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Maggie Rose Bowers, 87, of Skaneateles, passed away peacefully on Jan. 11, 2025.  She was born in Livingston, TN. Maggie moved to Skaneateles at an early age.  She was a cook and operated Johnny T’s restaurant for years. She then opened her own business called The Willowbrook that she ran for years as well. She […]

CAZENOVIA- In the days after hosting its 18-team dual meet on Jan. 11, the Cazenovia wrestling team faced two more head-to-head matches, ultimately splitting them. It came just as eighth-grader Gryphon Foster was named Wrestler of the Week by the Friends of Section III Wrestling for his 108-pound victory in the Cazenovia Invitational. Foster and […]

NORTH SYRACUSE – Three years ago Young & Franklin relocated its workforce to Tactair, on West Taft Road in North Syracuse, and put the property at 942 Old Liverpool Road up for sale. In February 2024 the two-story building constructed in 1985, its 40,000 square feet of industrial space, 20,000 square feet of office space […]

Ruby A. (Granger) VanDuser, 77, of Cato, N.Y., passed away peacefully at home surrounded by love on Dec. 23, 2024, after fighting a courageous battle with cancer.  Ruby was born on May 4, 1947, the daughter of Edward (Jerry) Granger and Agnes (Nightengale) Granger.  She grew up in McDonough, N.Y., and graduated from Oxford Academy […]

By Anna Edwards Twenty-two years after the in-utero death of her daughter, author Jenny Haust of Baldwinsville, released a book examining her personal story of loss and sorrow through time. The book, “Hear My Heartbeat: The Story of Enduring Love,” describes Haust’s time living through and trying to understand her pain. She said she sees […]

TOWN OF DEWITT – The Erie Canal Pickleball Center has officially opened at 3179 Erie Blvd. E. in the DeWitt Town Center. The indoor facility is located between the pet supply store CountryMax and the Five Guys restaurant, in the same spot where there used to be a Sky Zone trampoline park. The pickleball center contains […]

TOWN OF MANLIUS – Green Lakes State Park will once again be hosting its Frosty Forest event this Saturday, Jan. 18, from 1 to 4 p.m. The annual family-friendly event will be free to attend, but as with the park’s Wicked Woods drive-thru around Halloween and its Fishstock event in the spring, non-perishable food items […]

SKANEATELES – Even the whims of winter weather has proven unable to keep the Skaneateles girls ice hockey team from maintaining its firm place atop the area ranks and staying undefeated. The 7-0 Lakers, playing its first game in 10 days, had one of its closest calls Monday night at Allyn Arena finding itself in […]

FENNER — Cypress Creek Renewables, a national solar energy company, is making progress in securing a siting permit for Oxbow Hill Solar, a proposed utility-scale solar project to be collocated with the existing 30-megawatt (MW) Fenner Wind Farm. The proposed project has a capacity of 140 MW, which would supply power to approximately 30,000 households. […]

CAZENOVIA — The Annual Chilly Chili 5K Walk/Run and Chili Cook-Off, one of Cazenovia’s most beloved winter events, will return on Sunday, Jan. 26. Now in its 20th year, the event is organized to benefit Cazenovia Children’s House (CCH), an early learning and childcare center at 2757 US-20, Cazenovia. “Whether you’re a seasoned runner, a […]