On The Street

By Michael Gold  Political leaders around the world are inflicting grievous damage to the international order and American security with their aspirational vanities. I’m talking specifically about Russia and China and one person closer to home, here in the U.S.

By Michael Gold Giuseppe (Joseph) Tanzi was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1967, when the Vietnam War “was in full force,” he said. Joseph, a first-generation Italian immigrant, arrived in America in 1959, had just gotten married and worked

By Michael Gold The origins of Halloween can be traced to an ancient Celtic festival, called Samhain. The Celts used the day to celebrate the harvest, but they also seemed frightened of the coming winter. They thought Samhain a dangerous

By Michael Gold There are many at-risk teens in the Village of Ossining, Chima Monday said, and he’s trying hard to help them. A big part of his toolkit is to get these kids jobs. Monday, the director of the

By Michael Gold Bill Gerosa may not have achieved a zero-carbon emitting household yet, but he’s trying hard to get there. Gerosa has installed both a geothermal system to heat and cool his house and 55 solar panels on the

By Michael Gold Middle school these days can be a minefield, with bullying, insults and fielding false accusations on social media and texting, even physical fights. Plus, the COVID pandemic hit just as the kids were working on social relationships and

By Michael Gold My mother lived by values that are often considered unfashionable these days, as we suffer the daily bombardments of slick models, actors and pop stars who constantly post pictures of themselves sunning on yachts or pitching their

By Michael Gold Lake Carmel, Palmer Lake and other lakes in Putnam County are at risk from harmful algal blooms (HABS), a result at least in part from increased phosphorus and nitrogen loads leaking into these water bodies. “Algae blooms