Mahopac Falls Fire District Welcomes Back A Familiar Staple Mahopac Falls Fire District Welcomes Back A Familiar Staple
Mahopac Falls Fire District Welcomes Back A Familiar Staple Over the past few months, residents of Mahopac Falls might have noticed something missing -- the 6 p.m. siren from the fire district headquarters.  The siren also used to summon firefighters when they are needed, has been down to be refurbished with a new motor.  With the help of members of the Mahopac and Carmel fire departments, and their expertise using their ladder trucks, the siren was removed, repaired and remounted.  Now back home where it belongs, the siren has been repainted and re-stenciled with the familiar "FDNY 343", a tribute to those lost on 9/11.  Residents can ex…
9-11 World Trade Center Health Coverage In Limbo Under Trump Budget Plan 9-11 World Trade Center Health Coverage In Limbo Under Trump Budget Plan
9-11 World Trade Center Health Coverage In Limbo Under Trump Budget Plan A proposal to change which agency oversees the World Trade Center Health Program, affecting more than 83,000 first-responders and other survivors of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on New York City could endanger future coverage, according to multiple news reports.  Additional reports can be found by clicking here as well as here.  Last week,, U.S. Rep. Eliot L. Engel, an original co-sponsor of the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act, joined members of Congress from the Tri-State Area to call on the Trump Administration to halt its efforts to separate the World Trade Center…
New Canaan's Ann Curry Finally Breaks Her Silence On Leaving 'Today' New Canaan's Ann Curry Finally Breaks Her Silence On Leaving 'Today'
New Canaan's Ann Curry Finally Breaks Her Silence On Leaving 'Today' NEW CANAAN, Conn. — Ann Curry of New Canaan has broken her silence on leaving the "Today" show, telling People.com that "it hurt like hell" when she was fired over five years ago.  A longer interview with People will hit the newsstands on Friday, but in an online preview, Curry, 61, talks about her exit from the NBC morning show on June 28, 2012. Many speculated at the time that she was fired partially because she had no chemistry with co-anchor Matt Lauer. Lauer, 60, was himself fired from the show in November for alleged sexual misconduct. “It hurt like hell,” she tell…
Retired Nyack Firefighter, 51, Dies Of 9/11 Related Cancer Retired Nyack Firefighter, 51, Dies Of 9/11 Related Cancer
Retired Nyack Firefighter, 51, Dies Of 9/11 Related Cancer Retired FDNY Lt. Joseph Stach Jr. of Valley Cottage, died of 9/11 related cancer on Sunday, Jan. 7. He was 51.Stach, who also volunteered for the Nyack Fire Department, served with the FDNY for more than 20 years, before being forced to retire in 2010 after suffering numerous illness, including pancreatic cancer.  On Sept. 11, 2001, Stach was a first responder during the event and spent the first 72 hours at Ground Zero after the attacks. Following he worked at the scene for hours, days and weeks In a GoFundMe page, his son, Darren Sach, wrote that he wanted to share his father's story so p…