December 17, 2012 Darius Rucker is playing Santa Claus in the Lindenhurst New York, one of the towns hit by hurricane Sandy. Last month he began his 'Ten-Thousand-Dollar Holiday Toy Drop' campaign, asking fans to vote for the most worthy town. 30 thousand votes were cast, naming Lindenhurst the winner.
December 12, 2012 Strange bright lights have been seen over Brooklyn New York and San Fransisco. Are they UFO's or just bright lights?
December 11, 2012 Flu season is now widespread throughout the state, and it's growing. As we reported last week, local hospitals said that they were seeing an increase of flu cases and people with flu-like symptoms in their ERs.
Martina McBride has graciously promised to donate a portion of the proceeds from her Dec. 9 Joy of Christmas holiday tour stop in West Long Branch, N.J. to Hurricane Sandy relief efforts, a gesture that is truly the embodiment of the Christmas spirit.
December 6, 2012 I was glad to see that the Maid Of The Mist boat tours will continue at Niagara Falls, according to a Big Frog 104 blog by Matt Herkimer. I'm always fascinated with Niagara Falls and thought it would be interesting to share with you photos of when the mighty Niagara Falls on the American side were shut off in 1969.
The story behind the inspirational viral photo of a NYPD police officer giving a pair of expensive boots to a barefoot homeless man continues to unfold. Earlier this week, we learned Jeffrey Hillman was no longer wearing the boots for fear of his life and now it's come out that he isn't homeless at all.
December 5, 2012 A trip to Niagara Falls would not be complete without a ride on "The Maid of the Most". It has been thrilling generations of visitors with its up close look at the majestic falls and the tradition will, thankfully, continue.
December 5, 2012 First of all, congratulations to the Syracuse Orange. They will meet up with West Virginia in the Pinstripe Bowl at Yankee Stadium, December 29th. Go Orange. Now having said that let me then say, "What is a Pinstripe Bowl?". Since the NCAA lowered the qualification for bowl eligibility to 6-6 we have seen a parade of mediocre teams playing each other in an ever increasing number of games. Exactly how many bowl games are there?
December 5, 2012 Kenny Chesney is coming. He'll be at the Times Union Center in Albany March 21st with the Eli Young Band and Kacey Musgraves. Tickets go on sale Friday December 14th at 10am for $78/$40.50. They can be purchased online at Ticketmaster. Rewards Club members can buy tickets in advance with our pre-sale code, coming next week.
December 3, 2012 Christmas came early for some in New York and New Jersey. A rich Missouri businessman, posing as 'Secret Santa' handed out $100 bills to people who had lost everything in Hurricane Sandy.
December 1, 2012 Jumping into Oneida Lake on the second day of December may not be thought of as big fun by some but doing it for a cause such as the "Special Olympics" is bringing out the best in some Central New Yorkers. The "Polar Plunge", according to Polarplungeny, will be held Sunday morning at Oneida Shores on Bartell Road in Brewerton. There is still time to brace yourself and sign up to take part. Here are the details.
November 29, 2012 One random act of kindness can touch so many people. A photo of a New York City police officer helping a homeless man has gone viral.
