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Author: Peter D. Kramer, Rockland/Westchester Journal News

News

What the COVID-19 vaccine owes to Dr. Jonas Salk and the end of ‘polio season’

December 25, 2020Peter D. Kramer, Rockland/Westchester Journal NewsComments Off on What the COVID-19 vaccine owes to Dr. Jonas Salk and the end of ‘polio season’

As the coronavirus vaccine goes into the arms of Americans, it’s worth pausing to consider the trailblazing polio vaccine trial that made it possible.

Nation

79 Decembers later, Pearl Harbor survivor’s memories won’t dim: ‘I will never forgive and I will never forget’

December 7, 2020December 7, 2020Peter D. Kramer, Rockland/Westchester Journal NewsComments Off on 79 Decembers later, Pearl Harbor survivor’s memories won’t dim: ‘I will never forgive and I will never forget’

Just shy of 100, Armando “Chick” Galella has lived 99 Decembers — but the one seared in his memory is Dec. 1941.

Nation

West Point Class of 2024 arrives on campus amid coronavirus concerns, with COVID-19 cases

July 14, 2020Peter D. Kramer, Rockland/Westchester Journal NewsComments Off on West Point Class of 2024 arrives on campus amid coronavirus concerns, with COVID-19 cases

New cadets arrive at West Point in waves for a different Reception Day, one spread over three days. And four new cadets tested positive for COVID-19.

Nation

Skip the windshield: Ticketless parking tickets could be headed your way

June 24, 2019Peter D. Kramer, Rockland/Westchester Journal NewsComments Off on Skip the windshield: Ticketless parking tickets could be headed your way

Technology is stepping in to aid cities in identifying parking violations, a municipal cash cow.

Nation

West Point identifies cadet killed in rollover crash

June 7, 2019Peter D. Kramer, Rockland/Westchester Journal NewsComments Off on West Point identifies cadet killed in rollover crash

The U.S. Military Academy released the name of the cadet, who was from New Jersey, killed in Thursday’s vehicle rollover.

Travel

A new moment for the Catskills in New York: Casino, waterpark and ‘Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’

May 24, 2019Peter D. Kramer, Rockland/Westchester Journal NewsComments Off on A new moment for the Catskills in New York: Casino, waterpark and ‘Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’

A Catskills casino and a $200 million waterpark jumpstart a new age in New York’s land of blintzes and borscht.

Nation

Parents of dead West Point cadet can use his sperm to make baby, judge rules

May 23, 2019May 23, 2019Peter D. Kramer, Rockland/Westchester Journal NewsComments Off on Parents of dead West Point cadet can use his sperm to make baby, judge rules

It’s unclear whether doctors will go along with the wish from parents of West Point Cadet Peter Zhu, even one granted by a court.

News

Family wins court order to extract sperm from West Point cadet fatally wounded in ski accident

March 4, 2019Peter D. Kramer, Rockland/Westchester Journal NewsComments Off on Family wins court order to extract sperm from West Point cadet fatally wounded in ski accident

A court order allowed doctors to retrieve sperm from Peter Zhu, giving the grieving couple the hope that the family’s line will continue.

Nation

Child’s crisis becomes Christmas miracle. 20 years later, family celebrates daughter’s ‘normal life’

December 19, 2018December 25, 2018Peter D. Kramer, Rockland/Westchester Journal NewsComments Off on Child’s crisis becomes Christmas miracle. 20 years later, family celebrates daughter’s ‘normal life’

When a listless 7-year-old went to a suburban New York hospital on Christmas 1998, doctors discovered a problem that became a life-or-death gamble.

Headlines

‘Never seen anything like this’: Idalia deluge still wreaking havoc in Southeast. Live updates

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A State Department office is giving young people a voice. Abby Finkenauer is leading the effort

August 31, 2023Rachel Looker, USA TODAY

Far-right candidate seduces Argentine electorate

August 31, 2023AP

Hundreds join Nepal gay pride rally

August 31, 2023AP

Gadget guru or digitally distracted? Which of these 5 tech personalities are you?

August 31, 2023Jennifer Jolly

These kids are good: Young Reds in pursuit of a pennant stretch to remember

August 31, 2023Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY

Dog repeatedly escapes Michigan shelter, sneaks into nursing home, is adopted by residents

August 31, 2023John Carlisle, Detroit Free Press

U.S. Embassy urges Americans to leave Haiti ‘as soon as possible’

August 31, 2023Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY

Kia recalls nearly 320,000 cars because the trunk may not open from the inside

August 31, 2023Francisco Guzman, USA TODAY

PCE inflation report: Key measure ticks higher in July. What will the Fed do?

August 31, 2023August 31, 2023Paul Davidson, USA TODAY
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