A school of rock takes root in Woodstock
College-age students to learn all aspects of music business
DATE: Oct 27, 2015 | CATEGORY: Education
Michael Hill
Prison worker who helped 2 killers escape gets up to 7 years
PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. – A remorseful, tearful former prison worker who helped two convicted murderers escape from a maximum-security lockup by providing them with tools was sentenced Monday to u...
DATE: Sep 28, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Many fruits, conversations stem from artists’ grafts
SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Plums, peaches, nectarines and cherries all grow on just one of Sam Van Aken’s fruit trees. The trees blossom in a riot of red, white and pink each spring.
The ar...
DATE: Aug 21, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
New York prison worker pleads guilty in escape of 2 killers
PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. – A prison worker who was “in over her head” with two inmates convicted of murder tearfully pleaded guilty Tuesday to charges of aiding them by smuggling hacksaw blades and...
DATE: Jul 28, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Nuns bake cheesecakes to help support monastery
CAMBRIDGE, N.Y. – Amid quiet lives of prayer, a handful of nuns have sliced out a niche as bakers of high-end cheesecakes, so rich and creamy in flavors of chocolate, amaretto and key lime t...
DATE: Jul 24, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Residents stand by prison workers
Site of jail break is lifeblood of New York town
DATE: Jun 8, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Modernist gem or ugly? N.Y. building stirs debate
GOSHEN, N.Y. – From the time it was built in this quaint village 45 years ago, the county building has stirred strong opinions for its modernism-meets-Mayberry look: a geometric jumble of ir...
DATE: Apr 24, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Professor unlocks artwork mysteries
Tech whiz helps museums authenticate paintings
DATE: Nov 29, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Flood threat looming in Buffalo
Residents dig out – but prepare for quite different weather
DATE: Nov 22, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Retirement is not so golden
13% of workers in private-sector participate in benefit plans
DATE: Aug 2, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Ax-throwing skills a plus for this class
PAUL SMITHS, N.Y. – Ax throwing is encouraged in lumberjack class. It’s also OK to dump your classmate in the lake – as long as you’re both frantically trying to stay upright on a floating l...
DATE: Jul 19, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
