03.29.2015 Community Forward Living: When at a standstill, shift gears Although the highway department did a magnificent job clearing the roads during and after the “snow challenge,” I found that getting around town was still a job. And as...
09.27.2014 Community Columns Ianelli Column: The seasons change, but memories don’t The weeks after Labor Day heralded the blues; my “beach bum” days were coming to an end. Although I walk the beach daily in all seasons, this summer I...
03.29.2014 Community Columns Forward Living: What you ought to know about widows Driving to work, I heard a song recorded by the American rock band Imagine Dragons titled “Radioactive.” The refrain “I’m radioactive, I’m radioactive” struck a chord with me (no...
01.09.2012 Community Forward Living: The North Fork’s sweetest sounds Right now it’s quiet time all over the North Fork. Windows are tightly closed, locked. Some folks even put up storm windows. No question about it. Chill times are...
01.02.2012 Community Forward Living: He can collect with the best of them J.P. Morgan, Frick and me. We belong. If they’d lived in my time we’d be friends. The three of us, we collect. We like things, and things we like,...
11.25.2011 Community Forward Living: Fred and Molly prepare to take flight “Fred, did you clean the garage like you said you would before Christmas? Fred!” “I’m busy, Molly. Don’t bother me now. I’m reading the instructions.” “Instructions for what?” “I’m...
08.26.2011 News Forward Living: For the love of stuffed animals I love animals. I love them so much that I even like them stuffed. No, I don’t mean “elk’s head on the wall.” I like my elks in the...
08.13.2011 News Forward Living: ‘Bad’ behavior may hide untold stories Last month, Frank and I attended the oldies concert in Riverhead. We had a wonderful time dancing and enjoying the camaraderie of friends. Funny, the way I was flitting...
07.18.2011 News Forward Living: Apologize, but be sure you mean it In the hit movie “Love Story,” Ali MacGraw’s character, Jenny, utters this now-famous line to her husband, Oliver, played by Ryan O’Neal: “Love means never having to say you’re...
07.05.2011 News Forward Living: Who says it’s simple to sew on a button? “You know, Molly, I ain’t stupid, right?” “Let’s say you’re no intellectual, no Jean-Paul Sartre …” “Who’s this Jean-Paul? You never told me about this old boyfriend.” “He’s French...
