Mohawk News

In the 17th century, the English colonies along the Atlantic coast faced a dilemma - how to solve the transportation problems between coastal ports and the unsettled heartland of the continent.

The man's jacket with the air pocket floating in the hard-charging current was the only guide for Steven Jung as he swam toward the spot where he and other rescuers believed a man was in the Mohawk River.

A man forcibly held a 66-year old female's hands behind her back while a woman slapped her in the face, according to village police.

If you live in the valley, keep an eye out for a bobcat that was spotted last week.

On the outside, Twin Leaf Express doesn't look like anything special; old-fashioned gas pumps and a convenience store.

The brick structure at 219 Front St. on the edge of the city's historic Stockade neighborhood is almost ready for tenants, an "Open House" sign is displayed in the window and new cabinets in the kitchen are visible from the street.

Hahn-Bin, a 22-year-old South Korean violinist who uses only his first name , has been performing publicly since he was 10 and has studied with Itzhak Perlman for the last decade.

September 29, 2009, 6:52 AM / OLAF FUB SEZ:: According to Spanish writer Miguel de Cervantes, born on this date in 1547, "Every man is as Heaven made him, and sometimes a great deal worse." SUDDENLY IT'S 1777 - Step back 232 years into history this weekend as the Hull Family Home and Farmstead, 5976 Genesee St.

The National Funeral Directors Association has renewed the certified preplanning-consultant designation for Daniel J. Enea of Enea Family Funeral Homes.

Shortly after the opening success of the Erie Canal in 1825, other experiments were taking place to advance transportation around New York state.

I read the article in your newspaper regarding the "tribe" visiting the Sullivan County casino deal in the Catskills.

MOHAWK, N.Y. - A week after the New York Civil Liberties Union filed a federal lawsuit against the Mohawk Central School District for failing to protect a gay student from harassment by classmates, NYCLU officials now say the school district has agreed to take immediate action to ensure Sullivan's safety when school resumes in a few weeks.

An upstate New York foundation is transforming the home of 19th-century abolitionist and women's right leader Matilda Joslyn Gage into a museum and learning center.

For many of us, the name Champlain conjures a big lake between New York and Vermont, and not much more.

State Police in Herkimer have arrested two men in connection with the October 28, 2007, fire that destroyed RD's Redemption Center located at 1600 State Route 5, Little Falls, New York.

Obcityan, the reborn Party in the Plaza, debuted Thursday atop the Washington Street Garage in Syracuse.

Do you want to know the best wedding photographer around or near Little Falls, New York? There are only few wedding photographers around or near Little Falls, New York.

If you're looking for something to do with a patriotic flare this Independence Day weekend, try finding a fort.

Relatives and friends of the late M. Paul Keesler have published the book that the late Mohawk Valley historian and outdoorsman was working on before his death.

Two local residents were installed as officers at the annual spring meeting of the Federated Garden Clubs of New York State Division V. Steven Brown, of Mohawk, was named director of the Ilion Garden and Minnowbrook Garden Club and Agnes Rodd, of Amsterdam was named first assistant director of the Kingsboro Garden Club.