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Financial Audits Go Well For Sharon Springs School District

By Matthew Avitabile

By Chris EnglishSHARON SPRINGS _ Some recent audits of Sharon Springs School District finances went well, Business Manager Tony DiPace reported at the Monday, Nov. 17 school board meeting.A financial audit and extracurricular financial audit came back with no major issues, he said."A very clean audit," DiPace noted. "My hat's off to the staff down there, they did a great job as always."He said there was a comment on the financial audit about the district not doing an independent audit of fixed a...

Nov 23, 2025 • 166 views

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Financial Audits Go Well For Sharon Springs School District

By Matthew Avitabile

By Chris EnglishSHARON SPRINGS _ Some recent audits of Sharon Springs School District finances went well, Business Manager Tony DiPace reported at the Monday, Nov. 17 school board meeting.A financial audit and extracurricular financial audit came back with no major issues, he said."A very clean audit," DiPace noted. "My hat's off to the staff down there, they did a great job as always."He said there was a comment on the financial audit about the district not doing an independent audit of fixed a...

Nov 23, 2025 • 54 views

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History from the Old Stone Fort - A View of the Revolution & Civil War

By Matthew Avitabile

Photo of Civil War First SergeantThe identity and regiment of this Soldier is unknown, but the lozenge (diamond) on top of each yellow chevron pattern (the three stripes) indicates that he was a Cavalry First Sergeant. The photograph itself is an enlarged copy of a hand-tinted daguerreotype. This image is in reverse as with most daguerreotypes.  Lower Fort Provision Return, 1779This document was a provision return of an attachment of Colonel Peter Vrooman’s Militia Regiment. Colonel Vrooman ...

Nov 23, 2025 • 278 views

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New Golding Mural Unveiled

By Matthew Avitabile

By Joshua WaltherCOBLESKILL - On Monday evening, the CRCS Board of Education met during their regular meeting to discuss Golding’s brand-new mural installed in the library hallway.The mural, titled “The Clay That We Are Made Of,” features heavy Native American influence and draws its name from how the school is situated on historical Mohawk territory and finding connection through the people that one surrounds themself with.The piece was created by Jay Havens, a Haudenosaunee artist that c...

Nov 23, 2025 • 230 views

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Cobleskill DAR Names 2025 Good Citizens

By Matthew Avitabile

Dylan Gallagher Yasmin IssaySubmitted by Sue deBruijnSCHOHARIE COUNTY – Two Schoharie County high school seniors, Dylan Gallagher of Cobleskill-Richmondville Central School and Yasmin Issa of Sharon Springs Central School, have been chosen as DAR Good Citizens by their teachers and classmates.  This contest is sponsored each year by the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution and locally by the Captain Christian Brown Chapter of Cobleskill.The students were judged on leadership...

Nov 23, 2025 • 66 views

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Cobleskill DAR Names 2025 Good Citizens

By Matthew Avitabile

Dylan Gallagher Yasmin IssaySubmitted by Sue deBruijnSCHOHARIE COUNTY – Two Schoharie County high school seniors, Dylan Gallagher of Cobleskill-Richmondville Central School and Yasmin Issa of Sharon Springs Central School, have been chosen as DAR Good Citizens by their teachers and classmates.  This contest is sponsored each year by the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution and locally by the Captain Christian Brown Chapter of Cobleskill.The students were judged on leadership...

Nov 23, 2025 • 176 views

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Cobleskill-Richmondville Hosts Regional Conference Day: “One Region, One Purpose—Better Together for Every Student”

By Matthew Avitabile

Guest speaker, Ali Hearn, jokes with attendeesGuest speaker, Dr. Laura McDaniel,  engages with her breakout session, "Literacy Best Practices" C-R National Junior Honor Society members assisted with serving lunch and directing attendees throughout the day (left to right, 8th graders Ava Moreland and Abby Miller) C-R National Junior Honor Society members assisted with serving lunch and directing attendees throughout the day (left to right, 8th graders Maeleigh Dinge, Emmi Hughes and Sawyer Bei...

Nov 23, 2025 • 169 views

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Cobleskill-Richmondville Hosts Regional Conference Day: “One Region, One Purpose—Better Together for Every Student”

By Matthew Avitabile

Guest speaker, Ali Hearn, jokes with attendeesGuest speaker, Dr. Laura McDaniel,  engages with her breakout session, "Literacy Best Practices" C-R National Junior Honor Society members assisted with serving lunch and directing attendees throughout the day (left to right, 8th graders Ava Moreland and Abby Miller) C-R National Junior Honor Society members assisted with serving lunch and directing attendees throughout the day (left to right, 8th graders Maeleigh Dinge, Emmi Hughes and Sawyer Bei...

Nov 23, 2025 • 81 views

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“Mighty Men of Sharon” Now Available

By Matthew Avitabile

SHARON SPRINGS — Twelve brave men from Sharon are showing off their personalities in a calendar for a good cause. The Sharon Historical Society has published the “Mighty Men of Sharon” 2026 calendar as a fundraising project and it is selling like hotcakes!The ‘dad bod’ is becoming a more popular kind of body shape, with reports suggesting a bit of cushioning is more attractive to women than chiseled abs. We wanted to shake up tradition, and what better way to do that than to celebrate ...

Nov 23, 2025 • 167 views

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“Mighty Men of Sharon” Now Available

By Matthew Avitabile

SHARON SPRINGS — Twelve brave men from Sharon are showing off their personalities in a calendar for a good cause. The Sharon Historical Society has published the “Mighty Men of Sharon” 2026 calendar as a fundraising project and it is selling like hotcakes!The ‘dad bod’ is becoming a more popular kind of body shape, with reports suggesting a bit of cushioning is more attractive to women than chiseled abs. We wanted to shake up tradition, and what better way to do that than to celebrate ...

Nov 23, 2025 • 187 views

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Rare Bottle Collection Shared at Historians' Meeting

By Matthew Avitabile

COBLESKILL — Historian Jeff Ullman will share his collection of antique and rare bottles at the Monday, Dec. 1 meeting of the Town of Cobleskill Historical Society.The public is invited. The free program starts at 6 p.m. at the extension building on South Grand Street.The society welcomes new members.The Cobleskill historical society is a nonprofit, 501c (3) organization and membership donations are tax deductible. New members are always welcome. Dues are $10 for the year for both individuals ...

Nov 21, 2025 • 189 views

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Real Training on Simulated Equipment for Students

By Matthew Avitabile

Dylan JonesSCHOHARIE– Capital Region BOCES Heavy Equipment Repair and Operation [HERO] senior Dylan Jones uses a heavy equipment simulator recently at the Career and Technical Education Center - Schoharie Campus.Thanks to a National Grid Workforce Development Grant, Capital Region BOCES took delivery in 2022 of four new heavy equipment operator simulators that will are used to train students on how to operate backhoes, bulldozers, graders, excavators and dump trucks.BOCES acquired two more of ...

Nov 21, 2025 • 186 views