U.S. Ag Secretary Visits Bridgeport
Pictured are U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, left, and Sullivan Town Supervisor John Becker. Sewer District Project identified as National Example
Local Residents Earn College Honors
Eddy Recognized for Leadership at SUNY Oneonta (Lincoln) Heather Eddy of Lincoln was recognized for leadership at SUNY Oneonta after achieving Silver certification in the college’s Leadership Education and Development…
Mow your lawn…or the town will do it for you
By Martha E. Conway (Town of Sullivan, NY – Aug. 2014) The Sullivan Town Council introduced a property maintenance ordinance at a special meeting July 22 and set a public…
Voter Registration Deadline Nearing
Board of Elections News (Wampsville, NY- Aug. 2014) There will be a full-county primary in the Democratic Party Tuesday, Sept. 9. If you wish to vote in the primary election,…
Seniors Should Boost Balance to Prevent Falls
(Aug. 2014) According to the New York State Department of Health, hundreds of elderly New Yorkers are seen daily in emergency rooms due to falls. Sadly, among those over the…
OHC: Construction Gets Underway on New Surgery Center in Westmoreland
(Oneida, NY – Aug. 2014) Representatives from New York state, Oneida County and the town of Westmoreland are among those invited to attend a ground breaking ceremony scheduled at the…
Discovery Time
The WRight Way By Ron Wright (Cazenovia, NY- Aug. 2014) The story goes on about a law firm seeking to discover whatever they could about a large local company. An…
County Welcomes New Purchasing Agent
(Wampsville, NY – Aug. 2014) With the semi-retirement of Board of Supervisors Clerk and Purchasing Agent Cindy Urtz, Madison County recently welcomed new purchasing agent Nicole Farino. Farino, who comes…
Nominations for Ag Society’s Awards Now Open
NYS AG Society News Apply or Nominate during August (Aug. 2014) The New York State Agricultural Society improves our state’s agriculture through education, leadership development, and recognition programs. The deadline…
Mammary Glands Gall Gun-toters
A Confederate Yankee By William D. Mayers (Town of Sullivan, NY – Aug. 2014) Really, this is too good not to share. For several weeks, a grungy band of ne’er-do-wells…
Dollars to Dough … nuts
In Memory of Cazenovia Curmudgeon By Donald Krueger (Cazenovia, NY) Or should it be the other way around? In my Feb. 22 Courier column, I took exception to those whatever-the-are-they’re-not-newsletters…
Village Official Heading to Prison for Stealing More Than $100,000
Former Altmar Clerk-Treasurer Sentenced in Oswego County Court (Oswego County, NY – Aug. 2014) State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and Oswego County District Attorney Gregory Oakes announced that Margaret Bailey,…