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Managing High Blood Pressure
High blood pressure, also known as hypertension, happens when blood pushes too hard against the walls of your blood vessels. Most people with high blood pressure feel normal and may not know they have it, but over time, high blood pressure can be harmful to your body.
So, let’s talk about what causes high blood pressure and how to manage it!
Why does checking my blood pressure matter?
High blood pressure often has no symptoms, but over time it can damage your heart, brain, kidneys, eyes, and blood vessels. It also can increase your risk of stroke, heart attack, kidney disease, and vision …
Tavern Closes For Good In Pearl River After Lease Issues: 'It Was A Pleasure'
An Irish-American pub that became a gathering place for live music, trivia nights, and traditional Irish sessions has closed its doors in Rockland County.
Uncle Tommy's Tavern, located at 33 W. Central Ave. in Pearl River, announced on Wednesday, July 15, that it had permanently closed after unsuccessful efforts to reach a lease agreement with the building's new owners.
"Yesterday Uncle Tommy's closed its doors for the last time," the business wrote in a message shared with customers.
The tavern thanked its current and former staff, musicians, dart teams, DJs, karaoke and…
Ship Captain Cops To Drugging, Raping Merchant Marine Cadet, 21, Moments Before Trial: Feds
A ship captain pleaded guilty to drugging and raping a U.S. Merchant Marine cadet during her course of study at the Long Island-based academy, authorities said.
John Merrone, 54, copped to five counts of aggravated sexual abuse, sexual abuse, and abusive sexual contact moments before his trial could start Wednesday, July 15 in federal court in Brooklyn, the Justice Department said.
The Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point has been plagued for years by allegations of sexual abuse related to “sea years.” As part of the program, MMA cadets must complete extended time aboard a commercial vess…
Kardashian Bodyguard Killed In Motorcycle Crash Days Before 53rd Birthday
Celebrity bodyguard Mason Haynes, who worked with high-profile clients including the Kardashians, was killed in a motorcycle crash on July 4, just two days before his 53rd birthday.
A GoFundMe campaign started by Annabel Bass says Haynes was killed in the Saturday, July 4, crash, leaving behind his wife, Fay, and children, Brooke and Noah. Details of the crash were not immediately clear.
As news of his death spread, friends, colleagues, and former clients remembered the man they say made everyone around him feel safe.
"The world has been robbed of that rare thing… a genuinely good man."
Th…
Man Accused In Fatal Shooting Of Hudson Valley Woman In Family Inheritance Dispute: Report
A 58-year-old man has been arrested and charged with murdering his niece, a 39-year-old Westchester County woman who was gunned down in the Bronx earlier this week, police said.
Mount Vernon resident Michael Foster, 58, was arrested at around 7:40 p.m. on Wednesday, July 15, in connection with the killing of Mount Vernon woman Julia Anderson, the NYPD told Daily Voice.
The arrest comes after Julia Anderson, 39, of Mount Vernon, was fatally shot at around 11:56 p.m. on Monday, July 13, outside 4385 Murdock Ave. in the Wakefield section of the Bronx, as previously reported by Daily Voice.&nb…
Hazardous Haze Update: How To Protect Yourself, When Skies Will Clear
The eerie veil hanging over the Northeast is not ready to lift, and the health risk beneath it is growing.
Smoke from Canadian and northern Minnesota wildfires continued lowering air quality and visibility on Thursday, July 16, triggering alerts across New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, and other parts of the eastern US.
The smoke was visible on satellite imagery from the National Weather Service Eastern Region Headquarters as upper-level winds carried it across the region.
Some of the plume looped into southern Virginia, West Virginia, and eastern North Carolina. Visibility …
