Just Cool Cars: ’46 MG TC Roadster
July 24, 2015
(USA Today) USA TODAY’s Chris Woodyard talks to Phil Hammel of Mission Viejo, Calif., about his MG TC roadster, once used at race tracks. Video by Dan MacMedan and Waldy Diez
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Video Content Coordinator at USA TODAY. Previously, The Press of Atlantic City staff writer covering breaking news in Atlantic, Cape May, Cumberland and lower Ocean Counties.
The science of sharks: More than ‘mindless eating machines’
July 10, 2015
By Waldy Diez (USA Today) – Despite at least two dozen shark attacks this year making major headlines, sharks are not out to get you, experts say. “They are not the indiscriminate eating machines that they were once made out to be,” said diver Holly Bourbon, curator of large-fish exhibits and dive safety officer at the … More The science of sharks: More than ‘mindless eating machines’
“Very good looking:” World Police and Fire Games
July 2, 2015
(USA TODAY) Tug of War isn’t just for children anymore. About 650 people came out to watch police officers and firefighters compete at this international event. More than 12,000 international athletes compete in more than 65 Olympic-style games. Waldy Diez, USA TODAY
Military Moms Food Truck Makes First Public Appearance
June 8, 2015
By Waldy Diez SYRACUSE, N.Y. (NCC News) – This year’s Taste of Syracuse attracted about three dozen new vendors, including one that has garnered national TV exposure.
Voltage Video Games Responds Positively to Robbery and Vandalism
May 28, 2015
By Waldy Diez SYRACUSE, N.Y. (NCC News) – Voltage Video Games in downtown Syracuse remains open and positive after being robbed for the second time this year.
Students behind music of Crouse College chimes
May 25, 2015
By Waldy Diez (The NewsHouse) – Nine Chimemasters play the Crouse College chimes three times a day, a Syracuse University tradition that began in the late 1800s.
Delaware County Town Keeps History Alive with Annual Winter Festival
February 18, 2015
By Waldy Diez EAST MEREDITH, N.Y. (NCC News) – The practice of harvesting ice blocks is more than 100 years old. Kajsa Harley, the education and curatorial initiatives manager at the Hanford Mills Museum in East Meredith, says it was very important to the dairy industry in Central New York. “Ice harvesting is something that has … More Delaware County Town Keeps History Alive with Annual Winter Festival
Onondaga County Residents Find Their Forever Families on National Adoption Day
November 21, 2014
By Waldy Diez SYRACUSE, N.Y. (NCC News) – Onondaga County celebrated its 14th annual National Adoption Daytoday. National Adoption Day began in 2000 and is normally celebrated on the Saturday before Thanksgiving. According to the website, the day “is a collective national effort to raise awareness of the more than 100,000 children in foster care waiting to find … More Onondaga County Residents Find Their Forever Families on National Adoption Day
A Syracuse Professor is a Frankenstein of Fruit
August 3, 2014
By Waldy Diez SYRACUSE, N.Y. (NCC News) – Many kinds of fruit are currently in season, and one tree will have a variety of 40 different types of fruit when fully mature. Contemporary artist and Syracuse University associate professor of art Sam Van Aken created the Tree of 40 Fruit from an art project. “I was really interested … More A Syracuse Professor is a Frankenstein of Fruit
Onondaga Farm Looks to Community Volunteers to Replant Strawberry Fields
July 21, 2014
By Waldy Diez BALDWINSVILLE, N.Y. (NCC NEWS) – A local U-Pick farm needs to replant its strawberry fields and asks the public to lend a helping hand. Abbott Farms is inviting adults to help renovate and replant the strawberry fields. This is the first time in the farm’s 145-year history, at its current location, that it … More Onondaga Farm Looks to Community Volunteers to Replant Strawberry Fields
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