Second grade students from McKean, Potter and Tioga counties sent us their Letters to Santa, which are published here today for your enjoyment.

We were overwhelmed by the response to our annual Letters to Santa feature, with more than 1,250 letters submitted this year. Due ...

WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 5: Sugar Cookies With Buttercream 'Embroidery' for COOKIES PROJECT in Food photographed on November 5, 2025. (Photo by Lauren Bulbin/The Washington Post; food styling by Lisa ...

To my way of thinking, most folks love cookies. In the case of holiday cookies, for many it’s not just for their splendid taste and texture. Fondness is often linked to memories of warm kitchens and ...

Holly LeClair, one of the organizers for the Currier and Ives Cookie Tour, remembers one year when an ice storm struck the Monadnock region in December. “It hit the weekend of the tour, so it put a ...