August 20, 2012

Comedian Phyllis Diller, 95


Comedian Phyllis Diller, known for her self-deprecating humor, died "peacefully in her sleep" at her Los Angeles home Monday morning, her manager told CNN. Diller was 95.

"Her son, Perry, found her with a smile on her face," Milt Suchin said.

August 17, 2012

Thomas W. Prevost Obituary


Prevost, Thomas W. CASTLETON Thomas W. Prevost, 67, of Castleton, died suddenly on Saturday, August 11, 2012 at his residence.

August 16, 2012

No public comment in the State Capital

1st hearing on 45% Thruway toll hike to be held Thursday
 
BUFFALO -- The first of three public hearings on the Thruway Authority's plan to raise truck tolls by 45 percent will be held in Buffalo.

Julia Child: America's 1st Top Chef would be 100 today...

Julia Child, who turned the art of French cooking into prime-time television entertainment and brought cassoulet to a casserole culture in the two volumes of her monumental "Mastering the Art of French Cooking," Mrs. Child was not the first dedicated cook to turn cooking into a spectator sport - James Beard preceded her on television in 1945, Dione Lucas in 1948 - but she brought a fresh, breezy approach to daunting material, expressed in her up-the-scales signature signoff, "Bon appétit!"