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On Feb. 26, 1987: Officials proposed superchlorinating the raw water supply in Fort Plain to end a prolonged outbreak of giardiasis, which is more commonly known as “beaver fever.”

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On Feb. 12, 1971, Amsterdam Town Justice Frank Slezak was only hearing emergency cases after refusing to continue holding court in his own home.

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Salvatore Morrella, Joseph Sapia and John Russo told police they were fruit merchants on their way back to Amsterdam from New York City with what they said was a load of grapes when they were stopped by authorities in Hudson, according to The…

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On Jan. 14, 1962, a Fort Plain woman employed at the Canajoharie Nursing Home was given a one-year suspended jail sentence after admitting to using narcotics prescribed to patients on herself and swapping water for the missing drugs.

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On Jan. 8, 1958, disaster was averted when the Johnstown mayor launched into action after spotting a freight train with a flaming “hot box” speeding through Montgomery County.

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Retail sales records were broken in Amsterdam in 1902 as merchants reported a week's worth of banner shopping days leading up to Christmas. The post office handled so many packages and letters that employees had trouble finding places to stan…