COHOES, N.Y. — New York waitress got a huge surprise when she went to pick up the check.

RIVERSIDE, N.J. — Good deeds are contagious, as the saying goes.

SYRACUSE — We’ve all heard the term “pay it forward,” an idea promulgated in the 2000 movie and 1999 novel by the same name. The generally accepted definition is repaying a good deed to others instead of back to the original benefactor.

Beth Brewer, Claypool, experienced something Monday afternoon she will never forget. She shared her experience with InkFreeNews on our Facebook page and it is worth sharing with others. “I want to share this truly amazing ‘pay it forward’ I saw at Walmart in Warsaw today. This gentleman in his early to late 70s was in …read more.

Imagine how much better the world would be if every person did one nice thing for another person. If every good deed was repaid by doing another good deed for someone else. A Milford fifth grade student and teacher are trying to do just that with their Pay It Forward Challenge. Cheryl Van Laeken, a …read more.