To The Reader’s Forum: Thank you to Mike’s Nursery for their generous donation of plants and expertise for the decorating of Chautauqua Avenue in the Village. The Womens Cub of Lakewood maintain the flower planters on the Avenue. Working together with local businesses keeps our village ...

To The Reader’s Forum: School districts across New York and the entire country are in jeopardy of losing crucial funding that allows all students to have equitable access to school meals. Without immediate action from Congress and the White House, school meals are in jeopardy and thousands ...

To The Reader’s Forum: According to the national organization “Gun Violence Archive” there have been at least 2,182 mass shootings in America since 2013, or at least roughly .65 per day. Others may disagree whether that number constitutes “a fact of life these days”, but I feel ...

Judgement Or Blessing? To The Reader’s Forum: Abortion is a very controversial, prominent topic lately. In the Old Testament God strongly condemned the practice of child-sacrifice by fire to a god named Molech He called it an “abomination” in Deuteronomy 12:31. We are still ...

Neighbors Should Give No Mow May A Chance To The Reader’s Forum: Weekends I help my old mom, on Walnut Street in Lakewood. This last weekend she was distressed to get an official note from the village regarding her lawn, more than 6 inches long — if not cut, penalties would ...

To The Reader's Forum: According to the national organization "Gun Violence Archive" there have been at least 2,182 mass shootings in America since 2013, or at least roughly .65 per day. Others may disagree whether that number constitutes "a fact of life these days", but I feel that a mass ...