Maurice J. (Mitch) Freedman says 23 years of fighting the good fight for Westchester's libraries is enough for him. Freedman is retiring in June as executive director of the Westchester Library System, saying he's worn out by the last seven years of...

Byline: John Harper Sally Taylor knows she could have name-dropped her way into a major recording deal. But instead, the 25-year-old daughter of pop/folk icons James Taylor and Carly Simon opted to release her debut album, ''Tomboy Bride,'' on her own...

[Witnessing the awkward, then tender, reunions of her parents in "Starring Sally J. Freedman as Herself," Sally] feels the impact of their need for one another without fully understanding what it means. It's a reminder to all of us that there's a time when children know the facts of life without understanding them. Beyond that, the book is largely a chronicle of Sally's adjustment to a new life, of wishes and nervousness and fun, and the author's memories of the 194...

There is little plot and even less point to [Starring Sally J. Freedman as Herself]; the writing lacks the wit and insight of her earlier books, and the rare moments of humor are aimed at adults. Sally's obsession with Hitler, while certainly plausible and understandable, does not fit smoothly into the context of the book, and is often unnecessarily violent in its expression. For example, one of Sally's daydreams goes as follows, "Hitler … gets his knife and slowly slashes each o...