I like to think of the leaves changing color as nature’s fireworks. The season starts slowly with small pops of color. The mountainscape and roadsides transition from vibrant green to bursts of yellows, oranges and reds. One tree always decides to kick off an early show, but otherwise, ...

Since Sept. 20, approximately one mile of U.S. Route 11 on the east side of Malone is one lane in each direction with a two-way left turn (TWLT) lane (also called a center turn lane) in the middle. For at least 50 years, this section had been four lanes, essentially two lanes eastbound and ...

Summer squash is on the wane — but can still be found at farmers markets. Winter squashes are beginning to appear. There are “in-between” squash, like spaghetti or delicata, that don’t fit neatly into summer or winter varieties. Delicata is tender, with a skin that does not need to ...

A brief 63 years ago, my column was over 1,000 words, and the newspaper pages were bigger. The column was 20 inches in length, and we were not paid more for writing a column; it was just part of the job. What makes this one so special for me is that it that it was retrieved by Marilee Dupree ...

Parents have been asking me an earful of questions about how often to screen their infants, children and teenagers for hearing problems. Well let me see if I can make some noise on this important topic. Every year an estimated 6,000 babies are born in the United States with abnormal ...

Last Sunday at 0935 on the dot, and much to my surprise, I drove through the gate at Mt. Van Hoevenberg almost to the minute of my ETA. I was surprised for two reasons. One was, regardless of the event, I’m chronically late. So for me to arrive when I say I will, while not recorded in ...