Nyack Middle School students were offered chicken and waffles, with watermelon as dessert, on Feb. 1, the first day of Black History Month.
Author: Nancy Cutler, Rockland/Westchester Journal News
Polio case reported in New York, the first US case since 2013. Investigators are looking into where the case came from.
In 1979, polio was declared eliminated in the U.S. Occasionally, travelers with polio have brought infections to the U.S., including in 2013.
Cars line up to celebrate WWII veteran’s 101st birthday with a socially distant salute
Alan Cameron celebrated his 101st birthday in the age of social distancing. But the World War II veteran was not alone.
Can a spit test predict autism? A New York lab says yes, but its kit is still under question
Interest in the test is growing. But, it has also garnered skepticism from industry officials, like Alison Singer, president of the Autism Science Foundation.
Man who was exonerated of murder after 16 years in prison will soon be a lawyer
He was convicted at 17 of a rape and murder he didn’t commit. He was exonerated at 32. Now, at 45, Jeffrey Deskovic is graduating law school.
Measles cases top last year’s total; almost 50 cases in one county
People, including many kids, who have not been vaccinated or received a second measles shot have been coming down with the highly contagious virus.