Monday, October 12, 2026
Recently I had the chance to attend a tribute to Howie Rose at CitiField, honoring his almost four decades as the iconic voice of the Mets. Rosemary and I have enjoyed a friendship with Rose and his wife, Barbara, over the years, and Howie invited us to the ceremony. Being a loving grandmother, Rosemary deferred to our grandson Jack, who’s a dedicated Mets — and Howie Rose — fan.
In football, if a receiver simply drops a pass, that’s an unforced error. In politics, it means a self-inflicted wound that could easily have been avoided. Come Nov. 3, I think those words will best define what will happen and why it will happen. While it’s true that the party in power tends to lose off-year elections, there have been too many unforced errors that will hurt the Republican Party.
But being innocent doesn’t prevent the government from suspecting you of wrongdoing, or even arresting you. The government may target people not because they have committed a crime, but to make examples of them, intimidate others, or silence those they regard as troublesome or subversive.
The Wantagh Warriors celebrated homecoming on Oct. 3 with a parade, student performances and the crowning of Tommy Dillon and Emma Bush before defeating Glen Cove 49-0.
A late-September nor’easter flooded Northwell at Jones Beach Theater, canceling a Sept. 30 concert and damaging fishing piers and park pathways as officials assess repairs.
MacArthur High School celebrated homecoming on Oct. 2 with a parade, marching band performances, senior recognition and the crowning of Lorenzo Rojas and Adrianna Vargas as homecoming king and queen.
