There are some moments in parenthood that no one prepares you for. One of them happened to me recently. Picture this: we’re in the movie theater watching the new Minions movie, with the 8-year-old sitting between me and my husband. I have a plastic tray with pretzel bites in my hands, while Mikey has the ginormous bucket of popcorn in his lap and a bag of Skittles in one hand and a slushie in the other. My husband has the tub of soda and a package of Twizzlers in his possessi

By Holly Crocco School districts across Putnam are welcoming new leadership at the administrative level and the board level as they organize for the 2026-27 school year. During the July 1 reorganizational meeting of the Mahopac School Board, new Superintendent of Schools Vincent DiGrandi and board trustees Joseph Catalli, Lindsay DiCerbo, and Adam Savino were sworn into office, before elections for board president and vice president took place. Trustee Nicole Iacono nominated