In last week’s column we delved into the world of high-end wines and the exorbitant prices they command. My focus was on the La Romanée-Conti Grand Cru bottling, produced by the Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, most commonly known by its
Read MoreBy Samuel Rowland Yorktown school community members rushed to the defense of a high school guidance counselor last week who was targeted by a small group of critics because he apparently spoke at Black Lives Matters events last year. Last
Read MoreThe Surfside, Fla. building collapse has offered up for view several areas of responsibility: the condo board, a consulting engineer’s report, various city officials, plus someone identified as a chief building official who in November 2018 apparently stated that, irrespective
Read MoreWhen Scott Reing, chair of the Democratic Party for Putnam, spoke at the full county legislature meeting, I was surprised to hear my name invoked as an example of so-called disrespectful treatment by fellow Legislator Neal Sullivan, and doubly so
Read MoreOne of Westchester County’s great treasures, Pocantico Lake Park, is a 164-acre park that sits adjacent to the Rockefeller Preserve in the Town of Mount Pleasant. The county park includes the 27-acre lake and surrounding wetlands in addition to trails
Read MoreThe United States Passport Agency is stressing out many American citizens. Vacations, wedding plans outside the country, business trips are all being impacted negatively because the Passport Agency does not have the staff or resources to timely process expedited passport applications.
Read MoreThomas Chase Creamer of Somers passed away peacefully on July 4 after a courageous battle with cancer. He was 72. Tom was born on Dec. 20, 1948, in New York City to Janet Oman Watters and Thomas Fishback Creamer, both
Read MoreCOVID-19 infections throughout Westchester County continue to rise, with the number of active cases having more than doubled in the past three weeks as numbers of newly vaccinated people have slowed to a trickle. By Sunday, Westchester had seen an
Read MoreA GoFundMe account has been set up for a Mahopac woman, known for her volunteerism, whose home was destroyed by a fire last week. More than $26,000 had been pledged as of Monday for Marianne Chaluisan, who was able to
Read MoreBy Ray Gallagher, Examiner Sports Editor @Directrays Folks in our neck of the woods have no idea how fortunate they are to have people like Lakeland educators/coaches Sharon Sarsen and Tim Hourahan providing a summer outlet for field hockey preps
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