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FLORIDA
Cemetery marks 130th as a gentle place to be
Sunday, May 26, 2013
Alfred McKinlay has been around VanVechten Cemetery for more than 50 years.
MONTGOMERY COUNTY
Montgomery County spending plans get voter approval
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Voters Tuesday approved the newly merged Oppenheim-Ephratah-St. Johnsville Central School District’s $18.1 million budget proposal by a huge margin, with a 154-17 vote.
FONDA & FULTONVILLE
Ex-school superintendent suing Fonda-Fultonville to get back old health coverage
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
A former Fonda-Fultonville superintendent is taking his old district to court in hopes of getting back the health insurance plan the district replaced.
AMSTERDAM
Amsterdam road project disrupts traffic
Monday, May 20, 2013
Traffic congestion and a bumpy ride are among the downsides of major roadwork under way in the city of Amsterdam.
AMSTERDAM
Amsterdam jewelry store burglar broke in through ceiling
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Ernesto Morales Jewelry and Repair, one of only a few occupied storefronts in the quiet Amsterdam Riverfront Center, was burglarized sometime shortly before 8:30 p.m. Sunday.
AMES
Village of Ames caught in election spat
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
The two-person government has generated more controversy than might be expected from a village with just 96 eligible voters.
FONDA
Man found guilty in Amsterdam double murder to appeal
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
The Amsterdam man who stabbed Cheryl Goss and William McDermott to death in their Locust Avenue apartment is appealing his life sentence.
FORT PLAIN & CANAJOHARIE
2 school districts face different fortunes with budgets
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Fort Plain students will likely spend more time in art class over the coming year if voters approve the district’s proposed budget, but the Canajoharie Central School District, Fort Plain’s neighbor to the east, wasn’t quite as fortunate during its recent budget process.
PALATINE BRIDGE
Historic Palatine Bridge church to open for tour
Monday, May 13, 2013
Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church was built by farmers on a plot of land just north of Palatine Bridge back when those farmers were still British subjects.
OPPENHEIM, EPHRATAH & ST. JOHNSVILLE
Familiar face to lead Oppenheim-Ephratah-St. Johnsville school district
Friday, May 10, 2013
Laura Campione Lawrence was chosen Wednesday as superintendent of schools for the newly merged Oppenheim-Ephratah-St. Johnsville Central School District.
AMSTERDAM
Prime Time: Amsterdam woman has taught art for 74 years
Friday, May 10, 2013
Grace Gilbert can't recall all the paintings she's done over the decades since she developed a love for art as a child. And as of last fall, the accomplished artist can officially say her works are “sold out.”
AMSTERDAM
Prime Time: Woodworking project brings back memories
Friday, May 10, 2013
Beverly Lenox, 76, of Amsterdam is using her woodworking skills to refurbish a dollhouse she built years ago.
FLORIDA
$1,000 reward offered in Alpin Haus fire
Thursday, May 9, 2013
Alpin Haus is offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of whoever set a fire at its Montgomery County store last week.
AMSTERDAM
Amsterdam school budget proposal maintains status quo
Wednesday, May 8, 2013
The Greater Amsterdam School District’s proposed $63 million 2013-14 budget is pretty straightforward: No programs are being cut, no one is getting laid off and the tax levy isn’t increasing.
FONDA & FULTONVILLE
Budget aims to return Fonda-Fultonville district to firm footing
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
Fonda-Fultonville’s proposed 2013-14 school budget marks the end of a year of near-constant cuts and financial distress.
