Mount Pleasant, NY
Police & Fire
Bicyclist Seriously Injured In Hit-Run Westchester Crash Bicyclist Seriously Injured In Hit-Run Westchester Crash
Bicyclist Seriously Injured In Hit-Run Westchester Crash A bicyclist was hospitalized with a serious head injury after being struck by a hit-and-run motorist on a busy road near the Saw Mill River Parkway in Westchester, police said. A man - whose name has not been released - was struck shortly after 9:45 a.m. on Wednesday, May 22 on Yonkers Avenue at the parkway, police said. The victim was taken to a local trauma center for treatment, though his condition was unclear early on Wednesday afternoon, May 22. The driver fled the scene and Yonkers Avenue was temporarily shut down both ways as police investigated the crash.  This is a developing…

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by Zak Failla
New City, NY
Lifestyle
Stay In The Game: Phelps Offers Tips On How Young Athletes Can Avoid Injuries Stay In The Game: Phelps Offers Tips On How Young Athletes Can Avoid Injuries
Stay In The Game: Phelps Offers Tips On How Young Athletes Can Avoid Injuries We know kids can easily get sidelined by an injury, whether they’re an athlete or just doing chores around the house – and often they do not tell anyone when they hurt themselves. One injury that athletes try to hide, despite its seriousness, is a concussion. Concussion 101 A concussion is a mild form of a traumatic brain injury (TBI) that occurs when an impact to the head or body causes the brain to move rapidly back and forth inside the skull. The effects of a concussion may show up right away, or symptoms may not occur until days or weeks later. No concussion is ever the same, but here …

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Content Partner: Phelps Hospital
Danbury, CT
Police & Fire
Danbury Firefighters Rescue Injured Worker From Construction Site Danbury Firefighters Rescue Injured Worker From Construction Site
Danbury Firefighters Rescue Injured Worker From Construction Site DANBURY, Conn. — Firefighters came to the rescue of a worker who suffered a head injury Thursday morning at a home construction site in Danbury on Candlewood Lake.With the help of a local tree company, firefighters set up a rope system and basket to pull the worker from the basement of the home under construction on Forty Acre Mountain Road, fire department spokesman James Gagliardo said in a statement.   A 911 call came in at 9 a.m. Engine Company 24 was dispatched along with City Of Danbury EMS to the scene, Gagliardo said.  The accident was due to the malfunction of a boom on a concrete …

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by Karen Tensa