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When we were 13, Sonya and I stood up in our canoe with one foot on each blazing-hot gunnel, held our paddles across the boat like a tightrope walker's pole, and bounced.
The idea was to dump the other paddler in the water. Sometimes I fell off;...
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BY JOAN ESTES BARICKMAN
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8/8/26
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The First Amendment does not exist to protect popular speech. It exists to protect speech that someone, somewhere, finds offensive.
That principle appears to be at the heart of the controversy that recently unfolded in Putnam County.
As part of...
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We hurry from place to place, rushing through our days as though time were an inexhaustible resource. We chase deadlines, promotions, possessions and recognition. We worry about what others think of us, whether we have achieved enough, and whether...
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BY JAMES MARTORANO
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8/8/26
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Growing up having a beach house was a treat and a thrill, but when I graduated from high school in a January class, I was expected to get a job.
That meant my very next summer would not be spent basking in the sun. My folks told me I needed to...
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BY MARILYN PELLINI
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8/8/26
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Gov. Hochul's Executive Order 62 — which pauses new discretionary permitting for large data center projects for one year while New York develops a statewide regulatory framework — has generated considerable debate about the future of artificial...
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BY JOHN R. GORDON
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8/8/26
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Turn on the TV, pick up a newspaper or, God forbid, spend some time monitoring social-media outrage, and you would get the idea that Americans do not agree on very much.
Politicians frame every election as an existential crisis. Recent...
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BY DON SCOTT
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8/8/26
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One question I commonly ask my clients is about their children's relationships with one another. At first, I often receive a puzzled look. However, the relationship your children have with each other often has a great deal to do with estate...
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BY LAUREN ENEA
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7/31/26
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If you’re a seasoned traveler, you’ve probably developed a few strategies for saving money when booking vacations.
Maybe you compare prices, apply promotions, use onboard credits, or hold out for last-minute deals. Those tactics can certainly...
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BY ERICA TERRY
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7/31/26
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We threw our annual spring party recently, and since the summer soiree season is kicking into high gear, it occurred to me to offer a few pointers to those hoping for a successful get-together.
The invitations should reflect the purpose of the...
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BY RICK MELÉN
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7/31/26
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I remember when this country turned a spry 200. I was young enough that my mother had to explain what “bicentennial” meant. I marched in the parade in the Martha Washington costume she had sewn. Yes, that is me in the photo with my brothers and...
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BY JANN MIRCHANDANI
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7/31/26
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This update addresses recent social media posts concerning our Universal Pre-K (UPK) funding and claims that the district is "leaving money on the table."
While early implementation windows did leave funds unspent, our deliberate strategy is...
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BY SUPERINTENDENT DR. KAREN GAGLIARDI
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7/31/26
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Fifty years ago, audiences sat in stunned fascination as the film "Network" delivered one of the most memorable moments in cinematic history.
Facing dismissal and emotional collapse, television news anchor Howard Beale threw aside professional...
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BY JAMES MARTORANO
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7/31/26
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On walks through the neighborhood, I am aware of the sights and sounds around me.
I do not talk on the phone or stare down and scroll while I am walking. I look at the blue sky, the brilliant yellow sun, the leafy trees, the changing flora and...
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BY KIM KOVACH
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7/31/26
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“Time spent with cats is never wasted."
–Sigmund Freud
Dr. Freud and I usually see eye-to-eye, except when it comes to cats.
The excellent brewery you're about to read about has a cat theme. But thanks to a traumatic childhood scratching...
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BY JOHN BART
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7/31/26
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Dear Dr. Linda,
Thank you for the July 2 column.
Our children and grandchildren had a lot of fun memorizing the Preamble to the Constitution while we ate our hamburgers and hot dogs at our son’s home celebrating the Fourth of July. Many of us,...
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BY DR. LINDA SILBERT
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7/31/26
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It doesn't seem like much good news is coming out of the U.S. Congress these days.
With the House and Senate nearly equally divided, agreement, consensus and compromise are hard to come by. The sound of grinding gears and not much progress seems...
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BY DON SCOTT
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7/31/26
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There was a time in America when openly identifying as Jewish was simply an expression of faith, heritage and family. Today, for too many people, it has become a question of personal safety.
That reality struck me during Lake Mohegan Lake...
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BY ED LACHTERMAN
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7/24/26
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For many New Yorkers, the prospect of their estate being subject to a New York estate tax has become an issue of significant concern.
The New York estate tax exemption for 2026 is $7,350,000 per person, a relatively large amount for the vast...
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BY ANTHONY J. ENEA
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7/10/26
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If you were to ask the people running the show up in Albany about this year’s budget and legislative session, they would tell you that New York’s problems have been solved.
Unfortunately, the state’s $270 billion budget, an increase of $90...
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BY SERGIO ESPOSITO
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7/10/26
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As a community journalist, besides English, you must be fluent in several languages. I speak cop, politician and school...
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BY BOB DUMAS
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7/10/26
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