(Editor’s note: Eight-year-old Virginia O’Hanlon wrote a letter to the editor of New York’s Sun, and the quick response was printed as an unsigned editorial Sept. 21, 1897. The work of veteran newsman Francis Pharcellus Church has since become history’s most reprinted newspaper ...

It’s great to have some federal relief for Americans dealing with the economic effects of the coronavirus pandemic, but the $900 billion relief bill Congress sent to the president to sign this week falls short — too short — of what residents, schools, businesses, and local and state ...

Do you agree with the state Department of Environmental Conservation’s plan to establish a day-use area at Debar Pond? --- Total votes: 492 Yes: 206, 42% No: 223, 45% Undecided: 63, 13% --- This week’s Straw Poll: --- On a scale of 1 to 5, how would you rate New York Gov. Andrew ...

People will do what they want for the holidays no matter what we say, but we still feel the need to ask area residents thinking of going over the river and through the woods to grandma’s house this Christmas to bear one thing in mind: We are not out of the woods yet. In many ways, COVID-19 ...

Living with a pet during the coronavirus pandemic makes life more bearable and more fun for the entire family. Living without one, if you’re used to having a pet your whole life, can make the days more mundane and less lively. That makes the decision of whether to get a pet this Christmas ...

We’ve seen the first of millions of COVID-19 vaccinations being distributed this week as the national roll-out began Monday with higher risk Americans on top of the list. Yet everyone is still prone to getting the “regular” flu this winter, and we urge people to get their flu shots as ...