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Being estranged from a family member is generally one of the most difficult and complex issues encountered when preparing one’s estate plan.
This is particularly true if the estranged person is a child, grandchild or sibling (if one has no children), as well as a person with whom one previously had a good relationship.
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BY ANTHONY J. ENEA
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4/10/26
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In 1979, I joined the Women’s Civic Club of Katonah. That was 47 years ago, and I have enjoyed just as many years of camaraderie, hard work, giving and fun. I also belong to five other clubs (and at one time there was a sixth). As much as I have...
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BY MARILYN PELLINI
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4/10/26
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When the Beatles came to America, I was one of countless kids who suddenly decided they needed a guitar. Something about that moment lit a spark in so many of us. I got my first guitar not long after, and like a lot of beginners.
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BY DUKE COVONE
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4/10/26
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Not all Jets fans are created equal.
I would consider myself a level four Jets fan. Season ticket holder. I fly my Jets flag on the mailbox every game. I'm an eternal optimist, loving this time of year better than any since we are undefeated in...
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BY DON SCOTT
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4/4/26
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As spring arrives, Jewish families around the world begin preparing for Passover. Kitchens are scrubbed, shelves are cleared and all chametz (leavened bread) is removed from the home. While this intense cleaning may seem unusual, the physical...
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BY YEHUDA HEBER
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4/4/26
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For several years when my daughter was little, between the ages of 4 and 7, I kept a bowl of mini marshmallows on our Passover table.
It was not part of the traditional ritual meal. It was simply a parenting strategy. Every time she or one of the...
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4/4/26
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My childhood memories surrounding Easter centered around family.
We would have a family gathering at one of three places: our home in North Bergen, N.J., my aunt and uncle’s home in the Bronx, or my other uncle and aunt’s home in River Edge, N.J....
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BY PAUL HAVILAND
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4/4/26
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The murder of Sheridan Gorman — a Yorktown High School graduate killed in Chicago — isn’t a distant headline for our readers. It’s a name they recognize, a family they know, a grief that needs no explanation.
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No one can truly understand what that phone call felt like. The kind of call that stops time. The kind of call that no parent, no family, should ever have to receive. In a single moment, everything …
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3/30/26
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After the cold stretch last week, I’m looking outside having the same thought I have every year around this time: I cannot do one more weekend of acting like I’m perfectly happy being indoors.
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BY ROBIN MURPHY
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3/27/26
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Happy start of spring! After an intense winter here in Westchester, the warmer weather is a welcome change. As everything begins to thaw, many families are turning their attention to spring break, but I’m already looking ahead to summer.
In...
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BY ERICA TERRY
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3/27/26
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Recently, a very close friend gave me an important book: The Discourses of Epictetus.
That amazing book opened my eyes to the incredible world of Stoicism. Today, Stoicism stands as one of the most enduring and influential philosophical...
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3/27/26
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Dear Editor,
I watched the Mahopac Board of Education meeting on March 12 and felt compelled to thank Trustee Tanner McCracken for standing up for the taxpayers of our community.
While it would have been easy...
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3/27/26
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Dear Editor,
What started as the first warm spring-like day on March 9, Mahopac suffered double tragedies. An innocent 12-year-old boy riding his bike was hit by a truck while crossing Route 6N. All dedicated...
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3/27/26
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Dear Editor,
School board members are trustees — entrusted by this community, for our children. Right now, that trust is being violated.
There is growing speculation that...
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3/27/26
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Many are of the belief that because they have several million dollars’ worth of assets (including their home(s), savings accounts, and retirement monies), they...
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BY ANTHONY J. ENEA
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3/27/26
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The other night I was changing channels to find something to watch on TV.
I found an old black and white episode of the Andy Griffith Show centered around Sheriff Andy Taylor, his young son, Opie, and their Aunt Bee. This homey old-time sitcom...
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3/27/26
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Dear Dr. Linda,
PAPERS, PAPERS, and more PAPERS!!!
My sixth-grade son’s backpack is a mess of papers! He has five binders jammed into his backpack and each one is overloaded with papers. Some of the papers are in the rings in the binders and...
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3/27/26
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Alfred North Whitehead, one of the greatest thinkers of all time, famously announced in 1929, “the safest general characterization of European philosophical tradition is that it consists of a series of footnotes to Plato.”
In other words, all...
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BY JAMES MARTORANO
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3/27/26
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I didn't get to watch much of the Olympics this year, which makes me uniquely qualified to deliver an uniformed yet unbiased account of the major stories.
I did manage to see coverage of the curling events almost EVERY time I turned on the...
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3/27/26
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