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Chung’s Six Threes Propel SUNY Cobleskill to First Win, 74-56 over Keystone

By Matthew Avitabile

Chrischen Chung poured in 24 points, six for seven from deep, to give Tigers first win of the seasonCOBLESKILL – The SUNY Cobleskill men’s basketball team picked up their first win of the season with a commanding 74-56 home victory over Keystone College on Tuesday night in the Iorio Gymnasium.Senior guard Chrischen Chung (Poughkeepsie, NY) led the Tigers with a game-high 24 points, tying his career high, while adding five rebounds, four assists, a steal, and a block. Chung was nearly perfect...

Nov 23, 2025 • 241 views

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Cobleskill National Guard Airman Receives New Rank, New Responsibilities

By Matthew Avitabile

LATHAM — Air Force Major General Michael Bank, the commander of the New York Air National Guard, announces the recent promotion of members of the New York Air National Guard in recognition of their capability for additional responsibility and leadership.Cody Martin from Cobleskill, and assigned to the 109th Airlift Wing, received a promotion September 1, 2025 to the rank of technical sergeant.Air National Guard promotions are based on a Airman's overall performance, demonstrated leadership abi...

Nov 23, 2025 • 307 views

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CRCS Presents Safety Plan Changes

By Matthew Avitabile

By Joshua WaltherCOBLESKILL - Before their regular meeting on Monday evening, the CRCS Board of Education held a special public hearing to detail their required and recommended changes to their district emergency preparedness plan.To begin, their biggest required update was the addition of a cardiac emergency response annex, which sought to bring staff awareness to AED locations and procedures for accessing help, as well as staff awareness around the warning signs of cardiac arrest and other lif...

Nov 23, 2025 • 296 views

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Cobleskill Has the Spirit of the Holidays

By Matthew Avitabile

By Elizabeth BarrCOBLESKILL — A December to Remember Committee in Cobleskill is in the process of making snowmen out of tires.  They will be available to businesses to purchase.  There is a minimum donation of $30 or more for each snowman, check or cash paid to CPI of Cobleskill.  Deliveries will be on December 1st.  Once you have purchased the snowman, it will be yours to keep.  We hope they will be displayed every year during the Holiday season.  Please contact Donna Gunzinger at 518-2...

Nov 23, 2025 • 80 views

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Cobleskill Has the Spirit of the Holidays

By Matthew Avitabile

By Elizabeth BarrCOBLESKILL — A December to Remember Committee in Cobleskill is in the process of making snowmen out of tires.  They will be available to businesses to purchase.  There is a minimum donation of $30 or more for each snowman, check or cash paid to CPI of Cobleskill.  Deliveries will be on December 1st.  Once you have purchased the snowman, it will be yours to keep.  We hope they will be displayed every year during the Holiday season.  Please contact Donna Gunzinger at 518-2...

Nov 23, 2025 • 159 views

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Get to Know Your Hospital - Erin Vollmer, RN

By Matthew Avitabile

By Matthew AvitabileCOBLESKILL — Erin Vollmer, MS, RN, NC-BC, NE-BC, CHOP-B, has much experience in New York, ranging from growing up in the Hudson Valley to working in the greater Syracuse area before starting her current role as Director of Nursing and Director of Operations Cobleskill Regional Hospital.The current head of several programs at Cobleskill Regional Hospital originally studied Art History and Art Therapy at SUNY Oswego before earning degrees in nursing and nursing education. Thr...

Nov 23, 2025 • 67 views

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Get to Know Your Hospital - Erin Vollmer, RN

By Matthew Avitabile

By Matthew AvitabileCOBLESKILL — Erin Vollmer, MS, RN, NC-BC, NE-BC, CHOP-B, has much experience in New York, ranging from growing up in the Hudson Valley to working in the greater Syracuse area before starting her current role as Director of Nursing and Director of Operations Cobleskill Regional Hospital.The current head of several programs at Cobleskill Regional Hospital originally studied Art History and Art Therapy at SUNY Oswego before earning degrees in nursing and nursing education. Thr...

Nov 23, 2025 • 289 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 • 174 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 • 286 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 • 239 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 • 182 views