[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, […]
Month: January 2016
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 […]
Man’s belief in dog
Do people save dogs or is it the other way around? That’s the question posed by the Broadway comedy “Sylvia,” starring Matthew Broderick as a disengaged middle-aged New Yorker who falls in love with a very human dog—so human that she’s played by the talking, sniffing, adorable Annaleigh Ashford. But […]
A Playland worker’s wild ride
While sitting on the Playland carousel, a 5-year-old boy watched his alcoholic father stagger off into the parking lot, get into his car and drive away. That was a typical day at the amusement park during Larry McGowan’s childhood. Until he was 13, he went to Playland with his father […]
Biggest Mamaroneck winter farmers market yet opens
On the heels of a bustling summer season at the Larchmont Farmers Market, many beloved Larchmont vendors are excited to pack up and move their goods to the Mamaroneck Winter Farmers Market. The indoor Mamaroneck market opens on Saturday, Jan. 2, 2016 at St. Thomas Episcopal Church, 168 W. Boston […]