Bright Shining Stars

BY HEATHER HACKNEY Ladies and Gentlemen, normally this isnโ€™t my forte, but the road to stardom this year goes through our highway and lands in our backyard. March 5 the WWE wrestling superstars find themselves at the Times Union Center in Albany, NY before landing in our very own Izod Center on April 7 for […]

NEW YORKERS INVITED TO SUBMIT IDEAS FOR THEME OF THE 2013 GREAT NEW YORK STATE FAIR

State Agriculture Commissioner Darrel J. Aubertine has announced that, for the first time, New Yorkers will be given the opportunity to come up with the theme of the 2013 Great New York State Fair. New Yorkers have until March 15, 2013 to submit ideas for a theme toย statefairideas@agriculture.ny.gov.ย โ€œThis is just one more way we are […]

ALBERTUS MAGNUS HIGH SCHOOL ADVANCES TO SECOND ROUND OF 2012-13 MSG VARSITYโ€™S โ€œTHE CHALLENGEโ€

ALBERTUS MAGNUS HIGH SCHOOL ADVANCES TO SECOND ROUND OF 2012-13 MSG VARSITYโ€™S โ€œTHE CHALLENGEโ€

Albertus Magnus High School has advanced to the second round of MSG Varsityโ€™s, โ€œThe Challengeโ€, and will take on New Rochelle High School on Wednesday, February 27, 2013 at 6:30 p.m. on Cablevisionโ€™s Optimum, Channel 14. Albertus Magnus High School is joined by 31 other schools from Westchester-Hudson Valley as they progress through the Regional […]

Rock n’ Soul Singer Christine Ohlman and her band Rebel Montez Booked at Turning Point Cafe, Piermont February 23

Rock n’ Soul Singer Christine Ohlman and her band Rebel Montez Booked at Turning Point Cafe, Piermont February 23

BY GEORGE J. DACRE Christine has been here before and loves the venue and says she is really looking forward to Saturday’s show at the popular Piermont cafe. Born in the Bronx and now residing in New York and Connecticut, Ohlman started out in show business playing with bands that included her brother around New […]

Poem of the Week: BRAMBLES

BY HARRY WAITZMAN The blackberry canes spring up between pebbles and sand along the gravel road leading to Parker Pond. Notice how small the berries are this year. There must have been a shortage of rain in spring. July’s been an oven. I worry about my wife, more bossy and anxious under her hair coloring. […]

PUDDIN’ DON’T

PUDDIN’ DON’T

Puddinโ€™ Donโ€™t is a creation of Jake Barlow, inspired by all manner of silliness, like Berkeley Breathedโ€™s Bill the Cat, Chuck Norris Facts, The movie Machete, and the great Marty Feldman. Puddinโ€™ Donโ€™t can be found daily online at www.puddindont.com.