Kim Tavares

The Half Hollow Hills Community Library in Dix Hills and Melville is part of a Museum Pass Pilot Program.  This great program allows district residents with a library card to reserve passes to: American Museum of Natural History Long Island Children's Museum Old Westbury Gardens Cold Spring Harbo...

I just received a very disturbing automated message from my son's elementary school. He attends Otsego Elementary in Dix Hills NY. The school just built a brand new playground this school year. It's beautiful and all the kids loved it. The message was to notify us that this very playground was de...

I was recently involved in a car accident.  Or should I say I was recently mowed down by a reckless driver who decided to go straight in a turning lane and smashed right into me.  So now my car is in the shop and I find myself stranded. Of course, I'm part of a family of 4 - husband and 2 kids, a...

I feel like the past month or so, going GREEN, is everywhere.  More than half the commercials on tv are focusing on environment friendly products or how the advertised company has changed its procedure to be more GREEN.  Which is a great thing.  It's amazing we all didn't have these ideas sooner....