Alphonse J. Valente, 94, passed away peacefully on Nov. 5 in Danbury, Conn. He was born in the Bronx to Josephine and Basilio Valente in 1928 and attended Cardinal Hayes High School and Fordham University School of Pharmacy, where he
Read MoreBy Bryan Kluepfel As I head for another trip to South America, I’m reminded that just last year a leader in environmental conservation, Gonzalo Cardona, was killed in Valle del Cauca, Colombia. Gonzalo dedicated the last 23 years of his life
Read MoreBy Michael Gold Drivers fly down the road, break the speed limit, make illegal turns, run red lights, roll through stop signs, inch into crosswalks while children are there, lean on their horns and sometimes foul the air with expletives.
Read MoreBy Elizabeth Mastropolo, Esq. When Jenna was just 14 years old, she made the long and dangerous trek from El Salvador to the U.S. – by herself. Her mother had left for the States when Jenna was only a toddler
Read MoreBy Morris Gut We’re always on the lookout for venues to hold that special event and be well catered to. With the holiday season coming up, here are a few suggestions in the local area. Tesoro D’Italia Heading the day-to-day
Read MoreBy Bill Primavera In real estate, love letters have an entirely different meaning and purpose. Rather than seeking to win hearts, love letters in this case are drafted and sent from prospective buyers to sellers to try and win preference
Read MoreIt’s unusual for an elected official to sing the praises of a nonprofit organization that is made up of volunteers who don’t live in their town. But sometimes a group of volunteers are so amazing they deserve praise and thanks
Read MoreBy Brian McGowan Our final installment in the “Women of Ireland” series, Kathleen Lynn, did not carry a gun, as the bulk of our other subjects had. Instead, she carried a medical kit. Writer Mary Thorpe, in https://celticlifeintl.com, labels her
Read MoreI voted early on Sunday in Putnam County. I was very pleased to see, as I looked around my polling place, that there were no signs of voter fraud or electioneering tampering going on. None obvious anyway. I was very
Read MoreHorace Greeley, Putnam Valley Put up Valiant Fights in Finale Setbacks By Tony Pinciaro Kayla Jennings and her LAKELAND volleyball teammates noticed something was missing while looking at the program banner in the school gymnasium. While the volleyball team has
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