02.05.2017 Columns Column: Celebrating a 100th birthday, if only for a few hours The call came in the early hours of Jan. 22. At home in Southold, Dorothy Ann Jester struggled to comprehend the news. A day meant for celebration had suddenly...
10.29.2016 Columns Column: Now you can spend an eternity with your pets Thanks to a bill signed last month by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, your beloved pet can now be legally buried with you. The legislation allows New Yorkers to be interred...
10.22.2016 Columns Column: When a headline is in ALL CAPS it MUST BE TRUE It may seem clichéd to say I love reading The Onion, the satirical news website with headlines like “Wall Street Executive Telling Friend How Amazing It Is To See...
10.08.2016 Columns Parpan Column: I ain’t afraid of no creepy clowns On Friday, a coworker walked into my office and asked a question you don’t hear every day. “So is it true about the clowns?” she asked. “Are they here?”...
09.06.2016 Columns Column: When a simple act can go a long way Feeling a little overwhelmed these days? Whether it’s the constant bickering between Donald Trump supporters and naysayers, the controversy surrounding NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick’s defiant or ignorant decision to...
07.23.2016 Columns Parpan Column: An event that brought Main Street to life About two years ago, I wrote a column entitled “Is Riverhead a Cracker Barrel kind of town?” At the time, I was lamenting both the closing of the former...
07.16.2016 Columns Column: Olympic ‘disaster’ awaits in Rio de Janeiro In three weeks the world’s greatest athletes will take center stage at the XXXI Olympiad in Rio de Janeiro, a grand spectacle that will seize our nation’s attention and...
06.26.2016 Columns Column: Confessions of a former sportswriter I pulled into the driveway of my college apartment after a seven-hour car ride in January 2006 to begin my final semester at St. Bonaventure University when my phone...