What time is it? Time to make New Year’s resolutions! And what could be better than to resolve to be punctual? Getting up on time is very important for those who want to start the day out right. But for so many of us, even an alarm clock is not enough to do the trick. I was thinking ...

I was watching a documentary show on television where this freight train in California went out of control and it just kept going faster and faster and the engineer was signalling “Mayday! Mayday!” which is French for “Help me,” but what could anybody do to stop a runaway train? ...

At Northwood School's annual holiday party on Dec. 19, Gino Riffle was announced as its 11th Head of School. Riffle, who also serves as Northwood's Director of Admissions, was selected following an intensive search that included applications from over fifty qualified candidates ...

On Sunday, Aug. 20, 2023, the Keene Valley Congregational Church hosted a presentation on the history of antisemitism and the impact of its recent rise in the U.S. and internationally. The presentation featured Sue Semegram, president of Lake Placid's Temple; Rabbi David Joslin of Beth Israel ...

My friend Darla — who may one day be canonized as the patron saint of lost and hungry animals — swore up and down not long ago that she was through with pets. After her elderly miniature pinscher, Moose, died, and Peter, the diabetic stray cat she injected with insulin for years, likewise ...

After a five-year hiatus stimulated by the COVID pandemic, Joy to the Children, the benefit in support of arts programming for youth, was held at the Mirror Lake Inn. Once again, people from around the region were decked out in their finest as they ushered in the holiday season at the ...