The Little Falls Firemen’s Association received support from Little Falls VFW Post No. 4612 in its effort to put together care packages for military personnel serving overseas and stateside.

Little Falls Middle and High School students worked alongside community members Thursday to sweep the streets of Little Falls clean.

The Little Falls City School District Board of Education held the second of its public hearings on the proposed 2008-09 budget Thursday, and unlike the previous hearing where no members of the public were in attendance, the commissioners fielded questions from four potential voters.

 The Dolgeville Central School District’s EXCEL (Expanding our Children’s Education and Learning) project has received approval from the New York State Department of Education. With the formal acceptance of the work plans, and the issuance of the necessary permits and certificates, the board of education has put the renovations out to bid, with the opening scheduled for Thursday, May 22.

The Herkimer County Legislature Wednesday approved the purchase of equipment and furniture from three companies for the Herkimer County Community College Library addition and renovations project.

St. Johnsville Public Works Superintendent Chris Weaver told the board of trustees Monday that the DPW could use some additional help this season at the cemetery.

Bernie Brandow, harbor master at the St. Johnsville Marina, said that the new docks ordered are in and installed.

“I’ve got a mule, and her name is Sal, 15 miles on the Erie Canal.
It is a historic and familiar quote with a whole new twist — literally: Vanilla and chocolate.
Ole Sal’s Ice Cream Inc., owned and operated by Chris Connolly, sits along the Old Erie Canal and the Mohawk River in Canal Place, Little Falls.

Dolgeville Central School District Board of Education members are satisfied with the proposed budget they will put before voters on May 20, as the spending plan provides the stability they were striving for when they formulated the current year’s budget.

Little Falls Supervisor of Public Works Rick Zilkowski told members of the Board of Public Works on Monday that although the city spent over one million dollars in city hall upgrades to the core facility, an additional $1,000 will have to be spent in fixing door knobs.

At Monday night’s meeting of the Little Falls Board of Public Works, architectural engineer George Bunk held a presentation on behalf of Little Falls Construction and its contractors to inform them of the intent of the Hillcrest Estates Housing Development project.

Monday night’s meeting of the Little Falls Board of Public Works revealed some high numbers in regard to repairing the Smith Street culvert: $128,423 over the course of a two-phase project.

 A suspicious credit transaction recently at Wal-Mart in Herkimer tipped off store associates and the Herkimer Police Department, leading to the arrest of two men said to be two small components in what could be a major scam of stolen credit information.

The United States Small Business Administration recently recognized Cellect owner Scott Smith for losses and recovery after the June 2006 flood with the Phoenix Award for Small Business Disaster Recovery. The award was presented during the U.S. Small Business Administration’s (SBA) National Small Business Week 2008, held in Washington, D.C., and New York City the week of April 21-25.

A budget hearing was held Monday night to discuss the 2008-09 St. Johnsville village budget, which was passed during the regular meeting that followed.