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FORT PLAIN — The property tax levy would rise by approximately 1.43% under the $23.48 million 2024-25 school budget proposed by the Fort Plain Central School District. The annual budget vote is May 21. Read MoreProposed Fort Plain school budget carries 1.43% tax increase
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Spanning five decades, Morrison had become revered in his circle for spearheading reenactments and churning out closely-vetted material on the American Revolution in the Mohawk Valley, Schoharie Valley and Southern Adirondacks. Read MoreHistorians, reenactors honor late Fulton County historian James F. Morrison
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ST. JOHNSVILLE - Some looks at a ceremony Saturday, May 11, 2024, at Fort Klock honoring Gloversville Historian James Morrison, who died in March. Read MoreImages: Honoring late Gloversville historian at Fort Klock (19 photos)
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Each week The Daily Gazette photographers are in your neighborhoods capturing the moments that tell stories. Read MoreTop photos this week from our Daily Gazette photographers
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No amount of flag waving or lectures about voting being an important democratic right will actually make people more likely to cast a ballot. The best method is simply making it more convenient, our columnist writes. Read MoreWaite: Mail-in voting improves turnout. The results are already in.
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What’s now known as Glen Conservancy Hall has been bringing people together for nearly 200 years. Preservation minded locals are returning the favor by keeping the building together. Read MoreHistoric Glen Conservancy Hall sparking fellowship in arts, preservation
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The latest results from Section 2 softball: Read MoreSection 2 softball: 2024 results: Patregnani strikes out 14 in Lansingburgh win
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The latest Section 2 baseball results: Read MoreSection 2 baseball 2024 results: Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk beats Voorheesville
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For the first time since 2012, a Kentucky Derby winner running back in the Preakness is not the favorite for the second jewel of the Triple Crown. Read MoreDerby winner Mystik Dan is in the Preakness, but Muth is favorite
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The second Friday in May has been good for Jack Speshock. Read MoreRacing Around: Speshock dials up second-Friday-in-May magic
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Tom Brady and two of the NFL's highest-paid quarterbacks will gather Week 1 of the 2024 season in Cleveland. Brady, in his regular-season broadcasting debut with FOX, was part of the announcem… Read MoreCowboys, Browns and Brady featured in Week 1 matchup
Cowboys, Browns and Brady featured in Week 1 matchup Read MoreCowboys, Browns and Brady featured in Week 1 matchup
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Lisa Bluder retires, Jan Jensen takes over at Iowa Read MoreLisa Bluder retires, Jan Jensen takes over at Iowa
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Iowa coach Lisa Bluder announced her retirement on Monday, and associate head coach Jan Jensen was named her successor. Bluder, 63, spent 24 of her 34 seasons as a Division I head coach at Iow… Read MoreLisa Bluder retires, Jan Jensen takes over at Iowa
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The historic tavern has been closed for more than five years. Read MoreBrookside Tavern renovation in Ephratah reaches 'final stages'
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AMSTERDAM — Boarded up windows are often signs of vacancy and decay, but at historic Guy Park Manor, they’re an indication of the building’s stabilization as its ongoing restoration reaches a critical stage. Read More'Extra level of care' put into Amsterdam's Guy Park Manor restoration, preservation (w/ video, photos)
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TOWN OF AMSTERDAM — Sunny Hunny Farms will grow following approval of plans for an on-site farm store selling goods produced by the nursery and apiary. Read MoreSunny Hunny Farms to grow with approval of on-site farm store in town of Amsterdam
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JOHNSTOWN - While he could be staying up late playing video games or scrolling through social media, a Gloversville teen has recently spent his evenings trying to help a Johnstown community center raise money, reaching out to news outlets to drum up support. Read MoreGloversville teen aims to help Johnstown's One Church Street raise funds
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When Jeff Coon was called inside to his maintenance bay at Brown Transportation to assist with an issue, he didn’t think much of it. That’s what he does. Read MoreBrown Transportation maintenance manager honored for decades of service
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FORT PLAIN - A look around Erie Station Bar & Grill in Fort Plain. Read MoreImages: Erie Station Bar & Grill in Fort Plain (13 photos)
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AMSTERDAM — Volunteers from National Grid collected around 40 bags of leaves and 20 bags of trash along a 10-mile section of the Erie Canalway Trail and in two neighboring parks Friday morning. Read MoreNational Grid volunteers clean up at trail, neighboring Amsterdam parks
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An eight member jury led by Greta Gerwig will decide the winner of this year's Palme d'Or, the top prize of the Cannes Film Festival, which kicks off Tuesday. Read MoreGreta Gerwig's jury at the Cannes Film Festival
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There is a strong case to be made that Meryl Streep, who picks up a lifetime achievement award at the Cannes Film Festival on Tuesday, is the most respected actor of her generation. Read MoreMeryl Streep: Hollywood's peerless star
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Tom Brady and two of the NFL's highest-paid quarterbacks will gather Week 1 of the 2024 season in Cleveland. Brady, in his regular-season broadcasting debut with FOX, was part of the announcem… Read MoreCowboys, Browns and Brady featured in Week 1 matchup
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A French court will rule Tuesday on whether French-Polish filmmaker Roman Polanski is guilty of defaming British actor Charlotte Lewis after she accused him of raping her when she was a teenager. Read MoreFrench court to rule in Polanski defamation trial
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The other presenters are from districts in New Mexico, Virginia and Ohio. Read MoreJohnstown school official to address chronic absenteeism at White House
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The high-dollar plan, strapped with $133,948 additional tax dollars, will go up for referendum on May 21. Read MoreDolgeville schools proposes 2.5% tax levy increase
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Asked if there were any accelerants, Gloversville Fire Chief Thomas Groff declined to comment, noting that the fire is still under investigation. State arson investigators are assisting with t… Read More8 displaced in Sunday Gloversville blaze
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Local school district officials on Wednesday erected a 4.5-foot barrier between Prospect Hill Cemetery and an athletic field in response to reports of misplaced equipment. Read MoreNorthville cemetery now protected from soccer balls
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ST. JOHNSVILLE - Some looks at a ceremony Saturday, May 11, 2024, at Fort Klock honoring Gloversville Historian James Morrison, who died in March. Read MoreImages: Honoring late Gloversville historian at Fort Klock (19 photos)
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BROADALBAN - The Amy Stock Memorial Trailer in Broadalbin. Read MoreImages: Amy Stock Memorial Trailer in Fulton County (10 photos)
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Broadalbin-Perth Elementary School has been honored for the second year in a row for its efforts to engage students in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education, accord… Read MoreImages: Broadalbin-Perth Elementary honored (5 photos)
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HIGH SCHOOLS - Some looks at the Scotia-Glenville vs. Amsterdam baseball game Monday, May 6, 2024. Read MoreImages: Scotia-Glenville vs. Amsterdam baseball (11 photos)
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The New York State Power Authority and NYS Canal Corp. stabilized Guy Park Manor and are now ready to lift the 1774 building almost four-feet above the flood plain and begin restoring it for f… Read MoreA tour of the restoration process of Amsterdam's Guy Park Manor built in 1774
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AMSTERDAM - Some looks at restoration work being done on Guy Park Manor in Amsterdam. Read MoreImages: Amsterdam's Guy Park Manor restoration (17 photos)
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TOWN OF MOHAWK - Some looks at Thursday's cyber range announcement at SUNY Fulton Montgomery. Read MoreImages: SUNY Fulton Montgomery cyber range (8 photos)
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FONDA - Outgoing Montgomery County Executive Matt Ossenfort is given a sendoff Tuesday on his last day. Read MoreImages: Montgomery County Executive Matt Ossenfort's sendoff
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HIGH SCHOOLS - Broadalbin-Perth baseball took on Amsterdam and came away with the 16-5 win. Read MoreImages: Broadalbin-Perth baseball vs. Amsterdam (13 photos) - The Recorder
AMSTERDAM - Some looks around the Amsterdam Municipal Golf Course Monday, April 29, 2024. Read MoreImages: Amsterdam Municipal Golf Course (8 photos)
TOWN OF JOHNSTOWN - Some looks around the Empire QuiltFest at SUNY Fulton Montgomery Saturday, April 27, 2024. Read MoreIMAGES: Empire QuiltFest Saturday at SUNY FMCC (18 photos) - The Recorder
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BROADALBIN-PERTH - Looks at the second day of the annual Broadalbin Craft Fair and Home Show at Broadalbin-Perth High School to benefit the Broadalbin Youth Commission Sunday. Read MoreImages: Broadalbin Craft Fair and Home Show (7 photos)
Between festivals, concerts, Broadway shows and community events, there’s always something to do in the Capital Region. We'll feature some of these events here each Thursday through Sunday and highlight a best bet of the day. Read MoreThings to do: Friday, April 19
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CAROGA LAKE — Caroga Arts Collective has announced the lineup for the Caroga Lake Music Festival’s 2024 summer season. Read MoreCaroga Lake Music Festival 2024 programming announced
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ALBANY - The great solar eclipse of 2024 is set for April and most of New York State will get a show. Read MoreWhere to see the solar eclipse in Capital Region? Elsewhere?
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My name is Adam, and I’m an Oscars junkie. Read MoreOur Adam Shinder predicts the big winners for the 96th Academy Awards
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Shorty’s to reopen under new ownership in coming weeks Read MoreShorty’s Southside Tavern in Amsterdam to reopen under new ownership
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TOWN OF AMSTERDAM — Java will start flowing at the newly constructed Starbucks drive-thru cafe later this week. Read MoreNew Starbucks drive-thru cafe on Route 30 in town of Amsterdam to open
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MONTGOMERY COUNTY - Some looks at the Loopie's Irish Pub Soup and Chili cook-off to benefit the Montgomery County SPCA in Tribes Hill. Photos from our Stan Hudy Read MoreLoopie's Irish Pub Soup and Chili cook-off (6 photos)
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Loopie’s Irish Pub, located at 410 Mohawk Drive in Tribes Hill, is hosting their 17th annual soup and chili cook-off on Sunday from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Read MoreLoopie’s Irish Pub soup and chili cook-off
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No amount of flag waving or lectures about voting being an important democratic right will actually make people more likely to cast a ballot. The best method is simply making it more convenien… Read MoreWaite: Mail-in voting improves turnout. The results are already in.
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DOWN TO BUSINESS - Take a guess on the most-littered single-use plastic item in the world. Read MoreTobacco giant faces shareholders' vote on risks of cigarette litter: Down to Business
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DOWN TO BUSINESS - Doris Mold thought she’d see a “nudge upward” in the number of women counted as farmers in the government’s latest agricultural census. Read MoreNumber of female farmers holds steady in latest data after big bump in 2017
Since late Friday night, 18-year-old Alexa Kropf has been lying in a hospital bed with several broken bones and has undergone two surgeries. Read MoreEDITORIAL: Public's help needed to stop ATV crashes, catch perpetrators
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Just try it, and then work out the details as you go. Read MoreEDITORIAL: Pull back on zero-emission school bus mandate
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Berkshire Hathaway is famous for its annual shareholders’ meeting, which draws 30,000 or so to Omaha, Nebraska, for a long weekend in May that, in addition to company business and a question-a… Read MoreAdviser: Hybrid annual shareholders' meeting worth consideration: Down to Business
Roseann Gentile Pagano Gloversville - Roseann Gentile Pagano, age 78, went home to the Lord on Wednesday, March 27, 2024. Read MorePagano, Roseann Gentile
Elizabeth Santorella Amsterdam - Elizabeth "Liz" Ann Santorella, 80, of Carmichael Street, Amsterdam, passed away peacefully Friday, May 10, 2024, with her loving family by her side. Read MoreSantorella, Elizabeth
Mary Louise Scott Skaneateles - Mary Louise Scott, age 77, passed away at home surrounded by her family on May 7, 2024 following a courageous three- year battle with ovarian cancer. Read MoreScott, Mary Louise
John "Jack" Walrath Gloversville - John "Jack" Walrath, 88 passed away on May 8,2024 at Nathan Litauer Hospital Nursing Home. Friends may call Monday May 13,2024 from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. a… Read MoreWalrath, John