By Merisa Sherman As a child, Christmas in our house was absolutely perfect – and was always a party. Friends and family would gather, Christmas music would be blaring and trays of hors d’oeuvres were placed in different rooms as […]
Category: Column
Column, Movie Diary
‘Play it again, Sam’
By Dom Cioffi I have a friend who has collected movies for years. He’s amassed a huge array of films on multiple formats that has literally commandeered an entire room of his house. I’m an obvious movie-lover but I’ve never […]
Column, Tree Talk
May/can and shall/must
By Gary Salmon “May” and “shall” are found on legal documents and for us laypersons mean “can” and “must.” These terms are important when reading H.673 which Governor Scott signed into law on Oct. 8 and became “the law of […]
Column, Money Matters
And they’re off!
By Kevin Theissen Holiday shoppers may not have been racing into brick-and-mortar retail stores, but that doesn’t mean they weren’t shopping. Consumers have earmarked about $998 for spending on winter holidays, which include Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa, according to the […]
Column, The Outside Story
Tufted Titmice flock to feeders
By Lee Emmons As winter approaches and snow coats the ground, the tufted titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) will again become a ubiquitous backyard visitor. Familiar to even the most casual observers of nature, titmice readily come to feeders, especially those filled […]
Column, Cosmic catalogue, Horoscopes
Nothing is certain
By Cassandra Tyndall One thing was for certain in 2020 and that is, that nothing was certain. As the New Year grows closer and we begin to reflect on the year that was, there is no way we could have […]
Column, Funologist
Days and weeks seeking adventures as I achieve my goal
Do you know what motivates you? By Sandra Dee Owens Through a series of mental growth spurts, I discovered that adventure is highly motivating for me while telling myself I “should” do something—is not. Below is the true story of […]
Column, Living the Dream
Worth every chipping moment
By Merisa Sherman We arrived at the boat launch with the best on intentions. It was Thanksgiving and we wanted to do all our favorite activities before settling down to eat as much food as humanly possible. The idea was […]
Column, Movie Diary
Hello, old friend
By Dom Cioffi It was an inexpensive, under-sized, tobacco sunburst acoustic guitar whose brand name is now long lost to memory. In essence, it was an incredibly forgettable conglomeration of wood and wire… but it was the catalyst for a […]
Column, Rockin' The Region
Rockin’ the Region with Sahara Moon
By DJ Dave Hoffenberg Sahara Moon, 22, released her “Worthy” EP on Nov. 12. I highly recommend getting it. Moon is a singer/songwriter from the Long Beach Island area in New Jersey, but you may have caught her Killington shows […]