Delaware County Town Keeps History Alive with Annual Winter Festival

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

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

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

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