Caroga Lake News

The Doins is a Fourth of July weekend festival in Northville that features amusement park rides, food, crafts, music and fireworks.

When George Abdella bought Sherman's Amusement Park in 1989, he and his family went to work, making major renovations to the merry-go-round, surrounding buildings and all other parts of the facility.

Fireworks displays are planned throughout the area for the upcoming Fourth of July weekend:? Friday Pine Lake Park, 135 Timberline Lane in Caroga Lake.

Annelisa "Anna" John Wade, 87 of Jockeyville Estates, Gloversville, died Wednesday, June 17, at Nathan Littauer Hospital, Gloversville.

The federal tobacco tax increase that began April 1 may not be having as much of an effect as last June's state tax increase of $2.75 - but it could be the final straw for some smokers.

The Caroga Lake 16-and-younger team captured the title in a Junior Olympic tourney at Burnt Hills on April 26.

Mrs. Sarah Carbonelli, 81, of Gloversville, died Thursday at her residence following a brief illness.

With a recession and economic stimulus package hitting an already complicated income tax process, many need assistance filing 2008 income tax returns as well as planning for next year's taxes.

And so they banded together, signed a petition and presented it to their telephone provider, Frontier Communications.

Energy-efficiency-minded homeowners could get three times the existing tax break on their 2009 income tax if they take advantage of provisions in the recently passed economic stimulus bill.

Sylvia K. Rubinstein passed away on February 25, 2009. She was born on February 6, 1915, the daughter of Dr.

Frank S. Rhodes, age 84, of Caroga Lake, passed away on Friday February 20, 2009 at Nathan Littauer Hospital, Gloversville, after a brief illness.

Vicki Lynn Witzke, age 54, wife of John R Witzke Sr, of Caroga Lake, NY, passed away suddenly, Friday, January 23, 2009, at their winter home in Zephyrhills, FL.

Greater Johnstown School District Board of Education members Thursday said they would like to see consolidation talks continue with the Wheelerville Union Free School District in Caroga, despite the latter ...

The 2009 Ice Derby competition will take place Jan. 17 from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. at east and west Caroga Lakes.

To the Second Annual Polar Plunge. Although the sun was bright over Caroga Lake, the temperature was somewhere around 8 degrees on New Year's Day.

Both traditional and wacky celebrations will be in full swing through Thursday as the region gears up to commemorate the start of a new year.

Carmen Davila, background, says hello to 1-year-old Princess Walker at the Christmas dinner at the Schenectady City Mission on Thursday.