellitto. The …

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by Zak Failla