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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…
THE CATSKILL GEOLOGISTS BY PROFESSORS ROBERT AND JOHANNA TITUS Opus 40 – Little Balls of Mud. We have been exploring the quarry at Opus 40, near Woodstock in recent months. This is just the sort of thing that geologists do all the time. We visit a new location and just poke around, seeing what we…
Snyders Build Family Legacy, Surveying Business By Bradley Towle MIDDLEBURGH — When Rudy Snyder began surveying in the early 1960s, his three children, Jim, Betsy, and Meg, were still very young. The elder Snyder received his license in 1967 and eventually founded the Rudolph D. Snyder L.S., P.C. in 1991. Rudy Snyder’s foray into the…
Huntersland FD Celebrates 75 Years HUNTERSLAND – The members and families of the Huntersland Fire Department celebrated 75 years of service last week. Assemblyman Chris Tague recognized Huntersland with a citation as well as members Albert Porter for 45 years of service, Frank Fuchs for 58 years of service and Harold Guest for 69 years…
Prattsville Hose Company took delivery of their new Freightliner tanker, last week, replacing an aging truck. On hand for the unveiling were (in the cab) Fire Commissioners chairman Don Speenburgh, (standing left to right) fire chief James Dymond, 1st assistant chief Tom Olson, 2nd ass’t chief Ted Weingate, 3rd ass’t chief Cole Weingate (with his…
On April 12th, seven members of the Blenheim Hose Company received training on their recently purchased ION Flexvolt Combi Spreader (jaws of life) tool. The Blenheim Hose Company appreciates the award of funding made possible through the New York Power Authority, the Schoharie County County Flood Committee and Board of Supervisors which distributed $200,000 to…
All Electric Buses May Not be Right for MCS, Despite Gov. Hochul’s Wish By David Avitabile MIDDLEBURGH – Despite Governor Kathy Hochul’s dream and edict that all state school buses are electric by 2035, Middleburgh Central School is not ready to enter the future. In January 2022, Governor Hochul said she would propose legislation to…
All About Racing By Ed & Betty Biittig Fonda’s practice session on Saturday was a big success for the 105 cars and racers that came and for the fans that came for a chance to see cars on the track for the first time. After a bit of grooming the track came up fast and…
Delgado Involved in Schoharie County Events ALBANY / SCHOHARIE — The Lieutenant Governor of New York State is coming to Schoharie County on May 11 to honor our business community and the local Democrats working in the redistricted Congressional District 21. Antonio Delgado has long been interested in helping our rural communities; during his…
DEC stocks millions of trout statewide as harvest season opens By Jennifer Patterson Trout fishing season opened on April 1, and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is stocking nearly 1.9 million catchable brown and rainbow trout in waters across the state – music to anglers’ ears. The first of the month also…