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County Supers Reject Democratic Committee’s Elections Commissioner Nominee
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County Supers Reject Democratic Committee’s Elections Commissioner Nominee

By Matthew Avitabile

By Matthew AvitabileSCHOHARIE — The fight between the County Board of Supervisors and the Schoharie County Democratic Committee continued in another round as the supervisors again declined to appoint the committee’s nominee as one of the county election commissioners.Following several rounds of back and forth and a lawsuit, the county board declined to name former Old Stone Fort Director and election inspector Carle J. Kopecky as its Democratic election commissioner.The county Democratic com...

Jan 23, 2026 374 views
Heermance Memorial Library Receives $2,500 from National Bank of Coxsackie
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Heermance Memorial Library Receives $2,500 from National Bank of Coxsackie

By Matthew Avitabile

Pictured from left to right is Elizabeth Chiong, National Bank of Coxsackie Community Banking Officer; Jacqueline Whitbeck, Friends Activities Chairperson; May Mc Guigan, President of Friends; Kathy Clearwater, Friends Assistant Decorator; Lee Fenn, Friends Treasurer; Vernea Razanousky, Friends Vice President; Holly Fernandez NBC Branch Manager.COXSACKIE – National Bank of Coxsackie (NBC) is proud to announce its recent $2,500 donation to the Heermance Memorial Library in Coxsackie. The funds...

Jan 23, 2026 279 views
CRCS Returns From National Trips
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CRCS Returns From National Trips

By Matthew Avitabile

By Joshua WaltherCOBLESKILL - At the CRCS Board of Education meeting last week, students from both the FFA and the FBLA presented their yearly attendance of their respective national meetings.The first to present was the FFA, led by their advisor Mr. Ferreira, who commented that despite attending national conferences for ten years, “It’s still a little different every year.”The biggest change this time around was the conduct of the students, where he specified “This was the best group of...

Jan 22, 2026 370 views
The Drumbeat to Revolution
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The Drumbeat to Revolution

By Matthew Avitabile

By John OsinskiThe American Revolution didn’t happen overnight, nor was it originally about breaking away from English rule.  Its roots can be traced to the Seven Years War, fought in North America as the French and Indian War, and British efforts to make their Colonists bear some of the costs for fighting that war.In what is now upstate New York, open warfare will not occur for more than two years after the shots were fired at Lexington Green in the Bay Colony, but the drumbeat for war start...

Jan 22, 2026 175 views
New Monthly Homeschool Hub Program Launches at The Community Library
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New Monthly Homeschool Hub Program Launches at The Community Library

By Matthew Avitabile

First ever Community Library Homeschool Hub program attendees included Xzavier, Honor, Oakley, Hunny, Masan, and Gemma holding their completed Minecraft selfies in front of Library Assistant Courtney Little’s selfie drawing example. “Is everyone familiar with Minecraft?” Asked Little. Everyone raised their hands and enthusiastically responded with, “I AM!” While some drew Minecraft self portraits, Little said that was merely a jumping-off point, so others made grid portraits of their M...

Jan 22, 2026 261 views
Richmondville Village Trustees Change Meeting Time
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Richmondville Village Trustees Change Meeting Time

By Matthew Avitabile

By Chris EnglishRICHMONDVILLE — The Village of Richmondville Board of Trustees has been meeting at 5 p.m. for a long time, but that will change starting with the February meeting.At the Tuesday, Jan. 20 meeting, the board voted 4-1 to change the start time for meetings to 5:30 p.m. Mayor Carl Warner Jr. and Trustees Robert Hyatt, Jennifer Golden and Lisabeth Kabel all voted in favor, with Trustee Milan Jackson the only no vote. He had commented at an earlier meeting that later starting times h...

Jan 22, 2026 158 views