Johnstown News

Freshman Meghan Bartlett of the Fonda-Johnstown swim team qualified for the New York State Public High School Athletic Association championships Nov.

An armed robber made off with about $1,000 in cash after holding up a convenience store tonight.

Incumbent Republican Mayor Sarah J. Slingerland rolled to a landslide victory over her independent opponent Tuesday, becoming the first two-term Johnstown mayor elected in two decades.

Fulton County voters will elect a Family Court Judge and a new county treasurer Tuesday.

Johnstown Mayor Sarah Slingerland cites many accomplishments over the past four years.

The Fulton County Youth Bureau may have more student members interested in joining its advisory board.

The city has officially begun the process to increase the speed limit on a street that no longer has a school open on it.

Incumbent Republican Councilman-at-Large Bryan Marcucci will face a challenge from Democrat Francis Caraco in the Nov.

Potsdam Village Police arrested 5 individuals Saturday and Sunday on a variety of charges.

HealthLink Littauer has scheduled its 14th annual Harvest Health Fair from 1 to 5 p.m. Friday at the Johnstown Mall, 220 N. Comrie Ave.

In the election for Gloversville councilman-at-large, voters will consider which of the three candidates would be the right person as the city struggles through challenging times.

A revenue-sharing agreement between the town and Gloversville that town and city officials say is key for their economic survival faces an uncertain future because of the mayoral election in Gloversville.

GLOVERSVILLE POLICE ARE LOOKING FOR MISSING DIVISION STREET MAN. 35-YEAR-OLD THOMAS CLARK WAS LAST SEEN SUNDAY MORNING IN JOHNSTOWN.

Local officials are very concerned about whether the city's tentative $10.1 million 2010 city budget - previously showing only a 2.4 percent property tax-rate hike - will have to be amended if state aid is reduced.

Fulton County supervisors said Tuesday they are somewhat wary of new optical-scan voting machines and have concerns about the machines' ability to keep each person's vote as private as possible.

A source of local entertainment for area residents - the Johnstown Movie Plex - has closed.

A Johnstown driver was sentenced Thursday in Fulton County Court to 1/3 to four years in state prison on a felony driving while intoxicated count.

People affiliated with businesses that exhibited their wares at the Johnstown Business & Professional Association's Fall Fest on a chilly Saturday said the event gave them the opportunity to showcase their passions.

Several local school districts have abolished perfect attendance awards this year thanks to swine flu-related concerns while others are considering such a ban, according to local school officials.

One-stroke was the difference Thursday in the Section II Class B golf tournament at Stadium Golf Club.