A Michigan couple were driving on the freeway in Dearborn, Mich., when they saw a kitten tossed from a speeding car. Ronald Haas and Niel Rishoi quickly stopped and picked up the kitten, who surprisingly was OK other than being “scared and panicked.” The couple then adopted her and named her Dora.
Six months ago, Griffiss Utility Services Corp. said it might pull the plug on its $18 million biofuel project for tenants of Griffiss Business and Technology Park.
Now the project is going full steam ahead.
AARP Chapter No. 4367 donated two park benches to the city of Little Falls on Monday.
The benches were placed at Sabin Park next to St. Paul’s Universalist Church on Albany Street.
Julia Jaikin said she has witnessed drivers distracted with their cell phone or electronic device.
Jaikin said this was the inspiration behind her Gold Award project for Girl Scouts, as she arranged a safety course where students would be tested with their abilities to text while driving.
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A man says he was bitten by a rattlesnake at a Wal-Mart in eastern Washington state. The man was in the outdoor gardening area and said he bent down to pick up a stick, but it turned out to be a rattlesnake. The snake wasn’t happy about being picked up and so bit the man, who was rushed to a hospital. The man survived but might have permanent damage to his hand.
For the school budget to pass in West Canada Valley, 60 percent of voters who go to the polls today have to say “Yes” to the proposed $14.2 million budget. That's because of the new so-called two percent tax cap law.
In the confusing calculation of the tax levy with the new law, anything over .82 percent, not two percent, needs a supermajority of West Canada Valley voters to approve.
On May 15, voters around the region will vote on their school districts' proposed budgets for 2012 - 2013. Here are the highlights of those plans and school board candidates.
For information on poll hours and locations, contact your local board of education office.
Assistant District Attorney Jeffrey Carpenter says he has been living his dream since joining the Herkimer County District Attorney’s Office in 2002.
But now, Carpenter hopes to take that dream to the next level: securing a spot as Herkimer County’s top prosecutor. The 10-year veteran of the DA’s Office officially announced his campaign for the position Monday. And since Carpenter says there’s no room for “on-the-job training” in this position, he believes his experience makes him most qualified to fill that role.
There once was talk of Oneida and Herkimer county jails merging.
Apparently, it’s not going to happen.
Residents, visitors and business owners soon will have access at their fingertips for the closest restaurant, auto repair shop or park among other Herkimer County hotspots.
Yes, there is an app for that.
Mavrick Crews helped art teachers Tammy Roorda and Wendy Rockwell hang pieces of art by students in the Little Falls City School District on Monday in preparation for Tuesday’s show.
Crews, an eleventh grader, has two pieces that will be among the 500 works on display.
Manufacturing in Herkimer County is getting a jolt.
By mid-July, ELG Utica Alloys will occupy one of two former Herkimer Distribution buildings in the village, bringing its 85 employees from its Rome and Utica facilities to the county.
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A man who wishes to remain anonymous won a $1 million Powerball prize six times. He purchased six tickets using the same number and won the second prize of $1 million each time.
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Danube officials remembered long-time supervisor Charles Welden on Friday as a dedicated man who loved his town.
“He lived for the town and did everything in his power to make the town a better place, for the betterment of the town,” said town clerk Mary Lou Herringshaw on Friday. “He left big shoes to fill and it will be hard for the council members and the town clerk to fill them.”
Oppenheim-Ephratah Central School conducted a meet-the-canidates night for its board of education candidates on Thursday.
The six people the running for the three open seats on the board include incumbent Jennifer Frasier, incumbent David Rackmyre, Cindy Breh, Bruce Carpenter, Ben Conte and Cheryl Lynch.
The Spare Seat Kayak Expedition reached the city of Little Falls on Friday afternoon.
Richard Harpham, from the United Kingdom, and Glenn Charles, from the Mid-Atlantic, are experienced adventurers who have covered over 20,000 miles between each other by kayak, canoe and bicycle. For the Spare Seat Expedition, which is sponsored by I Love New York, the duo began their journey at Niagara Falls on May 1 and hope to finish at the Statue of Liberty by May 21. By paddling 30 miles a day, the expedition will make its way across the state by tandem kayaks via the Erie Canal and Hudson River. A seat within one of the kayaks is left open for people along the route to join the adventure and share their life stories.
