The top students of Little Falls High School’s Class of 2009 have been named.

The New York State Department of Transportation has recognized the Fort Plain Central School District’s Transportation Department for having exceeded the DOT’s goal of having at least 90 percent of its vehicles pass semi-annual bus safety inspections during the 2008-09 fiscal year.

A Herkimer County man was arrested Tuesday for collecting $10,200 in workers’ compensation benefits while working as a carpenter, the New York State Insurance Department reported.

The Advisory Council of the Herkimer County Office for the Aging Wednesday presented its Senior Citizen of the Year Award to Lucy Brown of Little Falls and its Outstanding Contribution Award to Ernest Maine of Newport.

The Retired and Senior Volunteer Program of Herkimer County celebrated its twenty-fourth annual recognition luncheon at the Knights Inn in Little Falls on Wednesday.

U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer is urging the U.S. Postal Service to reconsider a proposal to terminate local mail processing and distribution services in Binghamton, Utica and Watertown by consolidating the three facilities into one regional facility in Syracuse.

Legislation co-sponsored by Assemblyman Marc Butler will lift restrictions on the manufacture, sale and repair of firearm silencers within New York state.

Fort Plain Junior-Senior High School Principal Deborah Larrabee has announced the names of the top ten students of the  school’s Class of 2009 as follows.

The Little Falls Police Department is investigating a break-in at American Legion Post No. 31 on West Main Street.

The Little Falls Police Department will institute its parking ticket recovery program on August 1, and with the start of the program officers will begin applying the Denver boot to vehicles that have accumulated three or more unpaid parking tickets.

Mohawk Valley Christian Academy held its commencement ceremonies on Saturday, as the five members of the school’s Class of 2009 received their diplomas.

When classes end later this month, the Oppenheim-Ephratah Central School community will be saying good-bye to two mathematics teachers with a combined teaching experience of 43 years in the district.

The wet weather could not dampen the spirits of those who attended the ceremony at the Dolgeville Stewart’s.

After deciding to sponsor a city-wide sidewalk replacement program at last month’s meeting, the Little Falls Board of Public Works has made the decision to hold off on the program due to lack of interest from area contractors.

The top students of the class of 2009 at Dolgeville Central School have been announced.