ORCHARD PARK—Let’s pick up where we left off 15 weeks ago, after the first week of the 2025 National Football League season. You, faithful reader of this column, will recall that the Buffalo Bills came back from a second-half — indeed, a late-fourth-quarter — deficit for a 41-40 win ...
Marcy’s vacation week offers a holiday column excerpted from her book, Rounding Third … originally from 2006. Christmastime is pure nostalgia. Many of my holiday memories began with our children’s arrival. I will never forget the total exhaustion of falling into bed after filling the ...
In September 1897, 8-year-old Virginia O’Hanlon asked a now-famous question in a letter to the New York Sun. Is there a Santa Claus? Not only did the letter make young Virginia O’Hanlon a celebrity, but it prompted one of the famous newspaper editorials ever written with an answer to ...
I’m going to the movies again this week. This week it’s my favorite Christmas movies. These may not be the best Christmas movies or had the biggest box office, but they are my favorites. The movies I have selected while conveying the Christmas spirit have messages that often transcend ...
Pomfret Supervisor Dan Pacos, subtly yet accurately, summed up the biggest difference between serving on municipal boards during a December meeting. Though the village of Fredonia is located within the town, it is a much different dynamic when it comes to discussion. Pacos said of the Town ...
This axiom has been my belief since I can remember. It was a part of my upbringing. It was taught to me by my parents and reinforced by teachings from the Bible — “By their deeds you shall know them.” As kids we also soon learned that there are usually more “talkers” in the world ...