Schoharie County News

Four Schoharie County child care locations were closed Wednesday due to widespread illness.

Leaders in Otsego, Delaware, Chenango and Schoharie counties say they are working on 2010 budgets that will raise property taxes moderately, if at all.

A BOIL WATER ORDER HAS GONE INTO EFFECT IN MIDDLEBURGH, IN SCHOHARIE COUNTY DUE TO POSSIBLE E. COLI CONTAMINATION.

The U.S. Geological Survey has confirmed that a minor earthquake rattled sections of the Albany, New York area last week.

The U.S. Geological Survey has confirmed that a minor earthquake rattled sections of the Albany area earlier this week.... Subscribers must LOG-IN to read this full story.

The US Geological Survey has confirmed a 2.9 magnitude "micro earthquake" with an epicenter about five miles south of Berne in Albany County.

Arson and murder suspect Jeffrey Alnutt has filed a civil lawsuit against several area media organizations, claiming he has been defamed.

Jirka Kratochvil spent time exploring Howe Caverns _ as a musician. The result is ``Echoes in Stone,'' a recording of Native American flute music accompanied by water and embellished by the environment.

Just before Exit 23 on Interstate 88, about 40 minutes west of Albany, the highway descends into the Schoharie Valley.

The earth and the moon are worlds apart, but not to the extent that Native and NASA perspectives are.

For the first time in four years, St. Lawrence County has a permanent Public Health director.

The South Carolina man accused of killing Schoharie County truck driver Jason Rivenburg could stand trial next month, according to the prosecutor.... Subscribers must LOG-IN to read this full story.

MESA Technical Associates Inc. in Cobleskill, N.Y. was awarded the state's first-ever Small Business Assistance Grant, the state Division of Housing & Community Renewal said Tuesday.

The state Department of Transportation recently announced several projects that will affect local drivers.

COOPERSTOWN _ Some Republican lawmakers and county clerks oppose fee hikes being imposed by the state Department of Motor Vehicles.

With dogs wandering off, never to be seen again, Hilltowns residents wonder if there are acts of foul play involved or if such losses are just a part of country life.

The Empire Center for New York State Policy has brought its public payroll data down to the local level, posting salaries of some 179,000 county, city, town and village employees.

COBLESKILL _ Assemblyman Pete Lopez, R/C/I-Schoharie, is continuing his community meeting series this week with meetings in Columbia and Schoharie counties.

Part of Route 88 wass closed this morning in Schoharie County because of a truck fire.

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