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The Masters Tournament in Augusta, Georgia, is, as Jim Nantz of CBS likes to say, “a tradition like no other.”
Last week, the day after the Masters, was the first day it touched 80 degrees. I was out walking our dog, Bo, wearing a Masters hat...
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BY DON SCOTT
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4/30/26
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Dear Dr. Linda,
Our son, Kevin, was just rejected from three of the six colleges he applied to. He didn’t get into any of his “reach” schools and is devastated. So are we. Four years ago, his older brother applied to the same schools and was...
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BY DR. LINDA SILBERT
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4/30/26
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I started thinking about some of the places I’ve lived over the years and decided I want to tell you about Quigley.
Quigley was my first-ever landlord. It was in college, while I was attending SUNY Oswego. I had transferred there as a junior and,...
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BY BOB DUMAS
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4/30/26
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Each year, Earth Day invites us to reflect on our responsibility to protect the planet we call home.
But in 2026, that reflection must turn into urgency. The challenges before us — climate change, rising energy costs and threats to public health...
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BY PETE HARCKHAM
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4/30/26
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NY STATE BUDGET WOES CONTINUE
I am deeply saddened and find it increasingly alarming that Gov. Kathy Hochul continues to delay setting forth the New York State budget, which will help municipalities, schools, highway departments and ordinary...
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BY SERGIO ESPOSITO
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4/28/26
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Hear me out.
Some songs don’t just sound good. They do something to me.
A few notes in, and I can feel a shift. I feel lighter. A little more like myself. I have a handful of songs …
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BY ROBIN MURPHY
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4/23/26
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Swedish death cleaning has to be one of the worst phrases ever invented. It sounds grim, a little alarming, and definitely not like something you’d casually bring up over coffee. But once you get …
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BY ROBIN MURPHY
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4/15/26
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Trust The Process! - Themes from 2026 NYC Craft Beer Week Kickoff Bash
“Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better."
-Maya Angelou
This Maya Angelou quote came to mind recently while thinking about the...
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BY JOHN BART
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4/15/26
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This year is Maid Brigade’s 30th anniversary.
Yep, we opened in 1996, when the Macarena was everywhere, Friends was “Must See TV,” and if you wanted a movie, you drove to Blockbuster and …
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BY ROBIN MURPHY
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4/10/26
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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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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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