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Area wines fare well at Finger Lakes Wine Competition

Sidsel Overgaard — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 08:11:00 +0000

The results are in from this weekend’s Finger Lakes International Wine Competition in Rochester, and it’s good news for the region. A dozen wines from the Finger Lakes came away with coveted double-gold medals -- twice as many as last year.

Cell Phones for Soldiers drive help military overseas

Ellen Abbott — Tue, 01 Jan 2013 10:46:00 +0000

If you have an old cell phone stashed in a drawer that you don't use any more, you can help a soldier overseas keep in touch with home. Central New York's "Cell Phones for Soldiers" annual collection drive continues, as does the need.

Thrifty shoppers snag fashion finds at Watertown Urban Mission benefit boutique

Joanna Richards — Mon, 31 Dec 2012 10:40:49 +0000

Fashionistas in the Watertown area got a treat recently: a stylish – and affordable – one-day clothing boutique at the Black River Valley Club, to benefit the Watertown Urban Mission.