It was exactly 45 years ago this month when the Miracle on Ice occurred. I was there, and this morning I took out the sizable file of memories I’ve saved for all these years, something I do pretty much every Feb. 22. Old newspapers, copies of Sports Illustrated, an official 1980 Lake ...
“I smoked cigarettes only for two years in my 20s. It felt much harder to quit nine months of e-cigarette use at age 35. The NY Quitline was instrumental in providing support; I wouldn’t have been able to become tobacco-free on my own.” The Heart Network was — forgive the pun — ...
I have become fascinated with gnocchi. Why? I don’t know. My preoccupation with gnocchi, like my compulsion to work inscrutable Victorian crochet patterns and grow wild toadflax from seed, is a mystery even to me. Perhaps the fascination began, not with the actual food, which I had never ...
As daylight hours increase, the library continues to experience high levels of activity due to many taking advantage of the AARP volunteers, who generously dedicate their time to assist with tax preparation. The volunteers will be available until March 15. If anyone is interested in this ...
By NAJ WIKOFF The first World Cup Ski Jumping competition in the United States that featured both men and women jumpers was in Lake Placid from Feb. 6 to 9. In another first on the international level, the women received parity in prize money with the men. As is true in many sports, male ...
The full moon is shining in through my window as I type this column for Valentine’s Day. It is very early in the morning. Across the street, huge plow trucks are clearing mountainous piles of snow in the moonlight. They are loading what must be tons of snow into dump trucks that cart it ...