Gary Smith, who for decades made scores of kids smile with his performances as Gary the Happy Pirate and who founded the Pirate Toy Fund, which has put 500,000 toys in the hands of children in need, ...

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Pittsford, N.Y. -- There is now a proposal under consideration in the Village of Pittsford to force operators of bikes and scooters to move from the sidewalk to Car vandalism, robbery outside Memorial ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Since its founding in 1995, the Pirate Toy Fund has distributed over 500,000 toys to children in Greater Rochester. Celebrating ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The death of Gary Smith, better known as “Gary the Happy Pirate,” has sent shockwaves throughout the Rochester community. One-half of iconic children’s entertainers “Doug and Gary,” ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Beloved local children’s entertainer Gary Smith died Friday morning. He was 64. He had been suffering from progressive supranuclear palsy the last couple of years. Smith was half of ...

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Rochester, N.Y. (WHAM) — This year, the Pirate Toy Fund will put countless smiles on many faces, just as Gary Smith, better known as Gary the Happy Pirate, intended when he started this venture in ...

Since its founding in 1995, the Pirate Toy Fund has distributed over 500,000 toys to children in Greater Rochester. Celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, the nonprofit organization continues to ...