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.
Thousands of dead fish found floating in the Hudson River. Experts say they suffocated.
Atlantic menhaden are suffocating, Riverkeeper officials say, as heated up water and sewage drain oxygen from the Hudson estuary.
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.