It's Regents Rating Day, June 21, not regions rating day. And you didn't cover how some districts are bringing students in to school this week, days that were originally vacation days. View Comment

In addition to the issue of felling a historic tree before it's time, (it was reported that an arborist's report indicated that the tree would have lived another 50 - 75 years) this guy's flagrant disregard for the agreement with the town - for his own financial gain - is egregious and disgusting. Why bother having agreements with developers if they can ignore them and get away with a small (and $3000 is small0 fine? This individual should not have only had a much larger fine but should have had a consequence that actually inconvienced him. View Comment

We need to stop letting people pit us against each other. Those of us who pay taxes are the same people who need prevailing wage laws to live! Unions are not "them". Union members are "US". Unions members live in Somers and pay taxes too. We have to work together to solve these issues and stop blaming in sweeping generalization. It's not taxpayers vs. unions members. Union members ARE THE TAXPAYERS!!! It's the people who pay LITTLE in taxes - the investment bankers, the venture capitalists, the 1% - who are screwing us!!! They want us to fight each other so they aren't held responsible! View Comment

Except that there is no voter fraud here! or really most anywhere in the US. Voter fraud is not a problem in the US. So what is the motivation behind this? Get the facts. This is another unneeded regulation. View Comment

It's great you coach so much. We need good people in those roles. When you are done with all the coaching, do you come home and make dinner for the family, and launder the dirty clothes of you and your kids? Do you then help with homework and baths and make sure everyone is in bed? You seem to keep missing the point. You choose too coach. You can drop any one of those if your life got too hectic. But making dinner, doing laundry, taking care of the needs of kids (and spouses) etc isn't an avocational activity we can just decide is too much for us and drop from our to-do list. Those people on the side-lines complaining about being too busy may actually lead a different life than you. Perhaps you can be open to that, at least. View Comment

Oh, Mr. Fuchs. Clearly you are not the person in your family who has laundry and grocery shopping and cleaning and making meals and helping with homework, in addition to holding down a full time job on your mind. This is why, in my estimation, you were overwhelmed by the prospect of being home with your sons while your wife was away with your daughter for a week, a while back. Sounds to me like your wife, and most women (though there are great dads/husbands out there who take on these reponsibilities as well), are the ones juggling too many balls. And so, when they're lugging kids to practice or being supportive at games, they are indeed thinking about all the chores they need to cram into a now smaller amount of time and thus are very busy. Clearly, these things that your family needs are not on your radar. And so, when you are sitting at games, you have the luxury of just enjoying your coffee and donuts. And when you're done, you benefit from someone else having taken care of those things for your family. I respectfully suggest that you look at the balance of responsibilites in your marriage and family. And then either start being a true partner in the deal or let your wife choose your column themes. (Kudos to your wife and her wisdom.) View Comment

This article doesn't give any explanation of Mr. Astorino's reasons for the veto. He says, "My issues are the timing of the lease and protecting the financial interests of county's taxpayers." but the article doesn't explain why the timing is a factor and how the financial interests of the county are harmed by leasing the building for the museum. We need more facts before we can form an educated opinion, rather than just perpetuating speculation. View Comment

What a lovely thing to say, Ms. Pacella. Congratulations for your grace and kind manner. View Comment

He would teach his son that if the line is too long just go up and take the candy? And the candy wasTHAT important?? What a display of an attitude of entitlement. Nice reality check. View Comment

Yup, Marek. Really. It might be time for you and your dad friends to realize that being a dad is more than coaching a team and cracking a few jokes. And I am glad you can laugh at the situation. A sense of humor is the best defense against a "mob" of kids :0) View Comment

I'm sure you meant this piece to be humorous but I actually found it sad. If you actually can't manage 11 days with your kids, needing all this support (from women, it seems. No other dads to help you out?) then I feel sorry for your wife and wonder what your notion is of what it really means to be a parent. You don't represent men as being particularly capable as parents and I think that does them a huge disservice. I know great dads who can and do manage to be very capable with their kids, both boys and girls. The stereotype that dads are bumbling underperformers hurts both men and the women who take up all that slack. Whatever would you do if she were suddenly not there? Maybe you can take this experience as a wake up call and learn what it takes to do the nitty gritty work of being a parent. View Comment