Potential 2018 GOP candidates woo Conservatives

Potential Republican candidates for governor in 2018 are making overtures to state conservatives as they continue to mull their political futures on the statewide stage. Business restructuring expert Harry Wilson, a former candidate for state comptroller, addressed Conservative Party members at the party’s Political Action Conference in Colonie on Sunday, and Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino, the GOP’s 2014 gubernatorial candidate, and Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro spoke Monday morning.

Columbia Radiation Oncologist Brings Multidisciplinary Care To Westchester

A new era of cancer care has arrived in Westchester County with the opening of the NewYork-Presbyterian Lawrence Hospital Cancer Center in Bronxville. “The cancer center has transformed the nature of cancer care in our community,” said Dr. Henry J. Lee, who is chairman of the Department of Radiation Oncology at the hospital and a professor of radiation oncology at Columbia University Medical Center .

Editorial: Let NYC try limit on bags

Unless the state Legislature and Gov. Cuomo decide to interfere, New York City will be rolling out a smart program on Feb. 15 aimed at changing the habits of its 8.4 million residents regarding the use of disposable plastic bags. The measure would require stores in the five boroughs to charge a nickel for each non-reusable plastic and paper bag.