Recommended Reading, October 20, 2024

Recommended Reading, October 20, 2024
Ara‘s tombstone at Notre Dame.

DUBLIN, IRELAND (October 20, 2024) — I got back to Dublin Tuesday on the red-eye from New York after 11 days back in the USA. I was upstate visiting with my three oldest kids, back in New Rochelle for a few days, then out to Notre Dame to see my mom and my youngest kid. Between jet lag and staying up to watch the Yankees in the ALCS there was not a lot of writing going on.

Here are a few highlights from my first time back in the USA since moving to Ireland.

Just arrived
Just arrived
The kids up in Broome County
The kids up in Broome County
Me Addressing New Rochelle City Council
Me Addressing New Rochelle City Council
Ryder Cup 2025 at GCT
Ryder Cup 2025 at GCT
Met Opera
Met Opera
First stop on way to Notre Dame, Denny’s in Eastern PA
First stop on way to Notre Dame, Denny’s in Eastern PA
Heading West on the Ohio Turnpike
Heading West on the Ohio Turnpike
Loli and I with mom
Loli and I with mom
Visiting my Dad at Notre Dame with mom, Micah, Loli
Visiting my Dad at Notre Dame with mom, Micah, Loli
Me and Micah at Stanford v Notre Dame
Me and Micah at Stanford v Notre Dame
Me at Anderson Plaza outside The Stella
Me at Anderson Plaza outside The Stella
Lupinos for lunch at Hudson Park
Lupinos for lunch at Hudson Park

I did get quite a few records under FOIL while I was away so I will be putting that material together over the next few days.

First up is a 10-Part Series on New Rochelle’s many failures around the new Westchester Power contract.


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New Rochelle police: North Avenue reopens following multivehicle crash with school bus

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New Rochelle Woman Wins $100K on Mohegan Sun Wheel Of Fortune Slot Machine

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Garris family sues New Rochelle police detective, city over shooting

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