This year’s “Wild Words: Adirondack Teen Writing Anthology,” edited by Adirondack Center for Writing (ACW) visiting writer Erin Dorney, was a fun read. Seventy teens, ages 13-19, from 45 towns in our region, published fantasy, science fiction, poems, short stories and excerpts of longer ...

Numerous warnings are being issued now we are in tick season. Sure, right off the heels of black-fly season, let’s toss another plague into the mix. Unfortunately, ticks can actually spread disease anytime the weather is above freezing. It isn’t as common, so let’s focus more on keeping ...

More than 60% of drivers would find it acceptable if vehicles provided an audible and visual warning when they exceeded the posted speed limit. That’s according to a new survey from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). More surprisingly, about half of drivers say they ...

Right now, there is an abundance of seasonal veggies. Tender new potatoes. Yellow and green beans. Green and yellow zucchini. Young tender carrots. Tomatoes in all sizes, colors and shapes. Swiss chard, kale, spinach. Cauliflower, broccoli, broccolini, bok choy, Napa, radishes, kohlrabi. It’s ...

Parents of new infants often cannot wait to ask me when the right time is to take their newborn baby out into public places. Let me go public on this one and provide some information on the topic. - Best practices - To no surprise it is perfectly fine to take your new baby out for ...

Dybbuks, according to Eastern European Jewish folklore, are the malicious spirits of dead people. And because they’re malicious, they raise holy hell with those of us still shlepping on this mortal coil. While I don’t believe in dybbuks, ghosts, haints or other such characters from The ...