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WATERTOWN — At the Watertown Family YMCA Mary L. Clemo Smith Community Center on Wednesday, people with various skill levels got to the crust of the matter. They exercised their pursuit of happiness while making something as American as apple pie.

Peter de Jager says his legacy is a mixed blessing. “I'll give you an example,” he said in a phone interview from his home in Toronto. “After the year 2000, I was approached by a large corporation.

WATERTOWN — The “Looking Backward” feature of the Times this month has reminded readers of, or introduced them to, the local concerns faced as the year 2000 arrived. We have gathered some of those 25 Years Ago highlights:

From Massena, where a duo began a millennium disaster food drive, to Glens Falls, where a company that supplied portable toilets saw a run on rentals, there were some serious preparations 25 years ago on the eve of the Y2K computer bug.

CHAUMONT — The world's leading outdoor magazine has named Chaumont Bay the No. 1 ice-fishing lake in North America, and after weeks of mild temperatures, a cold snap is forecast to arrive next week, putting the honor on firm foundation for the ice anglers who flock here each winter.

WATERTOWN — City native John Stephen O’Neill defied the odds up until Sunday when he died at his home in Kettering, Ohio, at the age of 70.

MARTINSBURG – In mid-December, a few days after Facebook recognized the Tug Hill Snow Chasers as a “Top Rising Creator,” content manager and page creator Rodney J. Tabolt posted, with

ADAMS — Ranger the llama, 21, desperately needs a friend — specifically, a female pony or neutered male llama.

CHAUMONT — Otis L. Darby has been persistent following an Oct. 19 incident that left him battered and baffled.

WATERTOWN — As a personal injury attorney who focuses on roadway incidents involving bicyclists, Benjamin C. Rabin constantly works to dispel the perception of many people that bicyclists should not