It was late summer in the year 1969. The country was heavily involved in a very unpopular war in Vietnam and young people were protesting the war throughout the country . They wanted peace and love, not war. What followed was “The Woodstock Music & Art Fair” in upstate New York.
Dick Clark was known as America's oldest teenager having hosted American Bandstand on TV for years. Clark passed away in 2012 after an illustrious career in TV and Radio.
In a world of shopping malls, mega markets, Walmarts and large grocery outlets, there sits in Quincy one of the last remaining small family-owned grocery stores in Winking Market at 416 South Fourth Street.
Having grown up in New York State, I lived literally on the Erie Canal in Rome, New York. It’s a canal that connects the Hudson River at Albany, New York with Lake Erie at Buffalo, New York. It runs some 363 miles through central New York State. The concept to build the canal came in 1807 and construction began in 1817 with the canal opening officially on this day, October 26 in 1825. Why do I m
Some 40 years ago the longest softball game ever played took place in Monticello, New York. The game lasted 365 innings and 958 runs were scored as Gager's Diner beat the Bend'n Elbow Tavern. Softball was a huge sport in Quincy but not so much anymore.
It was late summer in the year 1969. The country was heavily involved in a very unpopular war in Vietnam and young people were protesting the war throughout the country. They wanted peace and love, not war. What followed was “The Woodstock Music & Art Fair” in upstate New York. Today marks the 47th anniversary of “Woodstock”, originally a three day music that eventually ended up being four
Dick Clark was known as America's oldest teenager having hosted American Bandstand on TV for years. Clark passed away in 2012 after an illustrious career in TV and Radio.