By Jessica Jafet Andrew Golden held a passion for science as a boy growing up in Brooklyn. How to apply that passion can take a science-loving kid in so many directions. Feet? Gross. Teeth? Bloody. Surgery? Just no. How about
Read MoreBy Brian Kluepfel Shaul Dover’s teenage attempts at playing music, including marching band, drums, piano and guitar, never quite took hold, yet he remained a fan. Moving from Israel to New York City in the 1980s, his appreciation was heightened
Read MoreBy Jessie Jafet Following in the footsteps of his now 97-year-old father who worked as a barber until the age of 92, Alfonso Magnotta of Pleasantville Barber Shop on Wheeler Avenue has devoted his life to the same trade — cutting and trimming each
Read MoreAs a lifelong resident of Pleasantville, I am very concerned about current and future development in Pleasantville. Pleasantville used to be a small village with many colonial and historic homes. The new development in Pleasantville already contains more apartments than
Read MoreVincent Vetrano passed away on Oct. 31. He was 90 years old. Mr. Vetrano was a resident at Bethel Springvale Inn in Croton-on-Hudson. He is survived by his two sons, Vincent Vetrano Jr. and Richard and Christina Vetrano, of Wappinger
Read MoreHenry L. Ritell, age 95 of Briarcliff Manor, passed away peacefully on Oct. 31. Born in the Bronx, he was the son of the late Enrico and Anna Rizzitiello. He was predeceased by his beloved wife, Joyce (Carney) Ritell. A
Read MoreAlphonse 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 More
