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My son is Mike (the original was Michael, and ordained by me, his mother, never to be shortened).
When he was in second grade, however, he was asked to fill in a form with his full proper name. When he came home from school that day, he asked me...
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3/27/26
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We are fortunate to live in a community that is, by nearly every measurable standard, safer than most in the country.
Putnam County and Northern Westchester benefit from strong public institutions, responsive law enforcement, engaged civic...
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BY PIAGET SOLPIAGET
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3/27/26
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It takes years of training and thousands of dollars worth of equipment to get up onstage. Underpaying musicians hurts everyone.
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BY DUKE COVONE
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3/27/26
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With elections coming up this year, I felt it was appropriate to ask a philosophical question: what yardstick should we use to decide whom to support?
Of course, many of us vote by party affiliation. However, for the purposes of this exercise,...
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BY JAMES MARTORANO
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3/27/26
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As a baby boomer, I am essentially a living meme for technological incompetence. Clichés are clichés for a reason.
Back when this newspaper was still being run out of a brick-and-mortar office, I relied heavily on my...
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3/27/26
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A crisis center rejected — but the crisis remainsDear Editor,
I am saddened and disappointed but not surprised by the Carmel Planning Board decision to reject the site plan application that would have brought a Crisis Stabilization Center to the...
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3/27/26
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Carmel GOP backs Lombardi and KearnsDear Editor,
A hearty congratulations to Frank Lombardi, our endorsed Republican candidate for Legislative District 8, and Robert Kearns, our endorsed Republican candidate for Carmel Town Supervisor.
Both of...
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3/27/26
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Ask Halston Media readers with electric heat their biggest gripe, and their skyrocketing electric bill is the likely answer.
Cold weather blanketing our region since December and the electric bills that follow have them steaming.
A major cause...
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BY KEN FREEMAN
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3/27/26
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Mahopac families are in an affordability crisis. The cost of groceries, gas, housing and taxes keeps climbing, and now NYSEG wants to hit our community with massive electricity and gas rate increases.
For a lot of households here, this isn’t some...
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BY TANNER MCCRACKEN
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3/27/26
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Rethinking gas, fracking and Indian PointDear Editor,
Was just reading Don Scott’s piece about gas line installs ("The most regressive tax you've never heard of," Feb. 5, Page 19), and I have to ask, does anyone subsidize the cost of putting in a...
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3/27/26
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When it comes to accepting change, my college marketing professor said people fall into four categories. Those comfortable with change are the “early adopters.” They’re followed by the “observers,” pragmatists who watch from the side, wondering...
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BY DON SCOTT
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3/27/26
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I have enormous respect for the generations that came before me in the workforce.
Boomers built many of the companies and institutions that still define our economy, and Gen X—my generation, though I’m among the youngest of it—came of age during...
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BRETT FREEMAN
Publisher | 3/27/26 |
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Sheridan Gorman was the very best of Yorktown.
She was the kind of person who made you proud to say where you’re from. She carried our community with her in everything she did, and in return, she gave so much of herself back to all of us. Her...
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BY SERGIO ESPOSITO
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3/25/26
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Although Bob Dylan was singing about serving higher powers, there’s a growing trend in the craft beer world where, as it turns out, you serve yourself.
A friend in California first...
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BY JOHN BART
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3/12/26
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Yesterday we cleaned a home that most people hope they never have to live in.
It was the family shelter for Hope’s Door in Westchester, a nonprofit working to end …
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3/12/26
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Standing at the cash register the other day after purchasing a few items, the amount ended in 99 cents. I handed over my 20 dollar bill and the cashier barked, “You’re not getting the penny back!”
Oh, right. I heard about that on the news. The...
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BY KIM KOVACH
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3/12/26
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There are four words that will undoubtedly send a chill down the spine of any pet owner.
“Someone shot our dog.”
My wife, Maggie, uttered that phrase as she raced into the kitchen one night.
Considering I had just returned from a walk with the...
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TOM WALOGORSKY
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After two blizzards and what feels like two straight months of below-freezing temperatures, the mercury finally looks ready to climb above 50 degrees.
The ultra-cold weather caused electric meters to spin like slot machines, producing sky-high...
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BY DON SCOTT
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3/12/26
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Peace in the World Begins in the Home
By: Piaget Solpiaget, Executive Director
Westchester County is widely regarded as one of the safest counties in the nation. That distinction reflects professional law enforcement, engaged civic...
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BY PIAGET SOLPIAGET
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3/12/26
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Clients often fall into two categories: those who want their children and loved ones involved in their estate plan and those who simply do not.
When asked which is better, my answer is often “it really depends on your family dynamics and...
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BY LAUREN ENEA
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3/12/26
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