Award-winning Louisiana Bayou Blues guitarist Tab Benoit releases “I Hear Thunder” (Whiskey Bayou Records), his first new album in thirteen years. To complement the release, Anders Osborne will join Tab onstage when ..read more

Skaneateles Police Chief George E. Davis Memorial Scholarship Award for 2024 goes to Max Major. The scholarship was award at the 2024 Skaneateles High School commencement ceremony. Major is the son ..read more

Story Time at Austin Park | Thursdays, August 1 + 8 at 10:30 AM | Grab a blanket or lawn chair and join us for story time at Austin Park ..read more

Billy Joel came to mind this afternoon as I was engaged in a spirited discussion about the events of the past few days. Billy Joel wrote the mega hit, “We ..read more

Richard “Dick” Griffo, 82, of Camillus, passed away peacefully on Friday, July 19, 2024, with his loving family by his side. A lifetime resident of the Camillus area, he was a proud graduate of West Genesee High School and went on to obtain a double master’s degree from the University at Albany. With a career as a dedicated salesman at Diamond Crystal Specialty Foods, Dick was known for his impeccable work ethic and charming personality. He proudly served his community as the Camillus Town Councilor for the 5th Ward, demonstrating a deep-rooted dedication to the betterment of those around him ..read more

The following is a list of events and other programs being offered by the Community Library of DeWitt & Jamesville this summer. The library is located at 5110 Jamesville Road in DeWitt.   Dinosaur AdventuresWednesday, July 24th at 2:00 PM In the Library’s Community Room Paleontologists Mike and Roberta will show off Mr. Nixon, an eight-foot Triceratops skill discovered by the team in 1996 and examined the characteristics of this dinosaur. Audience participation, a touch of magic, and show and tell with rare fossils will round out this fun, educational and exciting adventure! As an ad ..read more

Jane E. Sawyer, 94, of New Woodstock, passed away on July 21, 2024. She was born on Feb. 11, 1930, in Buffalo, N.Y., to Eugene and Emma Landel. Following four years of nursing school to become a registered nurse, she met her husband Russ and were married at Naval Air Station Jacksonville where he was stationed as a young naval officer. After leaving active duty, they returned to Syracuse and started a family. They moved to New Woodstock in 1963 where she resided until her passing. As an extremely knowledgeable private duty RN, Jane helped several patients in the area, many of whom were diagno ..read more

NORTH SYRACUSE – Dr. Mary Jumbelic excelled in her previous profession as a forensic pathologist. She performed hundreds of autopsies during her 25-year-career before retiring as Onondaga County medical examiner in 2009. Along the way, she served on the National Disaster Medical team following the terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center in 2001 and also responded to the Thailand tsunami in 2005. As a pioneering medical examiner, Jumbelic was honored by the National Transportation Safety Board, the NY State Senate and the National Organization of Women. Now, after having recreated herself ..read more

TOWN OF MANLIUS – Larry Cook, a presidential historian originally from Manlius, spoke with the Eagle Bulletin last week about the recent assassination attempt on former United States President Donald Trump. Coincidentally, it was only last August that Cook gave a presentation at the Fayetteville Free Library about assassinations of American presidents and foiled attempts on the lives of others. Then, when the news came Saturday, July 13 of Trump being grazed with a bullet at his rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, Cook happened to be fresh off formulating and promoting a program for another l ..read more

TOWN OF DEWITT – A walk was held the afternoon of July 14 to locate and show how to recognize the variety of fantastic ferns within Clark Reservation State Park. Leading the hike in the Jamesville park was Mike Serviss, a New York State Parks biologist for the Central Region. At one point, Serviss gathered attendees around a northern maidenhair fern, which possesses hydrophobic foliage, meaning that when it rains, the water rolls right off even though that species prefers wetter forests. Elsewhere in the native plant garden, Serviss pointed out a cinnamon fern, which is identifiable by t ..read more