Guest Columns

By Peter Russell The Examiner’s October 6-12 edition reported that Pleasantville’s Village Board has postponed acting on the Manville Road streetscape improvement and civic space projects until late 2021 and 2022 because of understandable pandemic-related budget constraints. The report also

By Tom Smith The Town of Somers recently paved two streets in Shenorock. One is a dead-end that leads to Lincoln Hall and nine acres, which is between Shenorock and Lake Lincolndale. Why would they do this if sewers are

By Michael Gold Any effort to persuade vast masses of Americans to wear masks to prevent the spread of COVID-19 has clearly failed. Just in Pleasantville, on any given day, I can see a dozen people walking on the streets

By Stephanie McQuade Geiger I grew up in Lake Shenorock, but I learned how to swim in Lake Lincolndale. My parents bought their home in a lake community because they envisioned summers by the lake, but it was too polluted by

By Michael Gold Hate crimes happen here. Despite the generally serene and quiet joy emanating from the sidewalks and storefronts of the towns in this part of Westchester, the local police have recently recorded a number of painful incidents of

By Geri Pinciaro Mariano On July 29, Hand in Hand, a domestic employers network, and the CUNY Graduate Center released “Essential but Under-valued: Understanding the Home Care Workforce Shortage in the Hudson Valley.” A number of Hudson Valley elected officials participated

By Carl D. Reimers The brand-new cardiac catheterization lab, part of the Seema Boesky Heart Center at Northern Westchester Hospital, will provide advanced lifesaving treatment close to home. Q:  What is a cardiac catheterization lab?  A: It is a special

By Joseph S. Lento With the exception of New York City public schools, all other large city school districts are opening using “remote learning” while thousands of small suburban school districts are opening for in-person instruction.   The nation’s leading

By Michael Gold The Incredible Hulk had been lying down asleep in our front yard over four long days and he would not be moved. He was the uninvited guest that didn’t take any hints to leave, and nothing could