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Dietitian Amanda Reichardt helps 9/11 responders
A Kings Park woman whose father and uncle were 9/11 first responders has worked to improve the health and wellness of thousands of others impacted by the terrorist attacks.
Federal science funding: NIH critical to LI medical research
Attempts to limit NIH funding will throttle discovery, diminish the nation’s global research leadership, and hurt Long Islanders.
Her life was on the line as she cared for others during the worst of times
Compassionate. Smart. Fierce. Elegant. Inspiring. These are just a few words used to describe Dr. Kerry J. Kelly, a 2025 Staten Island Advance Woman of Achievement and trailblazer in the field of medicine.
Local 9/11 hero selected to lead one of Westchester County’s largest St. Patrick’s Day celebrations
Matt McCauley had just retired from the NYPD and was working as a paramedic in Mamaroneck when the first plane struck the World Trade Center.
Trying Again: New Appropriations Measure Aims to Fund World Trade Center Health Program Through 2090
The new bill aims aimed to ensure that the WTC Health Program will have funding necessary for the next ten years.
Federal Workers Who Were Fired and Rehired by the Trump Administration
Even as the Trump administration continues to slash federal jobs, a number of federal agencies have begun to reverse course — reinstating some workers and pausing plans to dismiss others, sometimes within days of the firings.
Reno Firefighters in Washington D.C.
Reno Fire is looking to discuss key issues including improving the Public Safety Officers’ Benefit, the World Trade Center 9/11 Health Program, C-130s for the Nevada Air National Guard and Washoe County Lands Bill.
How DOGE is giving Trump credibility with rebellious House GOP fiscal hawks
Trump has a new ally in the usual Republican intramural sniping: the Department of Government Efficiency, whose bull-in-a-china shop approach to shrinking government is helping GOP fiscal hawks get on board.
GSA tells agencies to terminate contracts with top-10 consulting firms
GSA acting Administrator Stephen Ehikian issued this week a memo, obtained by FedScoop, calling for the termination of contracts with top-contracted consultants.
Fight for 9/11 health program funding
Advocate John Feal, the founder of the FealGood Foundation, NYPD Sgt. Tom Wilson and FDNY Lt. Michael O’Connell talk about the fight for money on PIX11 Morning News.