beginnings

His rise from humble beginnings and his unique pitching style earned him a devoted following, a fervor that gave birth to the term “Fernandomania” during his remarkable 1981 season with the Boys in Blue.

It was a painful echo of the beginnings of the pandemic—when he was actually in charge, and also spread mountains of misinformation, division and suspicion, endangering not just first responders but the entire country.

When Biffy Clyro announced the appropriately-named Celebration of Beginnings tour, including three nights at the Barrowland Ballroom in Glasgow, the couple thought it would be the perfect wedding reception.

At the Westchester Black Women’s Political Caucus candidate forum on Saturday, a small crowd of a few dozen people waited for the arrival of Jones, a Rockland County native who rose from humble beginnings to Congress.

Admitting that she understands she no longer fits into the family anymore, she announces that the next day she’s starting a new life and offers a non-specific toast to new beginnings.