In 2012, 26-year-old Erin Weber joined some friends for a casual night out at Maddie’s Sail Loft. A few drinks in, she complained, more loudly than she had intended, about a bad retro song on the jukebox. Standing within earshot was an amused James McCarthy, who seized the moment and took Erin in his arms for a slow dance. “We both went to middle and high school in … [Read more...] about HOW THEY MET: Hometown comforts
Leslie Martini
HOW THEY MET: The blind date
Laura K., born and raised in Westchester County, New York, was working as an elementary school teacher in Chappaqua when a coworker made a suggestion. “She and another colleague thought it would be fun to set me up on a blind date,” Laura recalled. The date, it turned out, would be with the colleague’s son. Rich Cooper had spent most of his childhood in Westchester … [Read more...] about HOW THEY MET: The blind date
HOW THEY MET: Sophie and me
In the late summer of 2018, Jess Burton received an urgent request regarding an aggressive pit bull. Training dogs, and their owners, was something he was good at. But this situation seemed out of his league. With euthanasia looming, Jess made a choice. He and a dog named Sophie would soon be inextricably linked. “Sophie looked as if she might kill me,” Jess recalled of his … [Read more...] about HOW THEY MET: Sophie and me
HOW THEY MET: When passion fuels destiny
Diane Treadwell of Marblehead has a carry-on bag that sits at her front door. The contents include only essentials, along with LUNA bars, nuts, a hammock, and a small sleeping bag. Depending on where she is deployed, she has another, larger bag, packed with tools that include a knife and a Leatherman. Animal welfare is for Diane both a passion and a purpose. Animal rescue … [Read more...] about HOW THEY MET: When passion fuels destiny