RANDOLPH — A return visit to retired teacher Judy Stevens home found her baking an Upside-Down Apple Pie with her grandson, Wesley Sluga, who was home for a break from Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. “I enjoy cooking with Grandma,” says the college senior who is studying ...

My husband, Fred Rowland, and I recently took a trip to South America via a cruise ship, a plane, a taxi and other modes of transportation. The plan was to visit his cousin, Noel and his wife Christine in Cuenca, Ecuador. We set out from home in the same Chrysler Town and Country mini-van ...

Have you ever pondered over your family lineage? Perhaps about the when and where they arrived in North America? The what it was that they did, and the who it was that they were? Locals and members of the Fenton History Center piled in the Fenton’s Research Center for the 11-hour sixth ...

When Meg Lilja’s youngest child went to school in 2005, she began a business using her passion for sewing. “It just kind of took off,” she says. “It’s been a nice business. My favorite thing about it is, it’s so flexible. I can set my own hours.” She makes all things ...

A few days ago, my friend Henry died. He was 90 years old, and he’d lived a good, long life. I became acquainted with Henry at karaoke nights at the Village Casino in Bemus Point in Western New York. In those years before we moved to the area, we’d head to Chautauqua Lake from Delaware ...

If you’ve had one of those days, and you find yourself glancing at the clock only to discover that it’s already 5 p.m. (What!?) and dinner is not simmering cheerfully on the stove, then you may feel like you have limited options. Yes, there is the frozen meal or take-out route. And ...