Last week I bid a final, and fond, farewell to a long-time pal, Rose Ann Hickey. Rose Ann lived two houses down from me for at least 30 years. She was a wonderful gal — bright and kind, fun and funny, always upbeat and engaged. She was an excellent teacher, a devoted church-goer, a friend ...

“Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can’t help them, at least don’t hurt them.” — Dalai Lama Last week on the Enterprise’s Facebook page was posted a pic and article about the newly-painted bike lanes on Ampersand Avenue. (The lanes were put there to ...

The word “meshugge” perfectly illustrates the levels of meaning found in Yiddish words. Literally, it means crazy. But what kind of crazy? Well, it could be certifiably so, or just mildly nutty. Or maybe sweetly silly. “Eccentric” could be one equivalent; “goofy” could be another. ...

One great thing about writing a column is I have complete freedom to choose my subjects and how I want to develop them. But as we all know, freedom has its costs. And in the case of column writing, the cost is total lack of direction. I can write on anything, but figuring what that ...

Last week, after a painful two year absence, the Saranac Lake Free Library book sale was resurrected. And when the door opened, you can bet your last zloty I diddy-bopped in. However, I didn’t diddy-bop out, because I was shlepping two huge bags, each packed to the brim with my latest ...

When the last week in July finally rolls around, with My Home Town’s Stellar Literary Event a week away, I find myself as excited as I was as a mere poppet. What’s MHTSLE, you ask? Well, if you had to ask that, it’s obvious you’re not a townie bibliophile. Because if you were, ...