COLUMN: Senior living - Assess hazards in home to prevent falls
Silver Fox Senior Social Club’s goal is to keep seniors in their own homes safely and independently in the community for as long as possible. Unfortunately, elders fall while in their own homes every day, leading to injuries that perhaps could have been prevented.
COLUMN: Remember FAST for stroke prevention
Few know the warning signs of a stroke. Learning them and acting FAST can save your life or the life of a loved one. FAST is an acronym. It stands for Face, Arms, Speech and Time.
LETTERS: Verdict sets unfair precedent
To the editor: Over two weeks ago, I sat through a court hearing over a small claims case that I thought was related to official town business. A previous Lysander Town Board member was being sued by a citizen over a hospital bill incurred from a 911 call. This call was related to the Republican Primary, and the people involved were on opposing sides. After hearing this, I questioned why the town would be representing the previous board member in a clearly political issue.
COLUMN: Library Focus - Find your family line using online genealogy resources
Stop in soon for our Teen Photography display and a chance to see some of our new technology in action.
Bryce’s great expectations
Not long in Syracuse, Harper part of long history of baseball prodigies
A young man, not even to 20, strode up to the plate at Dodger Stadium for his first major league at-bat – and heard the boos cascade down, as if he was from San Francisco. Alas, Bryce Harper is with the Washington Nationals. But the team affiliation did not matter. The talent he possesses, and the impact he could have on baseball, was the reason why his debut was so eagerly covered and analyzed.
COLUMN: Identity theft - ways to prevent becoming a victim
An estimated 8.6 million households were victims of identity theft in 2010, the Federal Bureau of Justice Statistics reports. I hear from people on a regular basis who have, unfortunately, been among those statistics.
LETTERS: Thank you for send off
To all my friends at Canton Woods, thank you for all my gifts and cards, and especially the hugs and kisses. I was so surprised to see how many of you that attended my retirement party.
COLUMN: Remember Your Grandmother this Mother's Day
From Grandma's Kitchen
What is a mother? Someone who shares her life and her love with the child that she bears. What is a grandmother? Someone whose child bears a child and changes a grandmother’s life forever.
COLUMN: Organ donors can register online; one donor has potential to save eight lives
In recent years, New York was criticized for having a low organ donation rate compared to other states. This month, the process became easier and those who wish to donate their organs can do so online.
LETTERS: For the benefit of Tim Bailey’s family
Tim Bailey, a lifetime resident of the Baldwinsville community and a 1993 graduate of C.W. Baker High School has recently passed away from lung cancer.
A SKEWED VIEW: Levon Helm remembered by Dead drummer Mickey Hart
The Band's drummer passed away last week, but will live on forever through the music he produced. Columnist Neil Benjamin Jr. spoke with Grateful Dead drummer Mickey Hart, who knew Helm very well.
Who’s in charge here?
High school coaches facing more intense scrutiny
One night, Mike Messere, a lacrosse coaching legend at West Genesee breaks the all-time record for national wins in front of hundreds of fans and dozens of alumni touched and affected by his principled leadership. The very next day, and just a few miles up the road, Pete Birmingham, the coach who led Marcellus to a Section III Class B championship, is forced out of his position, possibly because he had the nerve to use the same principled leadership.
LETTERS: A Baldwinsville Community Scholarship Foundation ‘Thank You’
On Behalf of the Board of Directors of the Baldwinsville Community Scholarship Foundation, I would like to thank the Baldwinsville community for its support of our recent Dollars for Scholars Phone-A-Thon.
LETTERS: Questionable decisions made in Lysander
A few weeks ago, I wrote a letter about the Lysander Town Board hiring a town engineer and attempting to also make this person deputy highway superintendent.
LETTERS: Renter’s insurance should be mandatory
On March 26, there was an apartment fire here in Baldwinsville at 116 Oswego St.
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