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Health Check: Take Control of your Life in 2024 To Help Reduce Cancer Risk

By ALYSON MOADEL-ROBBLEE, BALAZS HALMOS & ADEBOLA A. ADEDIMEJI
According to the American Cancer Society, rates of cancer death are higher among racial and ethnic minorities. At Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center (MECCC), our experts are committed to finding the reasons for these disparities, reducing cancer incidence, and addressing these inequities.

UPDATE Edenwald: Mayor Eric Adams Addresses Impending Budget Cuts at Town Hall

By DAVID GREENE
During an event held with senior citizens at JASA Bay Eden Older Adult Center in the northeast Bronx on Thursday, Nov. 30, Mayor Eric Adams addressed what he referred to as “the pink elephant in the room,” fielding questions on cuts to the City Budget, announced in mid-November and affecting all city agencies, and defending himself against an allegation of sexual assault, as reported, filed in a recent civil lawsuit under the New York State’s Adult Survivor Act. He also addressed a separate, ongoing federal investigation, as also reported, into his campaign finances in 2021, when as then-Brooklyn borough president he was running for the office of mayor.

UPDATE NYS Cannabis Control Board to Hold Public Board Meeting on Friday, Dec. 8, Court Rules Applications Can Continue

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The New York State Cannabis Control Board will hold a public board meeting on Friday, Dec. 8, at 10.30 a.m. at Empire State Plaza Convention Center, Meeting Rooms 6, Albany, NY 12242. Members of the public are invited to comment, should they wish to do so. The event will also be livestreamed. Meanwhile, a court has lifted an injunction, put in place since August 2023, to allow the Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) to continue reviewing applications for Conditional Adult Use Retail Dispensary (CAURD) licenses.