By Bill Primavera More than 15 years ago, I wrote a Home Guru article about the trend futurist Faith Popcorn (obviously a pseudonym) who coined the expression cocooning, or the trend of people preferring to stay more at home. At
Read MoreStill wallowing in the pandemic, I’ve resorted to reprising several columns. Herewith, one of my personal favorites. Wine is, in its most elemental form, an agricultural product. To make a decent wine you must be a decent farmer. This axiom
Read MoreAs district superintendent, I believe the best place for students to learn is in our classrooms. It is important for their academic success as well as their social and emotional growth. I wholeheartedly share the goal of wanting to bring
Read MoreBy Michael Peppard “Can we please have class outside today?” Remember that timeless question? Students gazed out the window, longing for fresh air and bodily movement. But kids knew the answer before they even asked. No, we have to use
Read MoreGil “Crying Hawk” Tarbox, a driving force behind the popular Daniel Nimham Pow Wow in Putnam County which celebrated the Wappinger tribe that lived in the area, passed away recently. He was 73. Putnam County Executive MaryEllen Odell said that
Read MoreGeorge Vargulick, a retired elementary school teacher, died peacefully on Feb. 17 at home with his family by his side. He was 93. Vargulick was born Dec. 25, 1927, in Fort Pierce, Fla. In the Army in 1945, he served
Read MoreDanielle Marie Coletta, a sixth-grade English teacher at Mildred E. Strang Middle School in Yorktown, died unexpectedly on Feb. 22 with her family holding her hands. She was 48. Coletta was born Jan. 11, 1973. She attended George Washington Elementary
Read MorePeter W. Hughes, a lifelong Mount Kisco resident, died peacefully at home on Feb. 22. He was 89. Peter was born on July 5, 1931, to the late Victor A. and Ann Finnegan Hughes. He married his wife, Frances Didio,
Read MoreKenneth Robert Carr, 73, of North Palm Beach, Fla. and New Milford, Conn., embarked on to his next adventure quietly, courageously and peacefully on Feb. 11 at his home in Florida surrounded by family, just as he wished. Over the
Read MoreIn response to Larry Penner’s letter to the editor last week (“Something isn’t Adding Up With the MTA’s Cost for Two Key Projects”), the author knows transit. Not everyone else does. It would be nice if the author kept this
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