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State Weighs In On NB FD Audit
The New York State Comptroller’s Office released the following audit about the North Brookfield Fire Department. Department officials did not adopt a written investment policy or establish procedures to govern the investment of department funds or provide a framework to help ensure funds were invested safely and prudently, and that the department’s resources were not exposed to unnecessary financial risk.
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Ideas Given For Development In Clark Mills
To best address concerns and projects for improvement in Clark Mills, forming a committee is the first step. Amanda Whalen of Mohawk Valley Economic Development District attended last week’s Kirkland Town Board meeting at the Kirkland Senior Center in Clark Mills. Whalen’s visit was a follow-up to a visit she and the agency made in the Summer that included a community discussion and walk-about.
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Staten Island Student Sues College Association at Delhi, Sodexo After Metal Rivet Turns Up In Dining Hall Sub
A Staten Island woman says she bit into more than steak and gravy during her senior year at SUNY Delhi — she says she swallowed a sharp metal rivet hidden inside a dining hall sandwich, and now she's suing the school's food-service operators over it. Barbara Esposito-Mattera, 22, says the object came from a Benny Brown sub she ordered from Yella's, a campus eatery at the upstate college, in September 2025.
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Local high schoolers help build an accessibility ramp
WINDSOR, N.Y. (WIVT/WBGH) -Some local high schoolers were ramping up their community service this week by making a Johnson City home more accessible. Students from Windsor Central High School built an accessibility ramp for the Woodland Avenue home Wednesday morning. It is the 21st ramp Windsor High students have constructed since 2012. The builds are […]
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Bat Tests Positive for Rabies in Ilion
ILION, N.Y. -- A bat found in a Village of Ilion home has tested positive for rabies. Herkimer County Public Health announced the results were received on Sept. 24 after the bat was captured in a residence and sent to Wadsworth State Labs for testing on Sept. 23. Officials are...
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Village of Ilion Board of Trustees will host a Public Hearing on Monday, September 28, 2026.
This hearing will be held in the Municipal Building Auditorium at 49 Morgan St. at 5:00pm before the regularly scheduled Village Board Meeting on the following matter. Discuss Passing Local Law 3-2026. Imposing a Temporary Moratorium on the approval, permitting, construction, and electric service of development projects with an electric demand of two (2) megawatts or more within the Village of Ilion, NY.
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Tax Exemption Law Proposed for New Hartford Volunteer Firefighters and EMS
NEW HARTFORD, N.Y. -- The New Hartford Town board is considering a local law that would give a partial property tax exemption to volunteer firefighters and EMS. Volunteer personnel who have served for a continuous two years and who own and live in a residence within the Town would be eligible.
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Rome, Brookfield and Sullivan Win $3.3M in Playground Grants
ROME, N.Y. — NY PLAYS playground grants announced Tuesday will send about $3.31 million to Rome, Brookfield and Sullivan for playground and park projects in the Mohawk Valley and Central New York. The local awards are part of a $67.5 million statewide round supporting 89 projects, according to the Governor’s Office and the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York.
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Cairo, Hunter and Windham receive $50K for wastewater planning
GREENE COUNTY―Governor Kathy Hochul announced Monday that $80 million in grants have been awarded to combat extreme weather by reducing flooding, improving water quality and strengthening the resiliency of critical infrastructure statewide. The funding includes $3.1 million in Wastewater Infrastructure Engineering Planning Grants to jumpstart 63 water quality projects...
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This Under-The-Radar New York Town Has Homemade Food So Good It Draws Crowds From Everywhere
Most people have never heard of Oneonta, New York, and those people are missing out on one of the best-kept secrets in the entire state. It’s a small city sitting quietly in the hills of upstate New York, and it’s been serving some of the most satisfying homemade food you’ll find anywhere, without making a big fuss about it.