Ashley Burdick Of Carmel, Health Care Aide In Mahopac, Dies At Age 28 Ashley Burdick Of Carmel, Health Care Aide In Mahopac, Dies At Age 28
Ashley Burdick Of Carmel, Health Care Aide In Mahopac, Dies At Age 28 Health care aide Ashley L. Burdick, a resident of Carmel,  died on Sunday, May 12 at home. She was 28 years old. She was born on Dec. 24, 1990 in Carmel, the daughter of Frederick and Brenda (Tebordo) Burdick. She attended Brewster Schools and received her GED. She was a certified health care aide with Affiliated Home Care out of Mahopac. She had a special place in her heart for people and always helped those in need, according to her obituary. She enjoyed playing basketball and doing crafts, and loved music and animals, especially birds and penguins. In addition to her parents, she…
CT Has More Fortune 1000 Companies Per Capita Than Any Other State, Report Says CT Has More Fortune 1000 Companies Per Capita Than Any Other State, Report Says
CT Has More Fortune 1000 Companies Per Capita Than Any Other State, Report Says A new report has shed some light on the business landscape of the Nutmeg State, claiming that it has more Fortune 1000 companies per capita than any other state. The report, published in U.S. News, used more than 70 metrics to measure where exactly each state falls in categories like healthcare, education, economy, crime, environment, infrastructure and more. Connecticut moved up three spots to No. 21 in this year’s list of the best states, putting it fourth among New England states. Perhaps the most surprising ranking is the state’s No. 1 position in the subcategory of top company headqua…
U.S. News Ranks New Jersey 12th Best State U.S. News Ranks New Jersey 12th Best State
U.S. News Ranks New Jersey 12th Best State In our hearts, New Jersey might be the best state but according to U.S. News, there are 11 others ahead of us. The Garden State shines for its education, health care, opportunity and crime/corrections, according to the website's annual report.  New Jerseyans earn a median income of $40,567 and 46 percent of residents are college-educated. The state was ranked at No. 49 for fiscal stability (yikes), Illinois at 50. Washington holds the top seed for its infrastructure, economy, healthcare and education with New Hampshire in second -- ranked No. 1 for crime/corrections and opportunity. …
$15M Gift From Wilton Couple Will Build New Norwalk Hospital Patient Pavilion $15M Gift From Wilton Couple Will Build New Norwalk Hospital Patient Pavilion
$15M Gift From Wilton Couple Will Build New Norwalk Hospital Patient Pavilion A sizeable donation from a Wilton couple will go towards a major expansion at Norwalk Hospital. Norwalk Hospital Foundation announced the receipt of a $15 million gift from long-time supporters and benefactors George and Carol Bauer. The donation will support the construction of a new state-of-the-art Patient Pavilion. The Patient Pavilion is the largest expansion in Norwalk Hospital’s 126-year history and will bring cutting-edge critical care, surgical, women, and pediatric facilities and services to Fairfield County, the Foundation said. “We could not be more appreciative of Mr. and Mrs…
Strike Costing Stop & Shop Millions Per Week As Biden Attends Rally With Striking Workers Strike Costing Stop & Shop Millions Per Week As Biden Attends Rally With Striking Workers
Strike Costing Stop & Shop Millions Per Week As Biden Attends Rally With Striking Workers Here are new developments in the Stop & Shop strike by union workers in Connecticut, Massachusetts and Rhode Island: Former Vice President and potential 2020 presidential candidate Joe Biden spoke Thursday, April 18 to support Stop & Shop workers at a Boston store in the neighborhood of Dorchester. For more, click here. Biden expressed his support for Stop & Shop workers in an April 12 tweet: "In the last 5 years, @StopandShop's parent company has bought back billions of dollars in stock. Now they want to cut employee wages & benefits. This is wrong. I stand with the 31,000 …
New York Sues To Block Trump Administration's Abortion 'Gag Rule' New York Sues To Block Trump Administration's Abortion 'Gag Rule'
New York Sues To Block Trump Administration's Abortion 'Gag Rule' New York Attorney General Letitia James announced that the state is one of 21 to file a lawsuit against President Donald Trump’s administration new measure that restricts access to abortion and other reproductive health services. A coalition of 21 State AttorneysGeneral announced that they will be challenging the constitutionality of the Trump administration’s new “gag rule” which alters the Title X family planning program. According to James, the rule relates to funding for Title X, the only federal grant program that funds family planning programs to help patients access contraception, ca…
Six CT Nursing Homes Cited Following Fatalities Six CT Nursing Homes Cited Following Fatalities
Six CT Nursing Homes Cited Following Fatalities Six nursing homes have been cited by the Connecticut State Department of Health for multiple lapses in treatment, including a pair of incidents where residents died, according to a new report. Hancock Hall in Danbury, Branford Hills Health Care Center, Greentree Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation, Apple Rehab Watertown, the Bridgeport Health Care Center and Rosegarden Health and Rehabilitation Center have all been cited, according to a ctpost.com report released on Monday in coordination with the Connecticut Health I-Team, a nonprofit news organization dedicated to health reporting. …
Video: CT Starts Lamont Era As Greenwich Multimillionaire Is Inaugurated Governor Video: CT Starts Lamont Era As Greenwich Multimillionaire Is Inaugurated Governor
Video: CT Starts Lamont Era As Greenwich Multimillionaire Is Inaugurated Governor Connecticut welcomed a familiar face into office on Wednesday as Greenwich multimillionaire Democrat Ned Lamont officially was sworn into office as the state’s new governor. The state's 89th governor delivered his "State of the State" on Wednesday afternoon after taking his Oath of Office, which was filled with optimism as he promised to “reinvent Connecticut" with job opportunities, improved technology, livelier cities and improved transit into Manhattan. "Connecticut, it’s time to return to our inventive and entrepreneurial roots,'' Lamont said. "Our future lies in doubling down on w…
Video: Joined By Hillary Clinton, Cuomo Calls for Bolstering NY Abortion-, Birth-Control Rights Video: Joined By Hillary Clinton, Cuomo Calls for Bolstering NY Abortion-, Birth-Control Rights
Video: Joined By Hillary Clinton, Cuomo Calls for Bolstering NY Abortion-, Birth-Control Rights Flanked by former presidential nominee and fellow Town of New Castle resident Hillary Clinton, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo vowed that the Reproductive Health Act will be passed within the first 30 days of the legislative session, bolstering abortion- and birth-control rights statewide. "A woman's right to make her own decisions regarding her personal health is a fundamental right, yet Washington, with its extreme conservative agenda, continues to threaten the freedoms for which women have fought for decades to attain," Cuomo said during a speech at Barnard College in Manhattan on Monday,…
HRHCare Raises Funds To Bring Health Care To New Yorkers In Need At Annual Cornucopia Benefit HRHCare Raises Funds To Bring Health Care To New Yorkers In Need At Annual Cornucopia Benefit
Hrhcare Raises Funds To Bring Health Care To New Yorkers In Need At Annual Cornucopia Benefit Hudson River Health Care (HRHCare), one of largest federally qualified health center networks in the country, hosted its 14th annual Cornucopia Benefit on Saturday, October 20. Held at The Hudson Loft in Irvington, New York, the event raised $350,000 to support the comprehensive primary and preventive health services that HRHCare provides to people in need throughout the Hudson Valley and Long Island. HRHCare currently serves over 185,000 New Yorkers, providing care they would otherwise be unable to access. Guests also had the opportunity to contribute to HRHCare’s Children’s Health Fund. Th…
Who Do You Think Won?: Key Clashes In Cuomo-Molinaro Debate Who Do You Think Won?: Key Clashes In Cuomo-Molinaro Debate
Who Do You Think Won?: Key Clashes In Cuomo-Molinaro Debate Video: In case you missed it, or if you'd like to see it again, watch a video of the hourlong debate above Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Republican challenger Marc Molinaro took off the boxing gloves in a fiery one-hour debate Tuesday that -- between numerous interruptions -- touched on health care, corruption and President Donald Trump The only one-on-one debate scheduled before the Nov. 6 election got testy as Cuomo and Molinaro attacked each other mid-sentence. Democrat Cuomo, a resident of New Castle, repeatedly tried to link Molinaro to Donald Trump, also a native New Yorker, even though th…
First Class Of Hudson River Health Care Nurse Practitioner Residents Graduates First Class Of Hudson River Health Care Nurse Practitioner Residents Graduates
First Class Of Hudson River Health Care Nurse Practitioner Residents Graduates On Thursday, August 30, Hudson River Health Care (HRHCare) was proud to celebrate the graduation of their first class of nurse practitioner residents: Tameka Bland, Nancy Gartin-Checchi, and Erika McNair. HRHCare has a long history of training medical residents and students, but these three nurse practitioners were the first to graduate from the new HRHCare Nurse Practitioner Residency Program. “Community health centers provide care to approximately 28 million people in urban and rural communities across the country, with that care being provided increasingly by teams including nurse practit…