Seniors
Fordham Manor: Elderly Man Found Dead inside Home
Fordham Heights: Police Appeal for Help Locating 14-Year-Old Boy Reported Missing
UPDATE Kingsbridge: Two People Injured & Five Cats Die in Residential Fire on Bailey Avenue & West 230th Street
Olinville: Police Appeal for Help Locating 73-Year-Old Man Reported Missing
University Heights: Scooter Driver Sought after Older Female Pedestrian Hospitalized in Hit & Run
Columbia Seeks Volunteers to Research if Memory Loss from Alzheimer’s Disease Can Be Delayed or Prevented
Researchers at Columbia University say millions of people in America aged 65 and older live with Alzheimer’s disease, and the number is rising quickly. They said that according to the Alzheimer’s Association, more than 410,000 people in New York live with the disease. For people of color, they said the incidence of Alzheimer’s disease is even higher. They said Hispanic Americans and Black or African Americans are especially at risk, with incidence rates 1.5 to two times higher than White Americans, respectively.
Health Care Expands March 5 to All Vets Exposed to Toxins during Military Service at Home or Abroad
The U.S. Department of Veterans Services announced on Monday, Feb. 26, that all veterans who were exposed to toxins and other hazards
while serving in the military, at home or abroad, will be eligible to enroll directly in VA health care beginning March 5. VA officials said this means all veterans who served in the Vietnam War, the Gulf War, Iraq, Afghanistan, the Global War on Terror, or any other combat zone after 9/11 will be eligible to enroll directly in VA health care without first applying for VA benefits.
Love in The Bronx
Love is in the air and on Feb. 14, across the globe, millions celebrated Valentine’s Day. At one Norwood store, we were told flower sales were up by a whopping 70 percent. So, is it just another opportunity to make a quick buck or is there merit in reminding people of love? To find out, we are grateful to those Bronxites who were brave enough to talk to us about their own love stories.