Yeshiva World News

Avandia Heart Risks Buried by Drug Company

The pharmacy company that makes Avandia knew more than a decade ago that the blockbuster diabetes drug caused an increased risk of heart problems but covered up the information, according to a report published Tuesday in The New York Times. In a 1999 trial pitting Avandia against its competitor, Actos, the drug company, then known as SmithKline Beecham, found that Avandia posed a heart risk, the newspaper reported. The Times report, based on internal company documents it obtained, said ...

Flatbush Shomrim Responsible For 12 Arrests

With a few weeks into the summer months the Flatbush Shomrim have already been responsible for close to a dozen arrests for vehicle break-ins. The most popular stolen item is a  GPS. Shomrim urge residents not to leave your GPS or other valuables in your vehicle. In addition, make sure to clean the round mark on your windshield that a GPS may leave. This may prevent would be thieves from knowing that you may have a GPS. In the latest round of car break-ins, Flatbush Shomrim have led the ...

Dow Logs 5th Straight Gain

The Dow pulled off its fifth straight gain Monday but volume was some of the lightest this year as many investors took a wait-and-see approach to earnings season, which kicked off with results after the bell from Alcoa. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 18.24, or 0.2 percent, to close at 10,216.27, after gaining 5.3 percent last week in one of the market's best weeks in nearly a year. The tech-heavy Nasdaq also rose, while the S&P 500 slipped. The CBOE volatility index, widely ...

MVA in Town Of Liberty

7:40PM EST: Catskills Hatzolah is on the scene of a serious MVA on Old Monticello Road near Twin Bridge Road. Four patients were transported to CRMC (Harris Hospital) in stable condition. (YWN Sullivan County News Team - 2010)

Structure Fire In South Fallsburg

9:45AM EST: Fallsburg FD is on the scene of a working structure fire on Main Street (Route 42) near Laural Avenue - at the old movie theater. Further details will be posted when available. Expect delays in the area. (YWN Sullivan County News Team - 2010)

Structure Fire At Aladdin Hotel In Woodbourne

9:30AM EST: Woodburne FD is on the scene of a fire at the Aladdin Hotel on Hasbrouck Drive. The fire seems to be contained, and there are no injuries being reported. (YWN Sullivan County News Team - YWN 2010)

Pedestrian Struck In Loch Sheldrake

12:00AM EST Motzei Shabbos: Sullivan County Emergency Services are on the scene of a pedestrian struck by a vehicle on Route 52 near Hasbruck Road. A chopper is unable to fly due to the rainy weather. The patient will be transported via ground to a hospital. (YWN Sullivan County News Team -2010)

Blackout in Swan Lake / Ferndale Area

11:50PM EST Motzei Shabbos: There is a blackout in the Swan Lake / Ferndale area of Sullivan County, affecting numerous Bungalow colonies and camps. The blackout is secondary to a transformer. NYSEG reports that power should be restored by 2am. (YWN Sullivan County News Team -2010)

Medevac in Lawrence For Fall Victim

11:00AM EST: Rockaway Lawrence Hatzolah has just flown a patient to a trauma center after falling off a ladder at on Barett Street in Lawrence. The patient reportedly has serious back injuries. (YWN BBRY Group 3)

Sullivan County Considers Another Site For New County Jail

Monticello, NY -  Sullivan County officials are now considering a parcel of land near the old county landfill as the future location for a new county jail. Until now, the legislature was looking into the Mapes property, just off Exit 104, and had briefly considered, but have now rejected, a former corrections facility site in Woodbourne. When weighing the cost to the taxpayers that would be incurred with the Mapes site, they are now looking into a 45 acre site located off Landfill Drive ...

Massive Fire Burning In Manhattan

6:00PM EST: A massive fire has engulfed the roof of a large residential building on East Houston Street and Avenue A in Manhattan on Thursday evening. Numerous fire trucks are on the scene for the three-alarm fire. The building is encompassed by scaffolding, suggesting some kind of construction is underway there. The NYPD has closed Houston Street to traffic, diverting cars and buses away. (Source: MyFoxNY)

VIDEO & PHOTOS: Rav Malkiel Kotler Delivering Shiur In Eretz Yisroel

HaRav Malkiel Kotler Shlita, Rosh HaYeshiva Bais Medrash Govoha of Lakewood, delivered divrei hisoreus on the three weeks at Yeshivas Yagdil Torah in Yerushalayim during his visit to Eretz Yisroel this week. Click HERE for photos - all credits: B.W. Posen / Kuvien Images

PHOTOS: Internet Asifa At Home Of R' Nosson Tzvi Finkel

Over forty gedolim and roshei yeshiva convened at the house of HaRav Nosson Tzvi Finkel shlita in Yerushalayim this week to discuss in part issues pertaining to computers and the Internet. Click HERE for photos taken by Chaim Schvarcz / Kuvien Images.

Stocks Soar Past 10,000

Stocks logged their best day in about six weeks Wednesday as financials got a boost from State Street's outlook and investors scooped up some beaten-down tech and industrial shares. The Dow Jones Industrial Average 274.66, or 2.8 percent, to close at 10,018.28. It was the first time the blue-chip index ended above 10,000 in a couple of weeks. (Source: CNBC)

TRAFFIC ALERT: Overturned Vehicle On NYS Thruway

12:00PM EST: A vehicle with a mother and two children has overturned on the NYS Thruway and traffic is backed up. The accident in on the Southbound Thruway just a few miles south of the Harriman Toll Plaza. Rabbi Abe Friedman NYST Chaplain tells YWN that Boruch Hashem only minor injuries are being reported. (YWN Sullivan County News Team - 2010)

TRAFFIC ALERT: Brush Fire At Exit 98 On GSP

2:30PM EST: A large brush fire is causing major delays on the Garden State Parkway in the area of Exit 98. Two lanes are reportedly shut down as fire fighters fight the blaze. Please use alternate routes. (With reporting by TLS)

Minor Fire At Yeshiva Of South Fallsburg

10:05AM EST: The Fallsburg Fire Department is currently on the scene at the Yeshiva of South Fallsburg on Laural Park Road for a minor electrical fire. No further information is available at this time. (YWN Sullivan County News Team - 2010)