Happy New Year, honeybunch. Hope yore plans for the year go according to schedule. It seemed a bit quieter around the homestead this year, with not as much frivolity as in past years. I know one thing, the annual setting off of M80s in the … [Read more...] about Dear Felicia
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Tax changes may affect your ‘23 return
Ed. Note: Local tax consultant Bill Conlan has worked for almost five decades filing taxes and addressing concerns. Once again this year, he has cobbled together those tax issues that may affect many local filers. By Bill Conlan Tax … [Read more...] about Tax changes may affect your ‘23 return
Historian’s Corner
By Dan Shine Voice Columnist Oystering See part 2 In 1960, past Historian Lorraine Wood Rockefeller wrote extensively on the subject of oystering for the Town Crier. We are fortunate that this information is still … [Read more...] about Historian’s Corner
Gripevine
Gripe Vine Readers: Yes, it’s a new year and many of us have celebrated this event in various ways including both looking back and anticipating the future. I sincerely hope you and your family, friends and neighbors anticipate 2024 as a year … [Read more...] about Gripevine
Hidden Gems
You may have seen a window sign in avocado green on Platt Avenue in the Woodlawn Shopping Plaza, with a matching delivery truck parked just around the corner from Randall’s, near CVS. Together, they mark the home base for Edibolic Kitchen, West … [Read more...] about Hidden Gems
Dear Felicia
It’s that festive time of the year, sweetie, and as has been our custom for low these many decades, we come up with the gifts we’d like to see under the trees of all the good and great in our little corner of the universe…all said in jest…mostly. … [Read more...] about Dear Felicia
Six tips to make the New Year a better one
The start of a new year is an opportunity to redefine habits, especially in health and wellness. Eric Walsh, MD, medical director of Hartford Healthcare-GoHealth Urgent Care encourages patients to use the New Year motivation to build a feel-good … [Read more...] about Six tips to make the New Year a better one
Historian’s Corner
By Dan Shine Voice Columnist The Rev. Phillips Brooks A Most American Christmas Carol Of all the Christmas Carols, there is one that is very American, very unique, and possessed of an interesting backstory. The tale is still told of … [Read more...] about Historian’s Corner
Dear Felicia
Well honey bunch, by the time yew git this missive, a new administration will be ensconced in the Actors Colony, and we will see if “change” is really about to happen. The biennial festivities took place at the high school on Sunday and all the newly … [Read more...] about Dear Felicia
Gripevine
Gripe Vine Readers who will remember this infamous date will no doubt have difficulty reading he large headlines in newspapers declaring Japan Bombed Pearl Harbor!! Lest we forget! I remember black shades on windows, squatting in the basement … [Read more...] about Gripevine