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Voices in the crowd
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Voices in the crowd

You just have to love playoffs. It’s that time of the year when all the sweat and hard work start to pay off, when one false move can be the difference between victory and defeat, and when everyone needs to be on top of their games and sustain a full-throttle […]

Branding sex offenders’ passports: Why?
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Branding sex offenders’ passports: Why?

[dropcap]T[/dropcap]wo weeks ago, just one day after President Barack Obama signed legislation that will brand the passports of sex offenders, a federal court challenge was filed against it. The International Megan’s Law is supposedly a way to alert foreign countries of sex offenders who may be traveling there for sex […]

On the Lake Street quarry site
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On the Lake Street quarry site

[dropcap]R[/dropcap]ecently, the town board conducted a public hearing on the potential development of a senior living facility at the Lake Street Granite Quarry site in West Harrison. The developer, Brightview Senior Living, presented information. All comments, both oral and written, will be reviewed and the board will commence an in […]

Regarding Jenrry
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Regarding Jenrry

Nobody ever said that being able to fire a 97-mph fastball was a prerequisite for Mensa membership, but every so often, a professional athlete manages to floor me with their absolutely unbridled stupidity. On Feb. 12, New York Mets relief pitcher Jenrry Mejia became the front-runner for Knucklehead of the […]

Sidewalk slowpokes and walking lanes
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Sidewalk slowpokes and walking lanes

[dropcap]I[/dropcap]n New York, our lives overlap on many fronts. Your car alarm goes off, your street wakes up. You overcook your fish, your neighbors gag. You hold the subway door open, you have saved the job of the person behind you. We are densely, intensely interconnected, but no place is […]