Westchester Jeweler Joins Others To Raise Funds For Childhood Cancer

... 6-year-old daughter of a longtime friend, and other children who have been stricken with cancer, explained Gino, a Valhalla resident. Gino and his wife, Jamie, are close friends of Mount Pleasant residents Carmine and Dana Gentile, a police officer ...

Prognosis good for conjoined twins separated after 21-hour operation

In this Nov. 2 photo provided by Westchester Medical Center Health Network, Marino Abel Camacho holds his conjoined daughters, Ballenie and Bellanie Camacho, before surgery at Maria Fareri Children's Hospital in Valhalla, New York. A team of more than 50 medical professionals helped perform the delicate 21-hour operation to separate the twins over two days beginning Jan. 17. Twin 11-month-old girls who were formerly conjoined have been separated after undergoing a marathon surgery at a suburban New York City children's hospital.

‘Strong, beautiful’ conjoined babies separated in marathon 21-hour surgery

A set of identical, conjoined twins will celebrate their first birthday as separate individuals after 21-hour surgery performed last week by doctors in New York. Ballenie and Bellanie Camacho are recovering well from the surgery, which was performed by a team of 50 pediatric surgeons, anesthesiologists and surgical nursing specialists at Maria Fareri Children's Hospital at Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla, New York.

Conjoined twins separated after undergoing 21-hour operation

In this Nov. 2, 2016 photo provided by Westchester Medical Center Health Network, Marino Abel Camacho holds his conjoined daughters, Ballenie and Bellanie Camacho before surgery at Maria Fareri Children's Hospital in Valhalla, N.Y. A team of more than 50 medical professionals helped perform the delicate 21-hour operation to separate the twins over two days beginning Jan. 17, 2017. VALHALLA, N.Y. - Twin 11-month-old girls who were formerly conjoined have been separated after undergoing a marathon surgery at a suburban New York City children's hospital.

Holiday Drives Top Briarcliff Village Manager’s Report

Briarcliff police and firefighters are conducting several drives to collect warm clothing and toys for local families in need this holiday season. Village Manager Philip E. Zegarelli noted in his latest report that the Police Benevolent Association is accepting new or gently used winter coats and new, unwrapped toys at police headquarters, 1111 Pleasantville Road at any time through Friday, Dec. 16. The toys will be distributed to patients at the Maria Fareri Children's Hospital at the Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla, Zegarelli said.