One of the curiosities of upstate New York is that the landscape is littered with towns and villages named after more famous counterparts in other parts of the world.
We usually sit under the Obama HOPE poster, listen to the other regulars talk at the bar, anticipate the food and feel the week fall away.
There's a war going on that you know nothing about between a coalition of great powers and a small insurgent movement. The weaponry may be humdrum, but the stakes couldn't be higher.
A glimpse into the future of the economy in Central Upstate New York and similar areas across the U.S. could come from two Syracuse-area companies that would seem to have nothing in common.
Keeseville, New York is a thoroughly unremarkable Adirondack town that, thanks to the geologic properties of Potsdam Sandstone, has been attracting to...
The famous T-shirt gets it right: Ithaca really is gorgeous. On a recent visit to the college town in Upstate New York, fall colors added additiona...
New York city is inarguably a loud place, compared to the rest of the planet. "The roar," as I've heard some New Yorkers describe it, is the omnipresent, cacophonous sound of everything in the city happening at once, like a symphony warming up indefinitely.
Now we have to let go of another part of our history; however, we will always have the roots, my siblings and me, even if they aren't visible.
I say stop trying to ignore the Gay Pride parade to death, or strangle it with sarcasm. The Gay Pride parade isn't going anywhere. If you have to, allow it to become that tradition that you hate to do but do anyway, like Thanksgiving dinner with your family.
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A coalition of upstate New York landowners seeking to lease land for natural gas drilling pressed state officials Wednesday to c...
Most people think of the Adirondack region in New York for its great hiking opportunities, but the area also holds a lot of records and history that m...
The bizarre late-night fight involving state Sen. Mark Grisanti, R-Buffalo, proves that the state legislature retains its amazing capacity to surprise, delight, amuse and nauseate.
A new wrinkle in the violent scuffle involving Senator Mark Grisanti and his wife at a Seneca casino has emerged with alleged details accusing the ups...
When someone suggests you 'take the bus,' do not literally take the bus. Police in upstate New York say that a 39-year-old man planning to give him...
It took ten years to pass a comprehensive 9/11 health bill. Communities that expose themselves to fracking will undoubtedly face even longer waits for care than 9/11 victims did.
How does a young woman allow a complete stranger access to her inner thoughts, giving him full sway over her feelings and actions? An interesting question brought vividly to life in the buzzed-about indie film Martha Marcy May Marlene.
If confronting the things that scare you makes you stronger, then filmmaker Sean Durkin is in great shape, thanks to his debut film, Martha Marcy May Marlene.
WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court has turned down an appeal from the Oneida Indian Nation claiming that it was underpaid for over 250,000 acres in oneti...
The Ulster County Fair in New Paltz, New York, was established in 1886. Every year it draws about 50,000 people over six days to the county fairground...
From National Geographic: Visitors have been coming steadily to these mountains since the mid-19th century. In the early days they came by horse-dr...
Some areas may have been spared from severe damage by Tropical Storm Irene, but inland areas of New York and Vermont are seeing their worst flooding i...
Hurricane Irene is an important reminder just how powerful and unpredictable Mother Nature can be.
WASHINGTON -- The debt-ceiling battle may be a bitter fight in which the entire nation stands to lose, but Friday's House vote also revealed that Demo...
There is a cloud hanging over upstate New York. Many of the 62 counties which comprise the state are an economic wasteland. There is not enough business activity to provide jobs for the population.
