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I've often said that getting old is a young man's game. I'm too advanced in years to put up with all the baggage goes along with aging. But if you really want to make yourself feel old, get yourself a puppy. And if you want...
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BY RICK MELÉN
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8/8/26
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When we were 13, Sonya and I stood up in our canoe with one foot on each blazing-hot gunnel, held our paddles across the boat like a tightrope walker's pole, and bounced.
The idea was to dump the other paddler in the water. Sometimes I fell off;...
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BY JOAN ESTES BARICKMAN
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8/8/26
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The First Amendment does not exist to protect popular speech. It exists to protect speech that someone, somewhere, finds offensive.
That principle appears to be at the heart of the controversy that recently unfolded in Putnam County.
As part of...
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Growing up having a beach house was a treat and a thrill, but when I graduated from high school in a January class, I was expected to get a job.
That meant my very next summer would not be spent basking in the sun. My folks told me I needed to...
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BY MARILYN PELLINI
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8/8/26
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Gov. Hochul's Executive Order 62 — which pauses new discretionary permitting for large data center projects for one year while New York develops a statewide regulatory framework — has generated considerable debate about the future of artificial...
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BY JOHN R. GORDON
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8/8/26
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Turn on the TV, pick up a newspaper or, God forbid, spend some time monitoring social-media outrage, and you would get the idea that Americans do not agree on very much.
Politicians frame every election as an existential crisis. Recent...
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BY DON SCOTT
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8/8/26
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This week, Dr. Anthony Fauci returned to the center of the national debate when he appeared before a Senate committee and invoked his Fifth Amendment rights rather than answer questions about COVID’s origins, gain-of-function research and the...
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BY BRETT FREEMAN
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The Center for the Digital Arts Gallery at SUNY Westchester Peekskill is thrilled to present Luke Bellas, a dynamic and visually captivating exhibition on view from Sept. 1 through Dec. 4. There will be a reception on Sept. 2.
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8/6/26
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One question I commonly ask my clients is about their children's relationships with one another. At first, I often receive a puzzled look. However, the relationship your children have with each other often has a great deal to do with estate...
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BY LAUREN ENEA
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7/31/26
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If you’re a seasoned traveler, you’ve probably developed a few strategies for saving money when booking vacations.
Maybe you compare prices, apply promotions, use onboard credits, or hold out for last-minute deals. Those tactics can certainly...
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BY ERICA TERRY
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7/31/26
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We threw our annual spring party recently, and since the summer soiree season is kicking into high gear, it occurred to me to offer a few pointers to those hoping for a successful get-together.
The invitations should reflect the purpose of the...
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BY RICK MELÉN
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7/31/26
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I was recently at the center of a fairly big misunderstanding with family members.
Details are not important. Let’s just say I misspoke, made some people uncomfortable, and came to regret what I’d done. I think most of us have been in this spot...
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BY JEAN TOCK
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7/31/26
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Fifty years ago, audiences sat in stunned fascination as the film "Network" delivered one of the most memorable moments in cinematic history.
Facing dismissal and emotional collapse, television news anchor Howard Beale threw aside professional...
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BY JAMES MARTORANO
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7/31/26
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On walks through the neighborhood, I am aware of the sights and sounds around me.
I do not talk on the phone or stare down and scroll while I am walking. I look at the blue sky, the brilliant yellow sun, the leafy trees, the changing flora and...
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BY KIM KOVACH
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7/31/26
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“Time spent with cats is never wasted."
–Sigmund Freud
Dr. Freud and I usually see eye-to-eye, except when it comes to cats.
The excellent brewery you're about to read about has a cat theme. But thanks to a traumatic childhood scratching...
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BY JOHN BART
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7/31/26
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Dear Dr. Linda,
Thank you for the July 2 column.
Our children and grandchildren had a lot of fun memorizing the Preamble to the Constitution while we ate our hamburgers and hot dogs at our son’s home celebrating the Fourth of July. Many of us,...
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BY DR. LINDA SILBERT
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7/31/26
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It doesn't seem like much good news is coming out of the U.S. Congress these days.
With the House and Senate nearly equally divided, agreement, consensus and compromise are hard to come by. The sound of grinding gears and not much progress seems...
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BY DON SCOTT
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7/31/26
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A few weeks ago, I wrote about America’s 250th birthday with gratitude.
I meant every word of it.
This country is not perfect. No country is. But the American story remains one of the most remarkable...
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BY BRETT FREEMAN
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7/31/26
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Bushra Mina, MD, chief of pulmonary critical care medicine at Northwell’s Northern Westchester Hospital, breaks down how wildfire smoke affects the body and how to stay safe.
1: What are the primary health concerns associated with wildfire smoke,...
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By Bushra Mina, MD
Chief of pulmonary critical care medicine Northwell’s Northern Westchester Hospital | 7/16/26 |
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The Putnam County Bureau of Emergency Services is advising residents to take precautions as dangerously hot and humid conditions are expected across the region through Wednesday evening. Heat index values are expected to exceed 100...
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BY THE PUTNAM COUNTY EXECUTIVE'S OFFICE
PRESS RELEASE | 7/14/26 |