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Dear Editor,
I’ve been a Yorktown resident for 26 years. My husband and I moved here to build a life rooted in community – to give our children opportunities and to be part of a town that values respect and...
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10/31/25
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The current Supervisor is seeking re-election based on claims of revitalizing downtown and improving infrastructure.
After seven years on the Town Board—including two as Supervisor—these claims deserve scrutiny.
When good timing isn't good...
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By Jann Mirchandani
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10/31/25
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Forget Washington. What happens in Yorktown, not Washington, impacts our daily quality of life and the character of the community we’ve chosen to live in: traffic, potholes, garbage, recreation, emergency medical services, police, open space,...
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By Susan Siegel
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10/31/25
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Dear Editor,
Letter writer Michael Rambaran ("Mamdani's anti-growth policies have a local echo in Mirchandani," Oct. 9, Page 34) thinks that lack of tax incentives to potential new businesses will cause...
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10/31/25
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If they are, that’s not such a bad thing.
I know what you’re thinking. Sleeping is a nuisance, but a necessary chore. After all, some very successful people felt that way and got by with as little as possible: Thomas Edison, Nikola Tesla, and...
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By James Martorano
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10/31/25
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Dear Editor,
After reading the article “Tensions flare outside Yorktown memorial for Oct. 7 victims” in the Oct. 9 issue, I was very disheartened to hear about the protesters and comments made.
To...
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10/31/25
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Dear Editor,
I find myself sounding like a broken record, but at least once a week there is someone who drives up the hill here in Mohegan lake, and cuts off all the traffic. I have...
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10/31/25
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Dear Editor,
If you, like me, worry about the management of our tax dollars and projects such as the proposed water treatment plant – not to mention the upkeep of our roads, parks and other public spaces...
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10/31/25
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Dear Editor,
Raising a family has its challenges in the best of times and circumstances, but if we also have to worry about a crumbling town infrastructure – water, roads, parks – along with rising taxes, that...
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10/31/25
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Dear Editor,
I am excited to cast my vote on Nov. 4 for Jean Hopper for Carmel Town Board Supervisor!
As someone who has lived in Carmel for decades, I have seen my taxes rise and my quality of life fall. New...
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10/31/25
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Dear Dr. Linda,
Our fourth-grader had to write a Halloween story.
Since my wife and I were both wrapped up with family problems, we didn’t have time to check his story before he handed it in. We told him to type it on the computer because spell...
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10/31/25
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We recently went to a zoo that began like most other zoos, but didn't end up that way.
I'll get to that.
The Wild Animal Park in upstate Chittenango starts out with a walk through the various habitats, where animals can observe the odd behavior...
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By Rick Melén
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10/31/25
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Dear Editor,
I write this to clarify for friends and family the current state of play in our beloved USA.
The accelerating wave of authoritarianism is disconcerting and requires universal condemnation from all,...
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10/31/25
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Dear Editor,
The Somers Record’s Sept. 11, 2025 column by Fred Cabral and Don Scott ("A political conversation without a winner") was commendable.
Cabral and Scott expressed...
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10/31/25
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I was already in a melancholy mood when I learned of the Oct. 16 passing of Ace Frehley—best known as the original and iconic Spaceman lead guitarist of KISS. Like a lot of guitarists from my generation, the album KISS Alive!—especially Frehley’s...
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BY EMILE MENASCHÉ
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10/31/25
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Dear Editor,
In a culture dominated by click-bait headlines, it is inevitable that we are conditioned to look for easily accessible candidate information. Most settle for voting along party lines in...
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10/31/25
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Dear Editor,
November’s election is critical!
However, recent portrayals of the local candidates have been misleading. The glowing depiction of the Democratic slate does not...
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10/31/25
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Dear Editor,
Supervisor Tony Gonçalves and Deputy Supervisor Mary Shah vote as a block every time, whether it is over-spending, giving money to special interest groups, promising clean water at one price and failing...
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Dear Editor,
Lewisboro is fortunate to have people with deep community roots and a sense of civic duty, who rally and come forth to serve. Tony Goncalves is one such warrior, who...
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10/31/25
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“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken"
–Oscar Wilde
We’ve been going to the Blazer Pub for decades and always enjoyed their terrific fare, hospitality and libations. However, I always sensed there was more to the Blazer. A recent visit...
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By John Bart
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10/31/25
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