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Dear Dr. Linda,
Let me begin by saying that I value what teachers do. I wouldn’t want to spend all day teaching kids. But sometimes they act as if they have all the answers and they don’t.
My daughter is in third grade and I know she has...
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BY DR. LINDA SILBERT
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9/25/26
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Dear Editor,
This year, we have a rare opportunity to elect a serious candidate to the Putnam County Legislature. Gwen Burke has the exact resume we need to tackle our economic and...
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9/25/26
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Dear Editor,
With so many struggling with the triple whammy of high taxes, high food prices and high energy costs, it is good news indeed that a triple threat candidate – a...
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9/25/26
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Dear Editor,
The Yorktown Democratic Committee has reached out to organize a debate this cycle, and I want to see it happen. A real debate, with both candidates on stage, taking questions directly from...
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9/25/26
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There comes a time in your life when you start to take an informal inventory of all the fun and fantastic things you've done over the years, and you realize that there's a whole wide world of experiences out there that you haven't experienced, and...
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BY RICK MELÉN
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9/25/26
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Back-to-school season has a way of catching up with you, even when your own school days are long behind you.
The air shifts. Calendars fill up. Store aisles suddenly smell like pencil shavings and fruit-scented markers. That old first-day feeling...
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BY CAROLE VOISEY
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9/25/26
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I was recently told that my niece Beth has cancer.
Hearing her name alongside that diagnosis brought back losses I know too well. My father died in my arms after suffering from colon cancer. My Fordham classmate Patricia died of the same disease. My good friend Stew succumbed to pancreatic cancer. I could keep naming people. When I hear the words
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BY JAMES MARTORANO
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9/25/26
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Dear Editor,
Twenty-five years ago, on Sept. 11, 2001, our nation experienced a tragedy that forever changed America.
For North Salem, 9/11 was not a distant event unfolding on television. It...
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9/25/26
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Dear Editor,
Through her leadership on the North Salem Climate Smart Community Leadership Committee (CSLC), Katherine Daniels delivers win-win outcomes for North Salem residents: saving...
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9/25/26
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I drive past Bedford Town Hall often, and I tend to notice the American flag out front.
More times than I care to admit, I’ve driven by and seen it at half-staff without knowing why. Usually, I look it up later. Sometimes I learn that a prominent...
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BY MICHAEL PALLADINO
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9/25/26
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Artificial intelligence (AI) has gotten a lot of bad press recently.
From the explosion of data centers and their impacts to the recent story of an AI engineer leaving Anthropic because he was afraid AI had the capacity to wipe out the human...
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BY DON SCOTT
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9/25/26
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We thought we solved the digital divide, but libraries are seeing a new challenge.
Digital access is no longer just about getting connected. It’s about having the skills and confidence to maximize your experience with technology.
When was the...
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BY TERRY KIRCHNER
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9/25/26
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“Whatever in creation exists without my knowledge, exists without my consent.”
-Cormac McCarthy
People sometimes look at me strangely when I tell them I enjoy horror movies, scary TV shows and novels featuring vampires, demons, ghosts, psychotic...
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BY BOB DUMAS
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9/25/26
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When I returned home from grocery shopping, I checked my answering machine to see if I had any messages.
Yes, I still use an answering machine. There were two messages. My mom’s message had an annoying noise in the background. My mom always has...
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BY KIM KOVACH
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9/25/26
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"Ein Prosit der Gemütlichkeit!"
This is a traditional Oktoberfest toast to good cheer, well-being, and coziness!
Today, I’ll regale you with the Oktoberfest origin story that started with a wedding, explain the two classic beer styles you’ll...
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BY JOHN BART
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9/25/26
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Dear Editor,
In a small town like North Salem, experience matters.
Our supervisor isn’t simply responsible for presiding over meetings. The job requires an understanding of town finances,...
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9/25/26
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Dear Editor,
I am writing to express my strong and enthusiastic support for the reelection of North Salem Town Supervisor Warren Lucas.
Having recently retired after a career in law enforcement and public service, I understand firsthand the...
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9/25/26
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It is not unusual for a client to tell me that they have taken steps to avoid probate by having their assets held in joint name with their spouse and/or loved one.
While in a perfect world this may appear to be true, in many instances, there are...
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BY ANTHONY ENEA
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9/25/26
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My father often reminds me that “children bring you nothing but joy and happiness, every single day.” Of course this is said with his tongue firmly in cheek, usually after recalling one of my youthful indiscretions. (You can see where I get my...
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BY TOM WALOGORSKY
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Pull into the school bus lane at Van Cortlandtville Elementary School at 8 a.m. on any weekday, and you’ll find a Westchester County School Resource Officer (SRO) stationed at the front door. These officers are there before the school buses...
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BY KEN JENKINS
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9/22/26
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