April is Autism Awareness Month
From the Editor Autism awareness has been front and center in our lives since 1994, when our first-born child, James (Jamie), was born. Today one in every 36 children in the United States is diagnosed with autism. That is up from one in 44 the previous year, and up...Spring in to holiday celebrations
From the Editor Birds are chirping, the trees are budding, and the sun shines until 7 p.m. Daffodils with their yellow trumpets announce “We made it!” Spring has sprung. I am especially fond of the yellow forsythia bushes. Like clockwork every year at this time, it...Reflections on the fading glory of malls
From the Editor As a teen, nothing could replace the classic 1980s shopping mall. Brands like Guess and Express drew me in like a moth to a flame. Wished-upon pennies plopped into atrium fountains. The alluring, buttery scent of an Auntie Anne’s pretzel still brings...Survival of the most adaptable
Shore Local celebrates 8 years From the Editor Over the weekend, my family and I indulged in a delightful tradition—cracking open fortune cookies after enjoying a Chinese meal. My fortune struck a chord: “Success comes to those who are adaptable.” This...Finding the luck of the Irish
From the Editor The temperature was below freezing the morning I rolled down my window to pay the toll (because I forgot my EZ Pass). As I stepped back on the gas and flicked the window button, I knew I was in trouble. The window was not going back up. As I drove,...
