It was a subdued kickoff to the third round of the Mohawk Valley Regional Economic Development Council.
Neither of the council’s chairmen — SUNYIT President Bjong Wolf Yeigh and Larry Gilroy III of Gilroy, Kernan & Gilroy — attended the Chamber Alliance of the Mohawk Valley’s grant awards ceremony Monday at SUNYIT.
After a video went viral that showed Pope Francis seemingly performing an exorcism on a man, the Vatican responded by saying, “The Holy Father had no intention to perform any exorcism. Instead, as he frequently does for the sick and suffering persons who approach him, he simply meant to pray for a suffering person who was presented to him.” In the video, the pope took the hand of a man, a priest whispered something to the pope, who placed his hands on the man’s head, and the man begins convulsing for a moment.
The planned construction of a composting facility at the Dolgeville Wastewater Treatment Plant has been put on hold.
That is according to plant operator Ed Scharpou after a review of the estimated construction costs provided by Chet Szymanski of C.T. Male Associates.
The bell atop the Alexander Hose Company marker was rung and flowers were placed in the Mohawk Cemetery Monday evening during the company’s annual inspection and memorial services.
After an inspection in front of the firehouse, firefighters and members of the village board marched around the block, coming to a halt in front of the Alexander Hose Company marker on Columbia Street.
The St. Johnsville Central School Board of Education has appointed a veteran administrator with long ties to the district as interim principal of the junior-senior high school, according to a news release.
The board appointed former assistant superintendent and elementary principal John Burkhart to replace Gregory Sova, who submitted his resignation last week to pursue other professional opportunities.
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Three teens were arrested Tuesday after an investigation into a fire Monday night at the Morgan-Duofold complex, according to Ilion police.
Two Ilion males, ages 16 and 18, and an 18-year-old female were all charged with third-degree criminal trespass.
U.S. Army Major Gen. Peter Lennon on Saturday afternoon welcomed 71 enlistees from 47 towns in Herkimer, Oneida, Otsego and Schoharie counties to the nation’s armed forces during the inaugural Our Community Salutes of Central New York military recognition event at Herkimer Home State Historic Site.
“It is a privilege and an honor to talk to them because these young men and women volunteered and made a choice to join something bigger than themselves,” Lennon, commander of the 377th Theater Sustainment Command in Belle Chasse, La., and a native of New Berlin, said Saturday. “It is an opportunity to welcome them to the team.”
Voters heading to the polls Tuesday to decide the fate of school districts might be surprised to see tax levies perceivably higher than the state’s 2 percent property tax cap.
On Tuesday, voters around the region will vote on their school districts’ proposed budgets for the 2013 - 2014 school year. Here are the highlights of those plans and school board candidates. For more information on poll hours and locations, contact your local board of education office.
Mohawk Valley Health Care Center celebrated the last day of National Nursing Home Week with a resident and staff beach social on Friday afternoon.
The weeklong celebration was a way for residents and staff to enjoy each other’s company in recognition of this year’s theme of “Team-Centered Care.”
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On Saturday afternoon local residents gathered at Mohawk’s Weller Park for a day of remembrance to find a partly cloudy sky making room for a halo surrounding the sun.
“That halo is our families looking down upon us today as we remember them,” said Laura Renshaw, sister-in-law of Michael L. Renshaw, one of the victims killed at Gaffey’s Fast Lube in Herkimer during the March 13 shootings who was honored during the Take Back the Day Remembrance Walk.
The Little Falls Historical Society celebrated its fourth Patriots Day at Indian Castle Church on Saturday afternoon.
Each year, Patriots Day is celebrated in most of New England to commemorate the April 15, 1775, Battles of Lexington and Concord which marked the beginning of the Revolutionary War.
The Little Falls Historical Society established a local Patriots Day in 2010 to be celebrated each year on the third Saturday in May to recognize area ancestors and their contributions to America’s quest for independence.
Members of the class of 2013 at Herkimer County Community College donned caps and gowns to process into the gymnasium of the Physical Education building Friday evening to receive their diplomas.
For some, commencement exercises marked their first or one of their few times on campus.
As motorists take to the roads this Memorial Day holiday, the Herkimer, Ilion and Little Falls police departments, as well as the Herkimer County Sheriff’s Department and law enforcement agencies across the state, urge everyone to buckle up.
Beginning May 20, law enforcement will be out in force, taking part in the 2013 Click It or Ticket enforcement campaign and cracking down on motorists who are not belted.
Just six months after he was appointed as Herkimer County jail physician, Dr. Gregory O’Keefe has given his resignation.
A judge ruled this week that remarks posted on the Internet that criticized the father of a Cooperstown teen who was shot by a classmate in 2010 were constitutionally protected by the First Amendment.
Students in grades K-6 took part in the Benton Hall Academy Mini-Marathon fundraiser where they walked several laps around Eastern Park on Thursday afternoon in honor of Martin Richard, the eight-year boy who was one of three killed in the Boston Marathon bombing.
First-grade teacher Lisa Rice came up with the idea for the fundraiser as way to teach students about staying positive and helping families in a time of need.
Central Valley Central School District students in grades 4-11 voted Friday and chose “Thunder” as the newly merged district’s mascot. In the same vote, they also chose light blue, navy blue and white with a gold accent as the district’s colors.
