By Bill Primavera Years ago, I had a well-known client for whom I did public relations who had received a beautiful bouquet of flowers for some special event in her life. I complimented the sender for something so lovely for
Read MoreBy Adam Stone It seemed like just another fall evening two Friday nights ago, at 11:30 p.m., when the message flashed on Alison Bender Kellner’s WhatsApp, dispelling any chance of a peaceful night’s sleep. The notification was from the Greenburgh
Read MoreBy Michael Malone I ended up reading “Stand Your Ground,” about a Black teen who is shot dead by a white man, after visiting my mother. She read the Victoria Christopher Murray novel with her book group, was perplexed by the
Read MoreBy Michael Gold Mount Pleasant lost about 700 acres of forest from 2001 to 2016, 10 percent of the town’s woodlands, the town’s Conservation Advisory Council’s (CAC) just-completed natural resource inventory (NRI) has concluded. “Development is eating up our forests,”
Read MoreBy Morris Gut We’re always on the lookout for venues to hold that special event. With the holiday season approaching, here are some suggestions of where to hold gatherings locally. Mansion on Broadway Housed in an historic building, just off
Read MoreBy Brian Kluepfel At our recent New York State Birders’ Conference in Tarrytown – many kudos to Saw Mill River Audubon for putting that big show together – one of the more interesting presentations came from Tom Stephenson. It was all
Read MoreIf it grows together, it goes together. As I roam the Pleasantville Farmers Market each week, I’ve been observing the changing season’s bounty, especially in the fare offered by Hudson Valley farmers. More and more local produce, meats, cheeses, baked
Read MoreBy Bill Primavera Perhaps it’s an inherited or genetic trait, but I have always been fascinated by the possibilities for surfaces outside. My father was a flooring specialist, focused on such materials as cement, linoleum and terrazzo. At work in
Read MoreFinance Wiz Publicly Shares Story for First Time Examiner Column Sparks Family Conversation 57 Years in the Making ‘I was left on Earth to do something important’ This column marks the sixth installment in a series exploring topics and research that provide new
Read MoreBy Michael Malone To read about Ireland is to read about how quaint it is. How green the landscape is, how warm the people are, how tranquil the vibe is. It is a much different Ireland in Michael Magee’s “Close to
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