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Help Your Yard, and Yourself, With Less Pesticide and More Nature

May 17, 2022May 17, 2022 Examiner Media 206 Views 3 min read

By Michael Gold The pesticides, herbicides and fungicides we put on our lawns aren’t just killing insects and weeds, Filipine Hoogland explained. The vast majority of them are infiltrating our waters, harming a host of animals that support our ecosystems,

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Things to Keep in Mind During Indian Point Deconstruction

May 17, 2022May 17, 2022 Examiner Media 326 Views 3 min read

By Marilyn Elie Nuclear reactors are decommissioned. The rest of the clean-up is a massive deconstruction job, a lot of which involves low level or non-radioactive material. Items like laundry and workers’ gear are considered low level. Some of the

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We’ve Gained Entry into The Trust Project: Here’s the What, How and Why

May 10, 2022May 13, 2022 Adam Stone 202 Views 3 min read

One bleary-eyed night in the bleary-eyed year that was 2020, I was poking around Facebook trying to determine how to get our Examiner Media business page verified. One link led to another until, somehow, my journey through a late-night rabbit

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Helping the Birds – and Ourselves – Live Healthier Lives

May 2, 2022May 4, 2022 Examiner Media 68 Views 4 min read

By Michael Gold The birds are back in town. Blue jays, cardinals, orioles and other birds not named for baseball teams, such as meadowlarks, tree swallows, red-winged blackbirds – millions of birds – have been arriving in Westchester since late

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A Meal and a Bed, Served with Compassion

April 19, 2022May 4, 2022 Examiner Media 161 Views 4 min read

By Michael Gold The men walk into the First Presbyterian Church in Ossining from the cold March night, brief snow showers preceding their arrival. Their jackets don’t look warm enough for the brisk weather. Many of them arrived from jobs

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The Beauty of Unity and How the Story of Passover Remains Relevant

April 12, 2022May 4, 2022 Examiner Media 177 Views 2 min read

By Rabbi Yehuda Heber Friday evening, Apr. 15, is the start of the Jewish holiday of Passover. The holiday spans eight days, ending Saturday evening, Apr. 23. Some of the Passover observances include not eating leavened bread, and having a Seder

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Reconnect With Nature, the Cosmos and Each Other at Linwood Spiritual Center

April 5, 2022May 4, 2022 Examiner Media 105 Views 4 min read

By Michael Gold Westchester and Putnam residents, harried to the edge of exasperation in their professional lives and consumed with their telephones, computers and TVs 24/7, may find release and reconnection with what’s truly important at the Linwood Spiritual Center.

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Transitioning to Life After High School: Is Your Teen Ready?

March 29, 2022April 1, 2022 Examiner Media 212 Views 4 min read

By Emily Rubin Persons It’s that time of year. SAT and ACT tests and college tours and seniors are about to choose a secondary school to attend in the fall or planning a gap year. It’s an exciting time with

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Casualty of the Pandemic: A Frightening Rise in Substance Abuse

March 22, 2022March 23, 2022 Examiner Media 223 Views 4 min read

By Michael Gold A sometimes-unrecognized casualty of the pandemic in Westchester, Putnam and Dutchess counties, and frankly all over, is an increase in substance abuse. Use of marijuana, opioids, alcohol and other drugs in the region have all increased during

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Too Many New Yorkers Still Don’t Have High-Speed Internet

March 15, 2022March 22, 2022 Examiner Webmaster 268 Views 3 min read

By Elaine Albano Over the last two years, the pandemic has highlighted a range of challenges that need to be addressed. Many problems still need to be fixed, but when it comes to broadband access, policymakers in Washington have displayed their understanding of how important closing

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