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he Amsterdam YMCA, which predates the Civil War, runs the risk of closing down unless it can raise $55,000 by the end of the month, its CEO said Thursday. → Read More
On the first day of the two-day 33rd annual Iroquois Indian Festival on Saturday at the Iroquois Indian Museum, the Iroquois — or rather, the Haudenosaunee, as they prefer to be called — shared their culture through dancing, storytelling, food and crafts. → Read More
Although the devastation wrought by Tropical Storm Irene occurred three years ago, emotions over what happened are still raw. → Read More
The Ring of Fire — where property owners light bonfires around the Great Sacandaga Lake — has been an end-of-season ritual since 1988 and on Sunday night, that tradition will continue. → Read More
For some, comic books are a just a bunch of pictures, with superheroes, and therefore, a total waste of time. For others, like Michael Bitz, it’s a tool for learning and a way for kids to be creative. → Read More
It was a very hot Tuesday afternoon. → Read More
The Erie Canal has been closed between Lock E-7 in Niskayuna and Lock E-17 in Little Falls in Herkimer County due to elevated water levels from the recent rain fall. → Read More
Wednesday was the ninth day of shooting for a new movie with the working title “Kill For Me," with nine more to go. → Read More
One of the more contentious issues to arise in Amsterdam in recent memory was put to rest Wednesday, as the Common Council overrode the mayor’s veto and enacted a ban on basketball hoops on city streets. → Read More
Sixth- and seventh-graders at Lynch Middle School elected Luis Perez as president of the Student Council, making him the first blind student to fill the job. → Read More
Kenneth Fortuin, 49, of Knox, was sentenced this morning to 2 1/3 to 7 years in state prison for arson. → Read More
The clouds had gathered overhead and an unseasonable chill had gripped the air, pushing out whatever bits of warmth were left from earlier in the day. → Read More
The man accused of pulling three permanent teeth out of the mouth of a developmentally disabled child in his care pleaded guilty in Schoharie County Court Friday to assault in the second degree, a class D felony. → Read More
Faculty and students at Gloversville High School arrived Friday morning to find 17 trees surrounding the building had been cut down. → Read More
Driscoll Foods will open a food service distribution facility in Amsterdam, in the warehouse formerly occupied by Quandt’s Foodservice Distribution. → Read More
I’d never been to the Mabee Farm at Rotterdam Junction. → Read More
Fifty years after Bud Heck started a ski shop with John Daly, Alpin Haus employs more than 200 people and has expanded to four locations in the Capital Region, with a fifth in Port Jervis. → Read More