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Rockland Author Wins Travel Journalism Award
The judges said the parenting/special needs/travel book "filled a significant gap."

I moved to Ossining from Maryland many years ago and am still amazed at the system of government in New York. After 20 years I moved up the river to Croton-on-Hudson (a community I covered for The Journal News back in the day), then in 2014 I moved to Carmel, and now I live in Mahopac. I skewed Brown University's four-year completion stats by taking a semester off to find myself. I spend my spare time studying theology, which amuses my family and friends. I sing in the Hudson Chorale. Reach me at lanning.taliaferro@patch.com
The judges said the parenting/special needs/travel book "filled a significant gap."

Storms are expected off and on through the weekend. Here's the latest.
Expect 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail, the National Weather Service said.
Marking 99 years at 99 Moseman Road. Check out the shows, contests and competitions, eat some fair fare and don't forget the rides.
Here are details about the work, the timing, and the closure from the New York State Thruway Authority.
"I was very close to the edge," Mark Dickey, who became deathly ill last week while 3,400 feet underground, said in a video.
The SPCA of Westchester will offer free Trap-Neuter-Return, and volunteer trappers are needed.
Orangetown's will take place at Veterans Park.
Clarkstown's will take place at 5 p.m. Monday.
Events in Rockland County will take place Monday morning and evening.
Events in Rockland County will take place Monday morning and evening.
The ceremony will take place at the "Reaching Through the Shadow" Memorial in Croton-on-Hudson.
This year, three more names are being added to the Putnam Heroes Memorial.
In all, four prize-winning tickets were sold worth $8,799 each, New York Lottery officials said.
More storms are expected and one heat advisory continues. Here's the latest.
The Thruway Authority will begin shutting the highway down lane by lane at 8 p.m. Friday. Here's what to expect.
9 Most Equitable, 13 Least Equitable NY School Districts Are In HV: Study + Town's Dogs Get Their Time In The Pool
This dog can’t take a bad photo, his caretakers say.
Snow is in the forecasts. Lots of it.
Fall is the time for your annual flu shot.