READERS have reacted after mountain rescue teams reported a 70 per cent rise in call-outs during December. Recently, Richard Warren, chairman of the Lake District Search and Mountain Rescue Association, put out a warning after teams throughout the county got 31 callouts this month, as of December 24, compared to 18 for the same period last year. Many of those rescued came from Tier Three covid-19 restricted areas. Assistant Chief Constable Andrew Slattery, from Cumbria Constabulary, said: “Where callouts are avoidable this just puts team members and their loved ones at unnecessary risk. “Please adhere to the guidance on travel from Tier Three, and Four, areas.”
Editorâs Note: This is the 371st in a series of articles recalling vanished Huntington scenes.
UNTINGTON â The two families who opened the Renaissance Book Company & Coffee House came up with the concept for the store independently.
Neurosurgeon Dr. Panos Ignatiadis and his wife, Patricia, long had been talking about the need for a bookstore in downtown Huntington. So had Peter Levy and his wife, Kelly. Initially the two couples didnât know each other, but before long they got together, talked things over and decided to make their individual dreams a mutual reality.
The new partners considered several possible locations for their new store but decided to locate in the former home of the Star Furniture Co. at 831 4th Ave. After extensive building renovations that included a new roof, new heating and air conditioning, wiring and plumbing, the store opened for business June 18, 1994. The owners credited construction manager Frank Wilkinson with pulling together the nec
Staten Island University Hospital issues message on coronavirus: ‘We can get through this together’
Updated Dec 17, 2020;
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. In a nearly-five-minute public service announcement created by Staten Island University Hospital (SIUH) and Borough Hall, top doctors, a coronavirus (COVID-19) survivor and a local business owner urged borough residents to adhere to public safety measures in an effort to tamp down a resurgent second wave.
“As we speak, there are over 250 Staten Islanders that actually need inpatient care,” said Dr. Brahim Ardolic, the executive director of SIUH. “It means that they were sick enough to need to be inside of a hospital being taken care of.”
Rab’s Country Lanes picked ‘Best of NYC’ for Staten Island
Updated Dec 15, 2020;
Posted Dec 15, 2020
The .NYC registry team, which is managed by Neustar, held its Best of Boroughs 2020 Virtual Awards Celebration to honor five organizations that use .NYC domain name in each borough of New York City. Among the five winners representing each borough, Rab’s Country Lanes was named Best of Staten Island.
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. Congrats are in order for Rab’s Country Lanes, Dongan Hills.
The .NYC registry team, which is managed by Neustar, held its Best of Boroughs 2020 Virtual Awards Celebration to honor five organizations that use .NYC domain name in each borough of New York City. Among the five winners representing each borough, Rab’s Country Lanes was named Best of Staten Island.