Mistletoe has been a part of my family’s Christmas holiday tradition for as long as I can remember. Growing up in the Pennsylvania Dutch country, you could go to the big Farmers markets and get wreaths, mistletoe sprigs, and all sorts of live-cut greenery. 

Recently, The New York Times reported on the investigation by the F.B.I. of an espionage case involving a prominent former U.S. State Department diplomat.

In years past, with family members living anyplace but here, we were grateful to be invited to join friends and their families for all the fixings of Thanksgiving.

Dr. Joy Reidenberg’s career as a research scientist started with the phone book. As an adolescent she knew her interests – art, science, and math – but couldn’t figure out what career might encompass all three. Her father passed her the Yellow Pages and said, “Here, find a career.”

A FINE FLOCK ON THE RUN:

Rye Recreation’s 38th Annual Turkey Run and Paws Walk-A-Thon was a huge success, with over 1,000 participants.