Anofficeworkerdiscoveredthelitterandcontactedwildlifeofficials.Hewastoldtoleavethekittensbeinthehopethattheywouldreturntotheopenspaceandreunitewiththeirmother.

    CubsP-100andP-102diedashorttimeaftertheywerefound.P-101andP-103survivedandarenowlivingintheOrangeCountyZoo.

    -eatingsalad

    RogerstoldthejudgeWednesdayhewasfightingadrinkingproblemthatwasexacerbatedbythepandemicwhenhesawhisbusinessrevenuedropby40%.

    WESTHAMPTONBEACHWesthamptonBeachPerformingArtsCenterJohnPizzarelli,guitarist,vocalistandbandleader.Fridayat8:30p.m.to.ShawnColvin,contemporaryfolk.Sept.4at8:30p.m.to.Blondie,pop.Sept.5at8:30p.m.0to0.ZiggyMarley,reggae.Sept.12at8p.m.to0.WesthamptonBeachPerformingArtsCenter,76MainStreet.whbpac.org;(631)288-1500.

    1.Usingafork,flakethefishintoveryfinepieces.Usingaricerorelectrichandmixer,mashthepotatoeswiththefreshgingerandpeppertotaste.2.Placethefishandthemashedpotatoesinalargebowl.Addtheeggyolksandheavycreamandcombinewell.3.Formthemixtureinto12pattiesandfryinbutterovermediumheatuntilgoldenoneachside,about4minutesperside.Yield:Sixservings.

    COLDSPRINGHARBORColdSpringHarborWhalingMuseum“TalesandTreasure:FromtheAtticandArchive,”artifactsfromthe1800s.ThroughSept.6.and;membersandchildrenunder5,free.MondaysthroughSundays,11a.m.to5p.m.ColdSpringHarborWhalingMuseum,279MainStreet.(631)367-3418;cshwhalingmuseum.org.

    IhavebeenaskedthisquestionoftenandmyanswerchangeseachtimebecausesometimesIthinkthere’salottotellthatyoungerself,andothertimesIthinkhe’dbebetteroffjustfiguringthingsoutonhisown.Today,though,I’mintheadvisingmoodsoI’dtellhimthis:Don’texpectjustice,fairnessandequalitytohappenovernight—orevenoverdecades.Itisalongerandharderjourneythanyouimagined,butbecauseyoujoinedinbyaddingyourshouldertothetask,you’vehelpedpushthatrockfurtherupthehill.Youwon’tseethetopofthehillinyourlifetime,butyou’vehelpedtakeusallcloser.

    HARTFORDTheaterWorksHartford“TheUnderstudy,”comedybyTheresaRebeck.Aug.5throughSept.18.to.50;studentrush,.TheaterWorksHartford,233PearlStreet.(860)527-7838;theaterworkshartford.org.

    1976--AmalgamatedClothingWorkersandTextileWorkersUnionmerge.1980--UnionsignsfirstcontractwithJ.P.Stevens.

    madisoncthistorical.org;(203)245-4567.