With states of emergencies as a result of Sandy declared in Westchester and Putnam counties limiting road travel, Examiner Media is offering PDF versions of this week’s newspapers available for people to download as a courtesy to our readers. The
Read MoreLife is full of coincidences and synchronicity that never cease to amaze me. Sometimes I laugh to myself when I find that something I learned or questioned a lifetime ago returns to serve me when I need it. For instance,
Read MoreIn my last two columns, I’ve discussed the role of women in winemaking, specifically in the United States and western Europe. Selective strides have been made in the last 25 years by women winemakers who have been given the opportunity
Read More“Those who can, do; those who can’t, teach.” I am coming clean to reveal that I am in the latter category. Flatteringly enough, it has been suggested that I write a book as The Home Guru, but the prospect has
Read MoreChad Perkins knew he wanted to be a realtor from the time he was 13, even without a family connection to the industry. He would ask his parents to take him to public open houses on weekends. By the time
Read MoreSome people would say that it’s impolite to ask the question, “What do you do?” when meeting someone for the first time. But I always do, believing that it’s much of a person’s makeup and always a good ice breaker.
Read MoreDepending on which statistics are to be believed, at least half of married couples decide not to heed the Bible’s warning in Matthew that “what God hath joined together, let no man put asunder.” We in the real estate business
Read MoreOn Sept. 11 2007, relying on a shoestring budget and an improbable dream, The Examiner was born, circulating 2,000 newspapers around a pair of local communities, Pleasantville and Mount Kisco. Five years, more than two dozen communities and four million-plus
Read MoreIf you’re like me, you pull into and out of your garage every day without thinking much about it. Usually I fumble for the automatic garage door opener, which I never have assigned to a particular place in my car,
Read MoreThis spring and summer, I didn’t invite anybody over to my property because I was too embarrassed, yes embarrassed. Most people who know me now associate me with The Home Guru who doles out advice about home maintenance, both inside
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