Opinion

New culinary events and community news
Opinion

New culinary events and community news

[dropcap]I[/dropcap] recently had the pleasure of attending the Westchester County Association’s annual breakfast at the Westchester Marriot where Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino discussed his economic vision for 2016. He illustrated economic trends for the year ahead and unveiled a five-point program that includes job training programs for health care […]

Misery loves company
Opinion Sports

Misery loves company

[dropcap]I[/dropcap] swear that I’m not a spiteful person, but when it comes to sports, it seems like a healthy dose of “schadenfreude” is sometimes unavoidable. Last Sunday, while watching my New York Giants put the finishing touches on a dreadful 6-10 season—and most likely Tom Coughlin’s coaching career—the only thing […]

Resolutions for the slackers who already blew it
Opinion

Resolutions for the slackers who already blew it

Readers: Right about now, you may be feeling bad about the resolutions you’ve already broken, crushed into a million pieces and washed down with a pint of banana chocolate swirl Talenti ice cream. But there’s no need to hate your sweets-addicted, never-get-ahead, willpower-of-a-gnat (who doesn’t exercise) self. No need, indeed. […]

Honoring Sgt. Lemm and My Community Alert
Opinion

Honoring Sgt. Lemm and My Community Alert

[dropcap]A[/dropcap]s many of you know, our community suffered a loss with the tragic death of West Harrison resident Staff Sgt. Joseph Lemm, who was recently killed by a suicide bomber in Afghanistan. Sgt. Lemm was cherished by his family and was greatly admired by our community. Through these dark days, […]

New year, new hope
Opinion Sports

New year, new hope

I don’t know about you, but I’m ready to turn the page on 2015—at least sportswise. From a fandom perspective, this hasn’t been a great year for me. The Giants, who were thankfully put out of their misery this past weekend, were positively atrocious, kept afloat for weeks only by […]