04.04.2020 Columns Richard’s Almanac: Remembering an epidemic “Did you ever have anything like this happen when you were a kid, Pop Pop?” That was a question I was asked by one of my grandchildren last week,...
09.28.2019 Around the Island Richard’s Almanac: Talkin’ shots I remember growing up when there were fewer vaccines given to kids. But we always had a large “vaccination mark” on our upper arms. The shot was for smallpox and...
10.21.2016 News Mike Stromberg: A champion of the NFL and Shelter Island The day Mike Stromberg started his first game as a professional football player, the anxiety made him throw up. It was 1968, he was a 22-year-old middle linebacker for...