A Little Known Yet Very Popular American Presidential Tradition By Mike Guadagnino The conclusion of yet another Presidential election and American patterns have not changed. Since the election of Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1933, the American electorate has only voted out an incumbent President twice. Time after time Americans do […]
Louise Penny. The Beautiful Mystery. New York: Minotaur Books, 2012. As reviewed by Ted Odenwald The two plot lines of Louise Penny’s eighth mystery novel are straightforward. Chief Inspector Armand Gamache of the homicide division of Quebec’s Surete is asked to solve the murder of the Prior of a remote […]
Danielle O’Keefe re-made a song to support the Red Cross in obtaining donations thru texting. Please give and help restore our shore. Click on the link below for her song and text the word REDCROSS to 90999.
There will be a drive to collect essential items for victims of Hurricane Sandy on Saturday November 10 from 9am to 5pm at the Danny D’Elia Building, 24 Lawlor Drive in Oakland.
Teen Book Reviews by Kate Vasilik The Summer I Learned to Fly Dana Reinhardt Thirteen-year-old Drew Robin Solo spends most of her time helping her mom, Lizzie, in the Cheese Shop; she doesn’t have many friends – not including her pet rat, Hum, of course – so there really isn’t […]
Have a Hike with History By Veronica MacDonald Ditko An Accidental Anthropologist You may regard parks as great places to get away and enjoy the scenery. And you should. But most parks in our area have substantial histories too. Harriman Park in Rockland County, NY was once a grand estate […]
