Dorchester, MA
News
Massachusetts Hospital Crisis: Beds 'Clogged' With Patients, Report Says Massachusetts Hospital Crisis: Beds 'Clogged' With Patients, Report Says
Massachusetts Hospital Crisis: Beds 'Clogged' With Patients, Report Says Over 1,000 Massachusetts patients are "stuck" in hospital beds when they should be discharged, creating a clogged system and treatment plan delays, a new report says. Nearly one out of every seven medical-surgical beds in Massachusetts hospitals is occupied by patients who are awaiting discharge and no longer need acute care, according to a report released on Monday, June 12 by the Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association.  That means 15% of acute care hospital beds are unnecessarily occupied, due to an array of reasons that include barriers related to primary health insura…

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by Morgan Gonzales
Massapequa, NY
Schools
Families Rally To Support Long Island School Torched In Blaze Families Rally To Support Long Island School Torched In Blaze
Families Rally To Support Long Island School Torched In Blaze “I can speak firsthand to the way that Harmony and its staff have been there to support my daughter and myself during the most difficult times of our lives.” When Harmony Heights Residential and Day School went up in flames during the early hours of Monday, May 15, families and supporters of the therapeutic school wasted no time before springing into action. Earlier Report: Schoolhouse Blaze: East Norwich's Harmony Heights Catches Fire The school, which has been in operation for nearly 50 years, aims to provide an education to students who suffer from conditions such as depression, e…

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by Sophie Grieser
Albany, NY
Lifestyle
Barbershop Shooting: Support Rising For Area 'Safe Haven' Targeted In Drive-By Killing Worker Barbershop Shooting: Support Rising For Area 'Safe Haven' Targeted In Drive-By Killing Worker
Barbershop Shooting: Support Rising For Area 'Safe Haven' Targeted In Drive-By Killing Worker The community is rallying around a barber shop in the region that was targeted in a drive-by shooting that killed an employee and left two others hospitalized, including a young child. Police in Albany were called at around 2:45 p.m. Sunday, May 13, with reports of shots fired at the Village Barber & Beauty, located on Second Avenue near Slingerland Street. When officers arrived, they found three victims suffering from gunshot wounds inside the business, including Tyrone Staley, a 47-year-old employee who was hit in his torso and shoulder. Earlier Report: Employee Killed, 2 Other…

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by Michael Mashburn
Highland Lakes-Vernon, NJ
Lifestyle
‘We Lost Everything,’ Says Sussex County Deli Owner, Dad Of 5 After Devastating Fire ‘We Lost Everything,’ Says Sussex County Deli Owner, Dad Of 5 After Devastating Fire
‘We Lost Everything,’ Says Sussex County Deli Owner, Dad Of 5 After Devastating Fire A Sussex County business owner and devoted dad of five is seeking support after a devastating fire destroyed the family’s possessions over the weekend. Gregory Monto, co-owner of DareDevil Deli & Bagel in Wantage, says in a GoFundMe that the “tragedy struck” as he was sleeping in his mother’s summer home the night of Saturday, May 20. “We were [awakened] to a fire inches from our bed,” Monto writes. While the family fortunately escaped safely, the fire ravaged the home, including Monto’s car, which he needs to get to his job about an hour away at Mosquito Joe's in Riverdale. “We los…

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by Valerie Musson
Cherry Hill, NJ
News
$20K In Tools Stolen From Camden County Contractor $20K In Tools Stolen From Camden County Contractor
$20K In Tools Stolen From Camden County Contractor An independent contractor in Camden County recently was robbed of all his lifelong tools. Bob Costello, 67, had collected the tools over a 46-year period, according to his daughter, Aubrié Costello of Mount Ephraim. "Every single one of his tools was taken," she wrote on this GoFundMe page. He's old school. A one-man show who draws his own plans by hand. Costello lives extremely minimally, those who know him say. "He lives humbly and for those of you who know him, he'll be the first to tell you his business gives him purpose, and life, and is, as he says, the only thing he really has…

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by Jon Craig
Manassas, VA
News
'I Thought I Was Gone For Good': VA Teacher Run Over By Own Car Faces Long Road To Recovery 'I Thought I Was Gone For Good': VA Teacher Run Over By Own Car Faces Long Road To Recovery
'I Thought I Was Gone For Good': VA Teacher Run Over By Own Car Faces Long Road To Recovery For a moment, Amanda Kicker thought her life was over. The 27-year-old Prince William County Schools special education teacher was putting air in her tires Saturday, April 29 at an Exxon station on Prince William Parkway, and didn't realize her vehicle wasn't in park. Kicker jumped in front of her car — she needed it. Otherwise, how would she get to school and see her kids?  But the vehicle overpowered Kicker, who is now recovering at Fairfax Hospital with multiple broken ribs, a broken pelvis, broken shoulder blade, knee. "After the first tire ran me over, I thought I was gone …

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by Cecilia Levine
Massapequa, NY
News
$31M Trip-Fall Fraud Scheme: Attorneys, Doctor Sentenced For Defrauding NY Businesses $31M Trip-Fall Fraud Scheme: Attorneys, Doctor Sentenced For Defrauding NY Businesses
$31M Trip-Fall Fraud Scheme: Attorneys, Doctor Sentenced For Defrauding NY Businesses Sentences have been handed out for two attorneys and a doctor convicted of defrauding New York businesses and their insurance companies of more than $31 million through a massive, three-year trip-and-fall fraud scheme. The three men all live on Long Island -- 60-year-old George Constantine in Plainview, 50-year-old Marc Elefant in Woodmere, and 67-year-old Andrew Dowd in Miller Place. Constantine and Dowd were convicted at a trial in mid-December 2022 of conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud, mail fraud, and wire fraud. Dowd was also found guilty of additional counts of conspiracy to co…

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by Joe Lombardi
Peekskill, NY
Police & Fire
Kitchen Fire Closes Popular Peekskill Restaurant Kitchen Fire Closes Popular Peekskill Restaurant
Kitchen Fire Closes Popular Peekskill Restaurant A popular Northern Westchester restaurant known for its wings, burgers and ribs and for being a great place for families to have a dinner out is closed due to a kitchen fire. The fire took place in Northern Westchester County on Saturday, April 8 at the New York Firehouse Grille at 63 Welcher Ave., in Peekskill. Although no one was injured, the entire kitchen was destroyed.  The owners said on Facebook the restaurant will be closed while they deal with insurance and rebuild the kitchen. A favorite with online reviewers and foodies, the "Firehouse" is one of those places where you can…

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by Kathy Reakes
Mahopac, NY
Lifestyle
This Hudson Valley County Is NY's Healthiest, Brand-New Study Says This Hudson Valley County Is NY's Healthiest, Brand-New Study Says
This Hudson Valley County Is NY's Healthiest, Brand-New Study Says Those looking to improve their wellness might want to consider moving to the Hudson Valley county which has been ranked as the healthiest in the entirety of New York, according to a new study.  Putnam County has been ranked as the healthiest out of the 62 counties in New York, according to a new study released on Wednesday, March 29 by researchers from the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute.  In ranking each county, the researchers considered data relating to categories such as length of life, quality of life, health behaviors, social and economic factors, and phy…

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by Ben Crnic
Elizabeth, NJ
News
NJ Soccer Player Henry Meacock Dies Suddenly During Spring Break NJ Soccer Player Henry Meacock Dies Suddenly During Spring Break
NJ Soccer Player Henry Meacock Dies Suddenly During Spring Break New Jersey native and soccer player Henry Meacock died suddenly while on college spring break at Ohio State University, according to multiple news reports. The Westfield native was majoring in finance at OSU, according to his LinkedIn page. OSU released a statement mourning his death to the Columbus Dispatch. Meacock's sister, Ellie, penned a tribute to him on Instagram, which was later made private. "My baby brother, I can’t believe it,” she writes. “Words cannot describe how much I miss you. It hurts to breathe without you. You are an extremely special soul that will live on forever. Th…

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by Cecilia Levine
Worcester, MA
Obituaries
Former Central Mass Asst Principal, Harvard Grad Dies From Medical Emergency While On Vacation Former Central Mass Asst Principal, Harvard Grad Dies From Medical Emergency While On Vacation
Former Central Mass Asst Principal, Harvard Grad Dies From Medical Emergency While On Vacation A 74-year-old former Worcester Public Schools teacher and administrator died last week after suffering a medical emergency while on vacation in Mexico, a fundraiser said.  John McFadden, of Paxton, died Friday, March 3, after being airlifted from Cancun to UMass Medical Center in Worcester, his family wrote in a GoFundMe. They wrote McFadden suffered a stroke and took a hard fall, causing a traumatic brain injury. He underwent emergency surgery to relieve pressure on his brain.  They wrote he died surrounded by his family after returning to the United States.  The …

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by Josh Lanier
Dorchester, MA
Neighbors
'Brave' Hawaiian 4-Year-Old Boy Asks Santa For Brain Surgery In Boston 'Brave' Hawaiian 4-Year-Old Boy Asks Santa For Brain Surgery In Boston
'Brave' Hawaiian 4-Year-Old Boy Asks Santa For Brain Surgery In Boston Boston may be swirling with bad weather, but a Hawaiian family is raising money to swap the tropics for snow to get their child the best quality healthcare.  Four-year-old Jack was thought to have flu-like symptoms until an ER trip on Thursday, Dec. 15 sent him to a larger hospital in Kauai that revealed a mass in Jack's brain, according to a GoFundMe.  The boy's treatment, which will likely include brain surgery, requires a medically-staffed flight to a Boston hospital, with an estimated out-of-pocket cost of $190,000.  "Jack has been brave, but also understandably sho…

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by Morgan Gonzales