An Outstanding Crop can be Found in Dozens of Regional Orchards

Hudson Valley, NY.     Bite into a crunchy, just picked apple and you can taste one of the best flavors of the fall season. The Hudson Valley has the perfect climate for apples with over 25 varieties grown throughout the region. As the days turn crisp, so do our apples. Spend a colorful autumn day picking McIntosh, Macoun, or a super delicious Prime Red at farms located up and down the Hudson River.

(Family Features) Exposure to books in the early childhood stages plays a key role in a child’s reading development, and while most parents and caregivers know that children benefit from reading time, many struggle to fit it into their children’s hectic schedules.

(ARA) - As summer winds down, it means fewer backyard barbecues, shorter days, and most of all, kids headed back to school. The transition from summer to school can be daunting for any parent and each year it seems the to-do list gets longer.

Time management is the essence of being successful, in whatever you do. It is the least-mastered and most-preferred skill to achieve ultimate success in today’s fast-moving world. 

The lifeguards at the Suffern Village pool had a pre-season warm up Monday evening as fifth graders set to graduate this week fro, R.P. Connor, Sacred Heart, Montebello and Viola assembled for the annual year-end pool party.

New parenting website supported by nonprofit

SEATTLE, June 14-- Talaris Institute, a nonprofit organization in Seattle, Washington, is proud to announce the launch of the new online service for parents of children birth to five - www.ParentingCounts.org.

Savvy travelers could save by choosing destinations with lowered hotel rates.

REDMOND, Wash., April 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Fareologists at Bing Travel (http://www.bing.com/travel) today issued their initial forecast for the 2010 summer travel season, revealing an expensive travel season ahead. Full Article

In recent years, the entire landscape of the publishing industry has changed, and now thousands of authors whose books might otherwise never have seen the light of day are getting published. Following in the footsteps of film and music, publishing is undergoing an "indie" revolution whereby authors invest in their own work to bring their books to the marketplace. Full Article

There has been a lot of blog chatter of late, probably because of the economy, regarding whether it is acceptable for wedding consultants to accept commissions from vendors.  Full Article

Most people believe that their homes are secure, but the statistics suggest that many homes are not. In 2008, over 2 million homes were burglarized, resulting in nearly $4.6 billion in total losses. The average burglary victim lost about $2,097 in property. Full Article