Recently, I received an e-mailed letter from a lady who described herself as disabled. She wrote that she had always enjoyed tending her garden, but, due to her physical disability, she felt nervous about trying to work around her flowers and shrubs. She wondered if I had any ideas that would be useful to physically challenged people such as herself. ...more

February 10, 2008

A dump truck driver involved in a fatal hit-and-run accident has been released after voluntarily coming forward to give a statement, police said. ...more

February 7, 2008

LAKELAND - A dump truck driver involved in a fatal hit-and-run accident has turned himself in to police, investigators said. ...more

February 7, 2008

LAKELAND - A 66-year-old man in a wheelchair was killed Wednesday morning in a hit-and-run on East Memorial Boulevard, police reported. ...more

February 6, 2008

Seven years ago, Stefani Busansky had the idea of building a playground that was accessible to all children. ...more

January 29, 2008

LAKE PLACID — John Komasa likes to scuba dive, ride a bike, read and just get out and take walks. Although an accountant by trade, he seems like a natural for a recreation director, and that's what he became a year and a half ago when he headed Lake Placid's parks and recreation department. "I'm not in as good as shape as I used to be, and I took this job to get from behind the desk," he said. ...more

January 14, 2008