An annual winter feature of the weekly “Safety on the Roads” column is a 20-question quiz on vehicle and traffic law (VTL) and traffic control devices (TCDs). The first 10 questions are true/false and questions; questions 11 through 20 are multiple choice. If you follow the weekly columns, ...

I had the best job anyone could ask for during the 1980 Olympics. I reported only to Rev. J. Bernard Fell, president of the Lake Placid Olympic Games. One of the nicest guys I ever met, I knew him when he was a Lake Placid police officer. Others colleagues were in various departments with ...

Parents have been asking me some hard questions about the breast lumps they are noting in their infants or being shown or told about by their older children and teens. So, let me see if I can keep everyone abreast about this topic. It is quite common for newborn babies, both boys and ...

CAVEAT: If you’re not a word lover, or even a word liker, you might find this column more tedious than tantalizing. If so, I’ll understand you’re not reading it. NB: I’ll understand, but doubt I’ll forgive. Anyhow, it’s obvious I’m a lexiphile, and have been as long ...

On my family’s small half-acre of land, my garden has always been the best place for me to feel relaxed. When I was in second grade, COVID-19 hit the Adirondacks, and, in true Adirondack style, we were sent home with pine tree saplings. When I first thought of growing a tree, little me ...