Saturday, May 19, 2012
A new study finds adults with ASDs face many challenges when it comes to school and work.
Autism and adulthood, it is looming for a significant number of families. According to Reuters Health, a new study has found that “35 percent of young adults with ASDs had not gone to school or held a job since high school.” The findings, which appear in the journal Pediatrics, also points out that family income plays a factor, putting those from low-income families at an even greater risk. As a parent of a child with an autistic spectrum disorder (ASD), I read the story and wondered why the experts sounded so surprised. The majority of programs aimed at children with ASDs are not really thinking that far ahead. The programs are trying to give the children skills to cope with everyday life, to learn how to learn, to learn how to …
Bellas Homemade Toast
Searching for places to have breakfast in Tarrytown, Bellas Restaurant came up first in my search. It could have been because it is in the beginning of the alphabet or it could be because it is the No. 1 place for breakfast in Tarrytown. I made my decision after researching a few places to visit for breakfast, because when I called Bellas to confirm that indeed they were open, and yes, they had a full breakfast menu. The lady on the other line sounded so peppy and happy early on a Sunday morning. Plus she told me that everything is wonderful. So confident in her statement, I had to find out if it was true. Mela—my breakfast companion—and I arrived at Bellas Restaurant in Tarrytown, which was easy to find by the way, at 9:40 a.m. on a …
Friday, May 18, 2012
Going green can often help sell a home more quickly.
Many households still tend to shy away from adopting green living habits for fear they’ll be too hard, time-consuming, or expensive. In reality, there are many green habits that are easy, inexpensive, and will help you sell your home faster. Cutting down on energy usage is often a great way to save money. Do you know that many buyers today will ask a seller how much they pay each month on their utilities? Some might even go so far as to ask for copies of the homeowners utility bills. In order to make this often large amount of money seem more reasonable, going green can help. Consider “greening” up your appliances. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, getting rid of old and outdated appliances can save thousands of dollars per…
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Thursday, May 17, 2012
The author emphasizes the power of the apology.
I confess. As a child, I was bullied on a fairly regular basis—sometimes physically, but usually a verbal attack—because I was always the “new kid.” My dad was a salesman and we relocated to where the work was. It wasn’t unusual for us to move on a yearly, sometimes bi-yearly, basis. Clearly, I was an easy target. But thanks to my family, and a few loyal friends, I survived pretty well. Personally, I try to use my life experiences as character builders, but I must admit that if I had the choice I would have skipped more than a few of them. They were quite painful, emotionally if not always physically, and I’d be just as happy if they’d never happened. So when my son came home with stories of being bullied, it really hit home. And if you've…
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Members of the John C. Hart Memorial Library Children's Room makeover are grateful for the donation.
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Wednesday, May 16
To the Editor: The members of the John C. Hart Memorial Library Children's Room makeover are very grateful to the anonymous donors who chose to ask your friends and family to donate to the Children's Room Makeover Fund, in lieu of other more immediate birthday gifts. We do not know your name, but we understand that you celebrated a shared birthday. Your thoughtfulness and your generosity help us toward achieving our goal in acquiring the funds we need to do the long overdue update to this very special space without placing any of the cost on the taxpayers. We respect your desire for privacy, but we do want you to know how much we appreciate your gift. Sincerely, Joan Landzberg, Ed.D Co-Chair of the CRMF
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Here we go again: the real issue at the center of any debate over 'modern motherhood' is exploitation.
You don’t want to look at it, but you can’t look away. God forbid your children see it, what will happen when they view such a corruptible, sensational image?! Oh my, it’s a breast! With a child old enough to walk, talk and ask for food attached to it. A child doing what children are meant to do. Getting attention. That’s right, the biggest—perhaps only—winners in this cover story on breastfeeding and attachment parenting are Time magazine’s publicity, marketing and circulation departments. That’s what the cover image was designed to do: Get attention. And it has gotten lots of attention. Blogs, news websites, network news shows...you name it, everyone has weighed in on the 'controversial' articles and accompanying photos. It's been almost…
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Editor's note: John F. Lightbody, Commissioner of the New Jersey State Fire Safety Commission, submitted the following to Patch, after reading about the recent fatal fire in Carmel. It claimed the lives of Larchmont Police Capt. Thomas Sullivan, his wife and the couple's two teenage daughters. Here's what Lightbody had to say: Dear Editor, This is very tragic and should not have happen. How many more needless losses do we have to have before New Jersey, New York and other states adopt the required sprinkler code for all new one and two-family dwellings? I have been in the fire service for over 50 years, and served as a chief of fire code enforcement and prevention for 37 and a half of those years. We been advocating code adoption for …
Monday, May 14, 2012
Doug is looking for a home.
From the SPCA of Westchester: Doug is a young, energetic and extremely goofy American Bulldog mix. He has the biggest smile you have ever seen…it is very endearing! Doug is young, so he has lots of energy and just needs some basic training. He loves everyone he meets and just wants to give you kisses and play! He will make a great family dog for an active family!
Sunday, May 13, 2012
The days of interns being office gophers are a thing of the past. Employers need to be aware of the rules for interns.
Need someone to do your filing, sort your mail, fetch your coffee and other grunt work? An unpaid intern is not the answer. Many may remember summer intern experiences where they had hoped to learn about business and a particular industry but instead spent their time being the office errand boy or girl. Woe to the company that tries that now. New federal guidelines for internships were released in 2010 in response to the uptick in the number of unpaid internships over the last few years. The concern was that some employers were bringing in unpaid labor to help them through tough economic times. One of the issues is having unpaid interns perform tasks that displace paid workers. For example, if an intern performs work that the firm would…
The City of Rye recently banned plastic bags at retailers. Should your village follow suit?
Residents in Rye are adjusting to a new law that went into effect earlier this week. Plastic shopping bags can no longer be handed out by merchants—an issue that has elicited mixed reactions from retailers and customers alike. Instead of using plastic bag, shoppers are now expected to bring their own reusable bags to stores. "Thick" plastic bags that are wider than 2.5 millimeters and considered reusable are also permitted. Rye is the first municipality in Westchester County to adopt the environmentally-conscious measure after a series of discussions last winter. Rye's City Council voted to adopt an modeled on a similar Connecticut law. Like us on Facebook | Follow us on Twitter | Sign up for our newsletter
Merope Pavlides
6:22 am on Sunday, May 20, 2012
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