BY MICHAEL CAHILL Popularity of event is surging Last weekend, the geek bat signal shown brightly over New York City’s Jacob Javits Convention Center, as thousands of people flocked to the annual New York City Comic Book Convention. Attendees came expecting to see anything and everything at the convention and they rarely left disappointed. From […]
Chestnut Ridge mom Emmy Laybourne visits the apocalypse in her highly acclaimed YA novel, “Monument 14.” Fourteen young people fight to survive a chemical disaster by sheltering in a superstore. In the process, they learn to take care of each other, learn to hope, and ultimately learn to face catastrophe with courage. Despite the bleak […]
