What is a kugel? A kugel is an oven-baked casserole bound together with eggs. This traditional Jewish dish was often slow-baked in the ovens baking bread before the Sabbath, then served for the Sabbath dinner. The best-known kugel is Lukshen Kugel (noodle kugel). Kosher Jews don’t mix ...

In a local gift shop’s corner, is a coaster display from Drinks on Me, a small Vermont company specializing in products with humorous lines about modern life. Old age, impatience and parenting are common themes. These witticisms incite two primary reactions. Some people discreetly call their ...

New Yorkers who repeatedly drive under the influence of drugs or alcohol will now face permanent loss of their driving privileges after four drug or alcohol-related convictions or incidents, such as failure to submit to a chemical test. This change became effective Jan. 3, following the ...

Recently parents have been asking me some pointed questions about the human papilloma virus or HPV vaccine. This week I’ll take my best shot and provide some information on this vaccine. - What is HPV and how can the vaccine help? - HPV is a sexually transmitted virus. It causes ...