Watershed Education Grants Approved

CWC Board Approves Public Education Grants ARKVILLE – Grants totaling $200,000 were recently awarded by the Catskill Watershed Corporation (CWC) to schools and non-profit organizations for watershed education projects and programs throughout the West-of-Hudson Watershed as well as the Five Boroughs of New York City. Thirty-one grants will bring lessons in water quality, the New…

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Smith & Ermeti DA Race

Dueling Accusations Cloud DA’s Race By Matthew Avitabile DELAWARE COUNTY — The race for Delaware County District Attorney has become clouded with dueling accusations between its two candidates. The Democratic Party did not field a candidate for the position, which will come up for a special election this November. Currently, there is a pitched fight…

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A Look at New York State Comptroller’s Office Audit – Stamford Central School District

By Liz Page The recent release of an audit by the New York State Comptroller’s Office (OGS) cites the Stamford Central School District for overestimating appropriations during the time of the audit from July 1, 2019 to Sept. 30, 2022. It also cites unnecessary fund balance and exceeded the statutory limit for surplus fund balance.This…

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DCHA to Host History Conference in May

DCHA to Host History Conference Making History in Delaware County, Saturday, May 13 – 1pm to 4pm Members of local historical societies, local historians, and interested members of the general public are invited to attend the Delaware County Historical Association’s seventh Biennial Historical Conference, Making History in Delaware County. The conference is specifically designed for…

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Trout Season Opening Day

Fishermen Turn Out for Opening Day By Liz PageBLOOMVILLE – The fishermen were few and far between first thing Saturday morning, butthose who stuck it out were treated to a beautiful, sunshiny day, after midmorning.Tara Fairbairn, of Stamford, has been going out on opening day since she was a kid and herpartner, Kenny Palmatier, is…

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Presentation: Unusual Railroads of Upstate NY

DCHA – Saturday, April 8 @ 2 pm Join the Delaware County Historical Association at 2pm on Saturday afternoon, April 8 for a PowerPoint presentation delivered by railroad historian, and trustee of the Greater Fleischmanns Museum of Memories, John Duda. John will be highlighting the more unusual railroads in our region. Admission to the event…

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