There’s nothing quite like Autumn in Rockland County. Cooler temperatures, brilliant foliage and the chance to pick your own delicious apples right off the trees. Stop by one of the two orchards listed below and pick your own McIntosh, Red & Golden Delicious, Cortland, Macoun, Empire and...

For many, the end of summer is a sad event. It means the end of hot, sunny weather, the end of vacations, the end of long days and beach trips, and the end of a host of activities held exclusively in the summertime. But the fall holds its own charms. Autumn is the season of reflection, the...

When I was a little child, I used to love sitting with a book on my lap, flipping the pages and scanning the text with the avid gaze of a dedicated reader. I wasn’t, in fact, reading; I had had the books read to me so many times that I had memorized the stories, and I had learned to mimic...