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CommonDreams: The NSA has not told the public the whole story about Edward Snowden's contacts with oversight authorities before he became the most celebrated and vilified whistleblower in U.S. history. Hundreds of internal NSA documents, declassified and released to Vice News in response to our long-running Freedom of Information Act lawsuit, reveal now for the first time that not only was the truth about the "single email" more complex and nuanced than the NSA disclosed to the public, but that Snowden had a face-to-face interaction with one of the people involved in responding to that email. The documents, made up of emails, talking points and various records, many of them heavily redacted, contain insight into the NSA's interaction with the media, new details about Snowden's work, and an extraordinary behind-the-scenes look at the efforts by the NSA, the White House, and US Senator Dianne Feinstein to discredit Snowden. The trove of more than 800 pages...

Sleepy Hollow's registrar of Vital Statistics; Foil Officer; Personnel Officer; Safety Officer Paula A. McCarthy Tompkins, is the Village Clerk for Sleepy Hollow. She was appointed to the position of Village Clerk in July of 2009; she was appointed Deputy Clerk in January of 2008. The Clerk is a public official, appointed by the Mayor and Board of Trustees to a two-year term. She reports directly to the Village Administrator and Mayor. The Clerk is responsible for assisting the Westchester County Board of Elections with Village elections and maintains all Village records and communications of the Board of Trustees such as meeting minutes, resolutions and public announcements, also: Serves as Executive Secretary to the Board of Trustees Prepares and files  Agendas , Minutes and Public Hearings Maintains  ordinances , resolutions and contracts Issues various permits required under state statute and local ordinance Serves as Registrar of Vit...

Frank Interlichia of Rochester joined other patient advocates  to celebrate the introduction of House legislation they hope will lead to swifter action by the Food and Drug Administration to take dangerous medical devices off the market. The two bipartisan bills would make it easier for patients victimized by faulty devices to sue the manufacturers. They also would require physicians to tell the FDA about any problems the devices cause for patients. Under current law, only hospitals and manufacturers are required to relay such information to the FDA, which patient advocates say leads to serious under-reporting. Physicians already are required to tell the FDA about adverse effects of prescription drugs, using an online database. http://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/2016/06/08/bill-aims-crack-down-dangerous-medical-devices/85626112/

The Village Clerk is also the Registrar of Vital Records for the Village of Tarrytown.  For birth records, the Village of Tarrytown generally has the records between 1905 - 1955.  Beginning 1956 to current, generally birth records can be obtained by the Registrar in the Village of Sleepy Hollow (914-366-5110). The Village Clerk is appointed to a two-year term. The clerk has custody of all Village records, papers, books and communications, as well as the reports and communications of the Board of Trustees. At meetings of the Board of Trustees, the Village Clerk also serves as Clerk of the Board and keeps records of the meetings. The Village Clerk issues various licenses and permits for taxis, alarms, peddlers, sidewalk cafe, sidewalk vending, cabaret, film, carting, green contractors, and handicapped parking permits. The Village Clerk works as the local liaison to the Westchester Board of Elections for the Village Elections held in March. New York State Voter...

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The Village Clerk is appointed by the Village Board and serves a term of two (2) years. The Village Clerk is custodian of all public records maintained by the Village. The primary responsibilities of the Village Clerk are records management, coordination and supervision of Village Elections, recording official minutes of the Village Board of Trustees meetings and maintaining death records that pertain only to persons who died in the Village. Other responsibilities include filing local laws with the State of New York, maintaining the official Village Code and Master Fee Schedule; preparing and publishing legal notices; administering insurance claims, Freedom of Information Act requests, resident, commuter, merchant parking permits and numerous permits issued by the Village. Hours of Operation: Monday - Friday:  8:30 am to 4:30 pm Phone: (914) 961-3100 ext. 4 Address: Village Hall 65 Main Street Tuckahoe ,  NY   10707 United States See map:  ...

The HIPAA Privacy Rule has always provided individuals with the right to access and receive a copy of their health information from their doctors, hospitals and health insurance plans.  This right is critical to enabling individuals to take ownership of their health and well-being.  Individuals with access to their health information are better able to monitor chronic conditions, adhere to treatment plans, find and request fixes to errors in their records, track progress in wellness or disease management programs, and directly contribute their information to research.  As the health care system evolves and transforms into one supported by rapid, secure exchange of electronic health information and more targeted treatments discovered through the new precision medicine model of patient-powered research, it is more important than ever for individuals to have ready access to their health information. Unfortunately, based on recent studies and our own enforcement experien...