Thanks to everyone who weighs in on 5W Wednesdays! Here are the results of the 5W Wednesdays for September: ¯ Sept. 3: No identities for the two men, but their jackets were matched to the 1932 USA team uniform. ¯ Sept. 10: Possibly at the Lake Placid Club. ¯ Sept. 17: No ...

When I mentioned the inaugural Chucklehead Hoedown to my friend Amy, she shook her head, “Too bad there aren’t those old men around anymore that like to tell jokes.” And while I wanted to argue the point, I had to concede that it at least felt that way. Other than the highly coveted ...

For years, there have been various incarnations of library crawls and scavenger hunts, with libraries joining forces to create ways for people to explore beyond book pages and see the extensive services they provide. In 2019, Champlain Memorial Library produced a June version of a ...

Nearly 10 years ago, something new — the “zipper merge” — was discussed in a “Safety on the Roads” column. Over the summer, the state Department of Transportation has implemented a zipper merge on I-490 in Rochester, where new bridges are being constructed over the Erie Canal and ...

To summer tomatoes, and cucumbers, too; plump eggplants and peppers, we bid you adieu. It has been a warm fall, but October has arrived. We have had frosts. Thursday night was the coldest yet this season — just 23 degrees Farenheit. Tender summer crops — such as zucchini, ...

This week, I watched my son’s intense college soccer game at SUNY Plattsburgh. The Cardinals were down by a goal — demonstrating one of sports’ great paradoxes: the score doesn’t always reflect the quality of play. The announcer boomed the two-minute warning, inciting chaos. The ...