As you may have read elsewhere in this newspaper, last week Altamont lost a pillar of our community.

It seems like every week recently, we’re taking another big step back towards normalcy: Two weeks ago, we brought back in-person story times in Orsini Park.

We’ve got some big news that we’re pretty excited about. Before I tell you the news, though, we need to talk about masks.

A year ago, when the initial stages of pandemic panic were in full swing, when I was stuck at home and had more time on my hands than I knew what to do with, I tried to catch up on books that I’d b

A year ago, when the initial stages of pandemic panic were in full swing, when I was stuck at home and had more time on my hands than I knew what to do with, I tried to catch up on books that I’d b

One of the most important things that parents of young children can do to enrich their children’s lives and increase the likelihood of success in school is to instill a love of reading early on.

We are so lucky to live in the community that we do, with such wonderful neighbors. We always do what we can to support our neighbors, and our neighbors do the same.

With the weather getting better and better (last week’s snow notwithstanding), it’s time to resume some in-person programs in beautiful Orsini Park.

One of the many wonderful things about being located where we are is that right outside our front door, we have Orsini Park.

A few weeks ago, we observed the sad anniversary of the beginning of the pandemic by creating an online Gratitude Wall.