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11/01/2025

His blood alcohol content tested at 0.25 percent, police say.

BROADALBIN - An Amsterdam man drove drunk in a Broadalbin rollover recently, New York State Police said Friday.

11/01/2025

Our Todd R. McAdam takes a look at Fulton County's brownfield situation compared to one that faced Binghamton.

I sat some years ago in Binghamton with then-Sen. Hillary Clinton as she told me why she brought the 200-or-more brownfield developers to the room next door.

11/01/2025

Fonda-Fultonville's Colin Pickering scored three first-half touchdowns

FONDA - Colin Pickering scored three first-half touchdowns as Fonda-Fultonville rolled to a 49-0 victory over Watervliet/Heatly in a Section 2 Class C quarterfinal contest Friday.

11/01/2025

Aviator Edward B. Heath tried to fly his first airplane at the Antlers golf course in Fort Johnson near Amsterdam in 1910 but the attempt ended in a crash, Bob Cudmore writes today.

Heath was born in Brooklyn in 1888. He lived in the Amsterdam area for a few months. His uncle and cousin, Chester and Frank Johnson, helped Heath build his first airplane at their Johnson Machine Shop on Cedar Street in Amsterdam.

11/01/2025

“It’s going to be heck,” Kathleen Paton, associate director of Catholic Charities of Fulton and Montgomery counties, where more than 15,000 people receive SNAP benefits, says. “They just don’t have the funds to go shopping.”

In the Greater Capital Region, food pantries and community groups are mobilizing to help as SNAP benefits face delays, leaving thousands at risk of hunger.

10/31/2025

Royal Mountain Ski Area will host its annual open house Sunday.

CAROGA LAKE — Royal Mountain Ski Area will host its annual open house Sunday.

10/31/2025

The raid uncovered a "significant quantity" of suspected crack co***ne, along with a loaded handgun and cash, police say.

GLOVERSVILLE - One person was charged in a drug raid on a Gloversville residence Thursday, police said.

10/31/2025

Fulton County event planners are at a stage similar to the nation’s founders just after July 4, 1776: They’ve just declared something big, and now they need to figure out how to make it happen.

10/31/2025

Atom Apothecary, a store that sells handmade items including soaps, skincare products, cutting boards, stained glass windows, fabric napkins with funny sayings, neckties repurposed as headbands and other products, was opened two years ago in a small building near an old house at 1939 Hickory Hill Road.

“I want people to see that everything in here is handmade.”

TOWN OF MOHAWK — Atom Apothecary, a store that sells handmade items including soaps, skincare products, cutting boards, stained glass windows, fabric napkins with funny sayings, neckties repurposed as headbands

10/31/2025

"These girls, when they're on, have the potential to go far," Johnstown coach Jeanine LoDestro says. "Unfortunately, today just wasn't our day."

The Witches flipped the script in the rematch Thursday, posting a 4-0 win in the semifinals of the Section 2 Class C Tournament. Greenwich scored twice in the first quarter, once in the third quarter and once in the fourth quarter on its way to the win.

10/31/2025

The grant is to help fund stained-glass restoration of the southeast stairwell windows.

Kingsboro Church

GLOVERSVILLE — The New York Landmarks Conservancy has announced Sacred Sites Grants totaling $244,500 awarded to 15 historic religious properties throughout New York State. This includes $10,000 to Kingsboro Assembly

10/30/2025

From Broadalbin-Perth's big overtime win Wednesday over Averill Park.

AMSTERDAM - Broadalbin-Perth girls' soccer topped Averill Park Wednesday 2-1 in overtime in the Section 2 Class A semifinal.