I’m going to bet that all of you long-time married couples divided up your household duties a long time ago and without much discussion. You weren’t like the couples of today who sit down and draw up actual contracts so all the toils of life are divided fair and square—-down to the ...

Although she’s lived in Cortland for more than a decade, Juliana Garcia remembers the shock of New York winters compared to her hometown in Texas — the freezing weather and lack of sunshine were a one-way ticket to a winter slump. There’s no one right way to wipe out the winter blues, ...

Lenny Armstrong has worked in the lumber business for most of his adult life. It runs deep in the roots of his family, beginning with his wife, Lisa. Many years ago, her great-grandfather and great-uncle founded Studd and Whipple, a lumber business in Conewango Valley. Throughout the years ...

I recently met Amy Jarzynski after sending a message to Jesse's Home and Gifts when planning an outing with a few friends to the Gowanda area. Due to needing another stop, I checked their Facebook page and was disappointed to find they weren't open on Mondays, our outing day. Hoping the hours ...

As COVID-19 began sweeping across the country in the beginning of 2020, millions of people were confined to their homes, especially seniors. The abrupt halt of group physical activities left many individuals stranded and confused without the exercise routines they had come to rely on. ...

One would be hard-pressed to find a more beautiful pie than those baked by Nikki Pierce. The golden-brown works of art, not only look amazing, they are so delicious, the taste buds beg for more. She didn't begin baking at her grandmother's side as one would imagine. In fact, her pie-baking ...