February 8, 2010

Esquire's editor-in-chief will do anything to keep issues flying off newsstands

Heather Salerno
hsalerno@lohud.com

David Granger is sick of hearing that print is dead.

After all, Esquire's edi

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February 4, 2010


New alignment tilts the playing field

Josh Thomson
jthomson@lohud.com

The state reshuffled its classifications for the 2010 high school football season, affecting eight programs in the Lower Hudson Valley. Reaction varied from disappointment to indifference.

"It's ridiculous," said Ossining coach Dan Ricci, whose team is one of five moving from Class A to AA. "Yorktown's (enrollment) number is 1,010. New Rochelle's is 2,600. You have 1,600 more kids to pick from."

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February 2, 2010
Op-Ed Contributor

Playing to Learn

By SUSAN ENGEL
New Marlborough, Mass.

THE Obama administration is planning some big changes to how we measure the success or failure of schools and how we apportion federal money based on those assessments. It’s great that the administration is trying to undertake reforms, but if we want to make sure all children learn, we will need to overhaul the curriculum itself. Our current educational approach — and the testing that is driving i… Continue

January 31, 2010
WESTCHESTER DINING SHARING SPACES
In Tough Times, Interesting Opportunities for Diners

By EMILY DeNITTO
THE buildings that line the upper village stretch of Old Post Road South in Croton-on-Hudson are pretty dark at night. The delis, liquor store and offices typically are not open once the daylight disappears. But one evening a month, the street comes to life.

That’s the night that Skillet restaurant takes over Grouchy Gabe’s Grill, a deli at 8 Old Post Road South. Temporary s… Continue

January 31, 2010

A Survey of Youth Sports Finds Winning Isn’t the Only Thing

By MARK HYMAN
At a time when sports tutors seem as plentiful as piano teachers and high school games are routinely nationally televised, Peter Barston has learned something important about youth sports.

Adults may lean toward turning children’s games into an approximation of professional sports. But ask young players what they want, and the answer can be disarmingly simple. More than training to… Continue