AN UNEXPECTED CHAMPION

Written by admin on April 23, 2009. Posted in Uncategorized

Ali Gemma’s journey from high school softball player to collegiate track star provides the proof for that old adage: expect the unexpected. Gemma, a senior at Oberlin College in Ohio and a native Upper East Sider, certainly failed to foresee all her recent success. At the North Coast Athletic Conference Championships in early March, Gemma
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TABLE TENNIS MAKES A COMEBACK

Written by admin on April 16, 2009. Posted in Uncategorized

There were 30 table tennis tables arranged around Francis Levien Gymnasium at Columbia University last weekend for the 2009 New York City Open, and it seemed each had a story to tell at any given moment. At one table, two of the top players in the city, immigrants from China and Guyana, faced off as
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MORE THAN WORDS

Written by admin on April 9, 2009. Posted in Uncategorized

Last week, in recognition of Autism Awareness month, dre.dance Company premiered beyond.words at the BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center. beyond.words, a performance choreographed by Andrew Palermo and actor Taye Diggs, attempts to shed light on autism through dance. The performance takes its inspiration from a CNN feature on Amanda Baggs, an autistic woman who uses
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GOING GREEN TO PREVENT AUTISM

Written by admin on April 9, 2009. Posted in Uncategorized

About a month ago, Shay West sent out a message to one of her followers on Twitter: “Hope Tuesday is a beautiful green day for you! Trying to go greener for my son w/ autism.” These days, some people go green or organic to save the planet. But there are others like West implementing “green
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LIGHTING UP THE ROOM

Written by admin on April 9, 2009. Posted in Uncategorized

Lisa Chin has sectioned off part of her Brooklyn apartment to make room for a small classroom/dojo. Chin, who has a black belt in Taekwondo, is an applied behavior analyst and former special education teacher, is also the executive director of FirefliesNY, a three-year-old organization that uses physicality and martial arts to help those with
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WALK FOR AUTISM

Written by admin on April 9, 2009. Posted in Uncategorized

Thousands of New Yorkers will arrive at the South Street Seaport June 14 for New York City’s “Walk Now for Autism” which is a part the country’s largest grassroots walk for autism. The event is organized by Autism Speaks and run by families and volunteers all around the country, Canada and the
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MISS THE CROSSWORD

Written by admin on April 9, 2009. Posted in Uncategorized

To the Editor: We’re faithful readers of Our Town and really miss the crossword puzzle that used to be in every issue. What happened? All we see now is the Sudoku puzzle, which we don’t like and don’t bother with. Isn’t there room in your newspaper for two puzzles? Bring back the crossword puzzle!! Bill and Julie Henderson East
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SILLY CIRCUS TRICKS

Written by admin on April 9, 2009. Posted in Uncategorized

To the Editor: If the New York City Council had its way, there would be no circus in town. Only in the land of Oz (otherwise known as the New York City Council), would legislation proposed (for the third year in a row) supported by 26 Council members to ban Ringling Brothers circus from performing in the Big Apple. Consumers can
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50 REASONS TO SING THE BLUES

Written by admin on April 9, 2009. Posted in Uncategorized

In a few months I will be 50, which only bothers me when I think about it, which is just about all the time. The source of my malaise is that I am single and without offspring. My angst becomes especially acute when I attend family functions that include my parents, my Aunt Judy and
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BLUE STATE BLUES

Written by admin on April 9, 2009. Posted in Uncategorized

For a few brief moments, once when Mario Cuomo became governor and then when Eliot Spitzer took the reins, it looked like we might see some changes in the way things are done in Albany. In both cases, things stayed the same. Despite his low poll numbers, David Paterson is a good man; but when
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