At the USA Bobsled/Skeleton National Push Championships held at Mount Van Hoevenberg Sept. 26 to 30, not only were the men and women drivers and push athletes there to give their best, but also a group of women whose efforts and skills helped establish women bobsledding as an Olympic sport. ...

The more things change, the more they stay the same. Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr wrote this in 1849: “Plus ca change, plus c’est la meme chose.” It is very early on Election Day, Nov. 5, 2024. Because of the recent change from daylight saving time to standard time, I am up even earlier ...

Roosevelt landslide - President Franklin D. Roosevelt was reelected to a fourth term Tuesday by a large margin of popular and electoral votes. With all but a few places still to report, he netted 23,071,640 to Dewey’s 20,277,006. Roosevelt leads in 35 states with an electoral vote ...

On Saturday, Oct. 26, Northwood School held an open house for members of the community and families considering a private school education for their daughters and sons. For many, a big takeaway is that Northwood’s priority isn’t engaging youth in sports to achieve Olympic or NHL status. ...

Happy Halloween! I can hardly wait for the annual Keene Central School Halloween parade. Then, after dark, I’ll join some friends on their porch, which is on the Keene Valley trick-or-treat route, to observe the little goblins and pass out candy. There are always some surprisingly creative ...

I attended an awesomely inspiring piano concert recently by Ben Cosgrove at the Essex Quarry. As incredible music goes it had the reach of a powerful spirit that touches ones soul and body. The energy running through me was altered in remarkable ways when I listened to that music as it ...