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The journey is part of the charm when visiting Dell Rhea’s. As you cruise down I-55, keep your eyes peeled for that glorious red neon sign that’s been a beacon to hungry travelers since the heyday of ...
Fifty years ago this month, the legacy of Willowbrook State School sparked the National Disability Rights Movement. During the 1970s, journalists exposed the horrific treatment of children and ...
I recall vividly Robert Kennedy’s “expose” of Willowbrook State School. I do want to comment that all was not negative there. My late husband, the Rev. John R. Heller, was chaplain there ...
ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10)– More than fifty years ago, the Willowbrook State School in Staten Island was exposed for its horrific treatment of those with developmental disabilities by investigative ...
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Advocates for the developmentally disabled gathered Friday at the College of Staten Island to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Willowbrook Consent Decree, a monumental ...
Geraldo Rivera, award-winning journalist whose reporting helped lead to the closure of Willowbrook State School, speaks at the College of Staten Island on May 2. He is pictured with advocate ...
A 12-year-old boy was caught with a makeshift gun in his backpack at a Brooklyn middle school Monday morning, cops and law-enforcement sources said. The child was found with the weapon — a BB ...
Brayton VanDyken and Belgrade enter the third season of Montana high school baseball as the state tournament favorites. / Photo by Chance Stephens Only eight schools remain in the Montana state ...
Pennsylvania State Police are investigating following reports of inappropriate conduct involving a staff member at a school in Indiana County.In a statement from the United School District's ...