What I’m reading, and why By Michael Malone I break from my column’s moniker to share about a non-fiction book, The Return: Fathers, Sons and the Land in Between, by Hisham Matar. It is about Matar’s journey home to Libya
Read Moreby Dr. Douglas J. Hart, Cardiology Risk factors for developing heart disease are known to most of us. High cholesterol, high blood pressure, diabetes, obesity and of course smoking may enhance the risk of heart disease, beginning at a very
Read MoreThe Examiner did a great service to Putnam Valley residents by publishing their recent articles regarding the Putnam Valley Fire Department and the illegal dumping of contaminated fill on their property. The environmental violations that occurred resulted in a DEC-mandated cleanup that
Read MoreHair Design Center began 46 years ago, and in that time, we have seen upwards of three generations come through our doors. I would like to thank each and every one of you who patronized our business for nearly five
Read MoreLast week, our congressman Rep. Mike Lawler, held mobile office hours in Yorktown. I was with a small group who met with Mr. Lawler’s very attentive chief of staff. We talked about a variety of issues of concern to us,
Read MoreHoltec Vice President Rich Burroni may not want us to use the term “dumping” about the company’s planned release of radioactive water into the Hudson River this summer. But whatever you call it, the point is that it’s a bad
Read MoreBy Michael Gold A man is living in a local supermarket parking lot in his car. He’s been there about six months. His name is Steve Cassanelli. He wears a New York Giants sweatshirt, sweatpants and a thin coat. He
Read MoreI am a 39-year resident of the hamlet of Carmel. About 35 years ago, I along with many residents, began to reach out to county government asking that the dangerous conditions existing on the section of Fair Street (a county road)
Read MoreBy Morris Gut A beautiful technicolor harbinger of spring, the 20th annual Orchid Show at the New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx, is running now through Sunday, Apr. 23. I look forward to visiting, walking through the beautifully restored
Read MoreBy Scott Levine Last month, we looked to the south to find some of the brightest stars we can see. Sirius is the brightest star in our nights, but is it the brightest object? Let’s start in the west this
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