Brittany May collected more than 1,000 items for troops stationed overseas. For the Hudson Middle School eighth-grader, it was a family affair. Her uncle, Joey Jarrel, is shipping out with the National Guard to Afghanistan after Christmas. ...more

December 21, 2008

Back in 1995, Gene and Polly Shewfelt started a volunteer snowball rolling by picking the citrus in their own backyard to provide food for the needy. ...more

December 17, 2008

Back in 1995, Gene and Polly Shewfelt started a volunteer snowball rolling by picking the citrus in their own backyard to provide food for the needy. ...more

December 17, 2008

Back in 1995, Gene and Polly Shewfelt started a volunteer snowball rolling by picking the citrus in their own backyard to provide food for the needy. ...more

December 10, 2008

Patients at St. Joseph's Hospital get extra care, thanks to a crew of high school students who give their time. ...more

October 8, 2008

Not one in the packed house could recall a moment of danger or bedlam that ended with someone catching a criminal in the act. ...more

October 5, 2008

Patients at St. Joseph's Hospital get extra care, thanks to a crew of high school students who give their time. ...more

September 10, 2008

The Lake Placid - Chamber of Commerce has a new president of the board and three new directors. ...more

September 7, 2008

Jim Igler is retired - sort of. His sailboat sits behind his coastal home, snuggled against the red mangroves and rocky shoreline that replaced his environmentally unfriendly sea wall. Most of the time, though, the sailboat sits idle, unused. There just isn't time. ...more

August 27, 2008

As Donna Guajardo, 16, sorts through donated linens, 15-year-old Heather Beatty dries litter boxes at an animal shelter. Just a few miles away, Jeanine Tatlock, 15, shelves library books, while Brittany Prescott, 14, works with camp counselors and kids. ...more

August 20, 2008