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Work, recreation in Saratoga County get boost from gentle winter (The Saratogian)
SARATOGA SPRINGS — This winter’s unusual lack of snow is helping everyone from farmers to athletic coaches and public works crews get an early jump on spring.County hires controller (Register-Star) Ronald Caponera, right, has been hired as Columbia County’s new financial controller/auditor. He is seen here with Alan S. Walther of the Bonadio Group in the supervisor’s conference room.
Crowell to Board: Rein in costs (The Daily Star) COOPERSTOWN _ Faced with the high and rising cost of health care for public employees and retirees, Otsego County is set to embark on a program to seek long-term cost control.
NewsChannel 13 Things to Do this Weekend (WNYT Albany) Below are a list of a few things into the NewsChannel 13 Newsroom that you may be interested in attending, participating or watching this weekend.
Two fire departments receive funding (The Daily Star) Two local fire departments will receive funding from the fifth round of the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program administered by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, according to a media release from U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y.
Area's melting snowpack poses threat of flooding (The Daily Star) DOWNSVILLE _ The mountains surrounding the Pepacton Reservoir in Colchester are blanketed in a deep layer of snow containing billions of gallons of water, prompting increased releases of water.
Area News Roundup: Pine Lake Institute to host writer (The Daily Star) Hartwick College's Pine Lake Institute for Environmental and Sustainability Studies will host gardener and writer Fern Bradley on Saturday as part of the Conversations on the Lake lecture series. Bradley will present "Planting: Possibilities and Perils" at 1 p.m. in the Strawbale House on the Pine Lake campus. The program is free and open to the public.
Driver in deadly accident gets six tickets (The Daily Star) The driver of the tractor-trailer that drove into a house in Davenport Center on Feb. 19, killing one of the inhabitants, received six tickets, state police at Oneonta Investigator Jeff Moore said Thursday.Rhonda Hitchcock, 46, died while sleeping when the truck struck the house.
Area spellers prepare for annual Daily Star competition (The Daily Star) M-E-D-I-O-C-R-E. There is nothing mediocre about the spelling abilities of the 26 participants who spelled their way into the Eighth Annual The Daily Star Spelling Bee.
Oneonta teen second at states (The Daily Star) YOUTH BASKETBALL ... Despite making all but one of his last 23 free throw attempts, Oneonta Middle School seventh-grader Jordan Gutierrez fell just short in the New York State Elks Hoop Shoot on Saturday at Liverpool.