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Month: February 2019

Mitch Albom and me

February 27, 2019Ed Ackerman Leave a Comment

Note: The death of Ann Alaimo last Friday, Feb. 22, brought a flood of memories about visits to her home in the late ’80s and early ’90s to spend time with her and her children and especially her husband, whom… Continue Reading →

Big Sam Alaimo

I hope they’re dancing

February 27, 2019Ed Ackerman Leave a Comment

When Ann Alaimo joined her husband Sam in Heaven last Friday, I hope the first thing he did was take her in his arms and waltz her around the room. Sam’s been waiting 25 years to see his wife once… Continue Reading →

Ann Alaimo

The right word

February 22, 2019Ed Ackerman Leave a Comment

A friend recently asked me if I realized words have been providing me with a paycheck for more than 50 years. No, I hadn’t thought of that. But he’s right. One might say words have been my life. As such,… Continue Reading →

Clickity, clickity, click … ding

February 21, 2019Ed Ackerman Leave a Comment

Like vinyl record albums, manual typewriters are making a comeback. Actually, not like vinyl records at all. They’re enormously popular once again. Typewriters, as far as I can tell, are enormously popular with one person. It happens to be Tom… Continue Reading →

My favorite Scrooge

February 15, 2019Ed Ackerman Leave a Comment

I was surprised and saddened that none of the accounts I read on the death of actor Albert Finney mentioned his performance of “Scrooge” in the musical by the same name based on Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol.” As a… Continue Reading →

Albert finney

Love is silly, as it should be

February 13, 2019Ed Ackerman Leave a Comment

Love is silly. If you don’t believe me, you haven’t been shopping for valentines. It’s difficult not to feel silly when buying a card with a cute little bunny, or puppy, or kitty cat expressing your “wuv” for your sweetheart.… Continue Reading →

Love

Here’s to ‘old guy hours’

February 8, 2019Ed Ackerman Leave a Comment

My friend Paul Martin (Trzcinski) will bring his acoustic guitar and stylized vocals to Wegman’s Marketplace Café this evening (Feb. 8) and I am delighted. I always love listening to Paul’s music, but I particularly love when he plays at… Continue Reading →

Paul Martin

It’s just a car, but …

February 6, 2019Ed Ackerman Leave a Comment

I saw a brand-new Chevy Impala parked outside a coffee shop the other day. It looked fabulous. And sad. Chevrolet announced last year it intends to discontinue production of its top-of-the-line family sedan after the 2019 models. To me, that’s… Continue Reading →

Come out and play tonight at The Mill

February 1, 2019Ed Ackerman Leave a Comment

There’s a playfulness in the air at The Red Mill Tavern in Pittston that always puts a smile on my face. It starts with owner Robbie Johnson. He’s a warm, charming guy who makes you feel you are his most… Continue Reading →

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Ed Ackerman Ed Ackerman, a consulting editor and columnist for the Greater Pittston Progress, has served the people of Greater Pittston for 48 years, starting in the newspaper field at age 17. The Pittston resident will share his thoughts in this blog and in a weekly column published in the Progress. greaterpittstonprogress.com

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