3/20/10
Tonko plans to vote 'yes'
WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Paul Tonko, D-Amsterdam, announced Friday that he plans on supporting the health insurance...
East End issues back in spotlight
By JESSICA MAHER Recorder News Staff A concerned Amsterdam resident who spoke up in front of the Common Council this...
Mayor:Fire hydrant did work in '09
By CHARLIE KRAEBEL Recorder News Editor Old age and corroded pipes have been listed as reasons why a Grand Street fire...
Car, tractor-trailer collide in Charleston; woman hospitalized
By ERIC JONES Recorder News Staff CHARLESTON — A vehicle collided with a tractor-trailer at the intersection of...
Broadalbin gets $500G to expand wastewater plant
By HEATHER NELLIS Recorder News Staff BROADALBIN — Village Mayor Eugene Christopher has a project cooking that...
Delays expected at exit 28
FULTONVILLE — The New York State Thruway Authority Friday announced that a bridge replacement project at the exit...
F-MCCcelebrates faculty, staff at annual ceremony
By ERIC JONES Recorder News Staff JOHNSTOWN — Staff at Fulton-Montgomery Community College celebrated the...
Talks over use of Guy Park Ave. parcel continue
By ERIC JONES Recorder News Staff A parcel of land at 300 Guy Park Ave. in Amsterdam is indeed owned by the city...
Police report
Montgomery County Sheriff's Office Akeem K. Bembrey, 25, of 10 Yale St., Gloversville, faces aggravated unlicensed...
3/19/10
Infrastructure, oversight blamed for firefighting difficulties in Amsterdam
By JESSICA MAHER Recorder News Staff Despite the city just completing a $50,000-plus fire hydrant replacement project, a...
Family escapes unharmed
By JESSICA MAHER Recorder News Staff Dan Becker paced nervously on the sidewalk outside of 37 Grand St. on Thursday,...
Little change seen in local graduation rates
By ERIC JONES Recorder News Staff Fewer students across Montgomery and Fulton counties graduated after four years of...
Budget public hearing scheduled in Hagaman
By ERIC JONES Recorder News Staff HAGAMAN — A public hearing was set for the 2010-11 budget at the village board's...
F-MCChousing expansion laid out
By ERIC JONES Recorder News Staff JOHNSTOWN — A planned expansion of the Campus View student housing facility at...
Despite mailer, auto dealer staying put
By ERIC JONES Recorder News Staff PERTH — A mailing has caused some to believe trouble could be in store for one of...
3/18/10
Beef to benefit building
By JESSICA MAHER Recorder News Staff It hasn't taken long for an idea to turn into a tradition at the Horace J. Inman...
Clock ticking on Bridge Street funding
By JESSICA MAHER Recorder News Staff Movement on the Bridge Street reconstruction project is stagnant as the Common...
City settles with Aguero, seeks to fill vacancy
By JESSICA MAHER Recorder News Staff In addition to accepting the resignation of a suspended city employee on Tuesday,...
Fire threatens Hagaman home
By JESSICA MAHER Recorder News Staff HAGAMAN — Local firefighters were praised for quick action at the scene of a...
Businesses unite in effort to boost sales
By HEATHER NELLIS Recorder News Staff BROADALBIN — The village of Broadalbin business district is uniting to...
McFee defeats Manclow
By JOSHUA THOMAS For the Recorder FORT PLAIN — The Fort Plain Village Board of Trustees has a new member, as...
In brief
School closing announced FONDA — Fonda-Fultonville Central School will be closed Friday, April 2 in observance of...
Flower power: Girl Scouts to add beauty with blooms
By HEATHER NELLIS Recorder News Staff BROADALBIN — Furthering the "Beautifying Broadalbin" initiative, Girl Scouts...
Local high schools to be featured on WMHT
By ERIC JONES Recorder News Staff Two area high school choruses will join a nationally-renowned composer and singing...
3/17/10
Natale places second in regional bee
By ERIC JONES Recorder News Staff SCHENECTADY — An eighth-grade student at St. Mary's Institute came within an few...
Thane: Appointment to board was an error
By JESSICA MAHER Recorder News Staff A recent appointment to the Citizens Review Board was made in error, according to...
Police warn public of dangerous trend
By JESSICA MAHER Recorder News Staff Following an incident at Fastrac last week in which a victim was slashed repeatedly...
Deeper into the red
By JESSICA MAHER Recorder News Staff Facing a more drastic deficit than originally anticipated in Amsterdam's proposed...
Amended proposal will head to board for consideration
By ERIC JONES Recorder News Staff FONDA — A revised proposal to amend Montgomery County's 2010 operating budget by...
Police report
Montgomery County Sheriff's Office * Tiffany L. Sampson, 28, of 100 Charles Lane, Amsterdam, faces charges of petit...
Village residents could face hefty tax increase
By HEATHER NELLIS Recorder News Staff BROADALBIN — Because of a significant loss in sales tax revenue, a drop in...
In brief
Meeting announced The next meeting of the Amsterdam Urban Renewal Agency will take place March 24 at 6:30 p.m. at the...
Election turnout 'horrible'
By HEATHER NELLIS Recorder News Staff JOHNSTOWN — Less than 10 percent of registered voters in the Fulton County...
3/16/10
Common Council to consider purchases
By JESSICA MAHER Recorder News Staff Several items may come off Amsterdam's Capital Project and Equipment Plan tonight,...
Muni reaches out to potential members
By JESSICA MAHER Recorder News Staff The Amsterdam Municipal Golf Course is beefing up its efforts to increase...
Mayor silent on mystery appointment
By JESSICA MAHER Recorder News Staff There may be a new member of Amsterdam's Citizens Review Board, though most in the...
B-P community reeling over controversial e-mail
By HEATHER NELLIS Recorder News Staff BROADALBIN — State School Boards Association training for the two new...
Three charged with underage alcohol sales after sting operation
According to the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office, an alcohol sting operation was conducted Thursday, in conjunction...
Fire reports
Amsterdam Fire Department Saturday, Feb. 27 2:38 a.m. — EMS, 33 Fairmount Ave.
In brief
Board meeting rescheduled TOWN OF AMSTERDAM — The town's regularly scheduled board meeting has been changed to...
Public criticizes worker's dismissal
By ERIC JONES Recorder News Staff TOWN OF FLORIDA — The layoff of a highway department employee was the topic on...
3/15/10
To market, to market
By JESSICA MAHER Recorder News Staff Those white block letters stretched across the iconic red background on Market...
New hire blocked
By JESSICA MAHER Recorder News Staff The Amsterdam Civil Service Commission has voiced opposition to a newly created...
Police report
New York State Police * Bradly C. Wiltey, 18, of Fonda, was ticketed Wednesday afternoon by state police in...
Man faces contempt, assault charges
An Amsterdam resident faces felony charges of first-degree criminal contempt after an incident at 131 Market St. late...
A path to leadership starts close to home for Mayor Dayton King
By AMY RADIK Special to the Recorder Like many seniors in high school, Dayton King thought he needed to move away from...
On the agenda
Personnel Committee: meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the Common Council chambers on the second floor of City Hall, 61...
Investigation leads to arrests
GLOVERSVILLE — The Gloversville Police Department announced the arrest of four residents in connection with heroin...
Community shows its support
By JESSICA MAHER Recorder News Staff Organizers were pleased with the turnout at the Amsterdam John J. Wyszomirski...
City man faces drug charges
An Amsterdam resident faces felony drug charges after a traffic stop Wednesday night on Bunn Street.
3/14/10
Two arrested in altercation
By ERIC JONES Recorder News Staff Two Amsterdam residents face felony assault charges after an incident at the Fastrac...
Speaking in code
City department faces challenges, incorporates changes By JESSICA MAHER Recorder News Staff
Fabozzi shares passion for poetry
By ERIC JONES Recorder News Staff Amsterdam resident Todd Fabozzi is a man who wears many hats. As an employee of a...
Week in review
SUNDAY TRIBES HILL — Every year, Sacred Heart Church parishioners make more spaghetti and meatballs for their...
Using their noodles
By ERIC JONES Recorder News Staff BROADALBIN — A vehicle is driven onto a nature trail where it must clean up the...
A method to the madness
By JESSICA MAHER Recorder News Staff Among cases on the Amsterdam City Court docket Thursday were five building codes...