Staten Island nightmare

[LiberalEsto]

17. To the best of my knowledge it is true

I worked as a newspaper journalist for more than 25 years. I value the truth and I am not in the habit of purposely posting stuff that isn't true.

My friend, who is in her 60s, like me, is not an attention-seeker or a headline-grabber. She is a quiet woman who also happens to be a Lutheran pastor. I don't see why she would fabricate a story like this in a personal e-mail to me.

I emailed her and other family and friends in the NY-NJ area to ask if they were okay or needed anything. She did not contact me first.