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Monday, May 13, 2013  Update: Oneida Nation to present check on Wednesday, to help offset costs

Tuesday, May 07, 2013  A judge granted William Seward III’s heir, his great-great-grandson Ray Messenger, letters which allow him to be an executor of William Seward III’s estate.

Tuesday, April 30, 2013  Athletes in James Fenimore Cooper's upstate New York hometown will take the field as the Hawkeyes after dropping the long-standing nickname Redskins

Tuesday, April 23, 2013  A central New York group that's trying to prevent the sale of a local museum's valuable painting is planning to hold a public meeting next week

Monday, April 22, 2013  The village of Canastota is the first official "Trail Town" along New York's stretch of the North Country Trail

Tuesday, March 19, 2013  A pay-it-forward fund is helping to benefit the family of Lori Bresnahan.

Monday, February 25, 2013  A painting given to William H. Seward before he became Abraham Lincoln's secretary of state is being put up for sale.

Thursday, February 07, 2013  Kids can get an early start on their dream of becoming pilots, while being inspired to get better grades and stay away from drugs and gangs.

Sunday, February 03, 2013  The Ghost Hunters are back in Central New York!

Friday, January 11, 2013  Digging for Dinosaurs event at Syracuse's Oncenter brings together kids and parents for a fun-filled and educational exhibit.

Tuesday, December 18, 2012  A museum in New York's Finger Lakes has returned a number of artifacts to the Onondaga Indian Nation.

Wednesday, December 12, 2012  An upstate man's collection of G.I. Joes dating back to the 1960s and `70s is featured in a newly opened exhibit at the New York State Military Museum.

Sunday, December 02, 2012  The Everson Museum of Art's Festival of Trees is celebrating its 27th anniversary this year, running through December 9th.

Thursday, November 15, 2012  Lincoln biographer Doris Kearns Goodwin will speak at Auburn High School on Thursday night.

Saturday, November 10, 2012  Saturday night, the Shadow Chasers and the Erie Canal Museum welcomed the public to try their own investigations. They were able to use the latest in ghost hunting technology, but at the same time, were also given informal history lessons about the Erie Canal.