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in People

10-Year-old Girl’s Idea for a ‘Postbox to Heaven’ is Rolled Out Nationally Across Cemeteries in UK

A young girl’s idea for a ‘postbox to heaven’ so she could write to her grandparents has been realized at cemeteries across the UK. 10-year-old Matilda Handy came up with the suggestion after both her grandparents died, five years apart. Her mother, Leanne, approached the Gedling Crematorium in Nottingham last year with the idea—and they… Keep Reading

in People/Transportation

FedEx Delivers 300,000 Free Christmas Trees to Military Families With Annual Trees for Troops Program

FedEx is rolling down the highway to deliver Christmas joy to military families throughout America in the annual Trees for Troops program. The freight company is delivering nearly 16,000 Christmas trees this month to families at over 90 military bases across the U.S. Partnering with the Christmas SPIRIT Foundation, FedEx has also reached a special… Keep Reading

in Charity

Old Newsboys Day raises money for meals at Salvation Army

On Friday, you might have driven past someone waving around a copy of the Watertown Daily Times newspaper and talking to passersby. That is because it was the 77th anniversary of the Old Newsboys Day fundraiser, where volunteers took to the streets to sell donated copies of The Watertown Daily Times newspaper for at or… Keep Reading

in Event

Zoo New York holding Winter Wonderlights event every Friday and Saturday in December

Zoo New York in Thompson Park was back open to visitors this weekend for its fourth annual Winter Wonderlights. The event started in 2020. Lights could be seen all over the zoo, illuminating animal exhibits and walkways. Santa and Mrs. Claus were in attendance. Ryan A. Ferris, director of guest experience for Zoo New York,… Keep Reading

in Astronomy

NASA Turns Light into Sound Frequency Creating a Milky Way Symphony (LISTEN)

A collaboration between NASA and musicians has seen a photograph of the Milky Way from the Chandra X-Ray Observatory turned into a musical piece after they matched the wavelengths of light to wavelengths of sound in order to show our home galaxy in a whole different light—namely a musical one. While astronomers working with Chandra… Keep Reading

in Entertainment

DPAO show turns Watertown stage into winter wonderland, complete with ‘ice’

The 13 troupe members of Ice Creative Entertainment’s “Christmas Celebration on Ice” trudged through the snow to the Dulles State Office Building on Wednesday, where they hit the ice. The ice, installed on stage Monday when the troupe arrived from Nashville, is artificial. But troupe members use real skates and their excitement is crystal clear… Keep Reading

in Employment/People

Jobs, Not Jail: A Judge Was Sick of Sending Kids to Prison, So He Found a Better Way

By the year 2000, Judge John Phillips had long since lost count of the number of minors he had sent through the California penitentiary system for crimes committed during a violent, unguided, and hopeless adolescence. “You send these young people to prison, and they learn to become harder criminals,” he said once. In 2003, he… Keep Reading

in Enviroment

Couple Plants 2 Million Trees in 20 Years to Restore A Destroyed Forest and Even the Animals Have Returned

In 2001, the legendary photojournalist Sebastião Salgado had a dream of restoring the forest near his home in the state of Minas Gerais. Now 20 years later, his family property is a biodiverse paradise. His work over long years saw him, his wife Lélia, and volunteers plant 20 million trees from 290 different species across… Keep Reading

in weather

Lake effect storm could dump feet of snow on Tug Hill, southern Lewis, and northern Oswego counties

The north country is preparing for the first accumulating snow storm of the season as lake effect snow will dump two to three feet of snow on the Tug Hill region, National Weather Service Meteorologist David R. Thomas said. Thomas said the lake effect storm would intensify on Monday night on the Tug Hill. Snow… Keep Reading

in Local Business

Businesswoman plans to open cafe on Factory Street

Erica Turck has more changes brewing for her yoga studio-turned-juice bar-turned cafe. Recently, Turck purchased a commercial building at 507 Factory St., plans to renovate the building and move her cafe there with more changes in store for her business. She’s expanding her cafe — now featuring an array of healthy options and coffees on… Keep Reading