WARREN - What started as a spontaneous text message turned into a magical Halloween adventure on the Allegheny River. It all began when Jen Dilks sent Pamela Hahn a link to a story about the standup paddle boarders (SUPers) dressing as witches and paddling along various rivers and lakes ...
FLUVANNA - David Thompson, AB2WL, of Ross Mills, Falconer, was honored recently with the Ham of the Year Award for his service to CCAFMA at the club's annual harvest banquet at the Fluvanna Fire Hall. A veteran of the U.S. Air Force, he had been involved in amateur radio for 30 years. He ...
SHERMAN - Sherman Central School District Superintendent Carrie Yohe shared the results of the recent Superintendents' Days with Board of Education members at a recent meeting. Yohe and Board President Teresa Guzman presented posters which were created by staff members who indicated their ...
FALCONER - The owner of the West Main Mercantile building is hoping Falconer’s NY Forward Grant will help make her building an even bigger centerpiece of the village’s business district. Members of the Falconer NY Forward Grant Local Planning Commission met recently, with heavy ...
FALCONER - The projects up for inclusion in the final Falconer NY Forward grant plan continues to shift as the process continues. Since the three previous LPC meetings, Joshua Greene, a project planner with LaBella Associates, said during a recent meeting that several funding requests have been added or withdrawn, shifting the competitive landscape. Private projects decreased from 13 proposals to 10; six public project applications were submitted; and one non-profit application was received. In the small project category, there were originally three letters of interest, with the ...
The city Development Department will receive additional city support after the expiration of American Rescue Plan Act funding that has supplemented the department’s budget in recent years. The Development Department budget booklet presented to the City Council outlines many of the department’s projects, and Crystal Surdyk, city development department director, said every step of any project requires administration, coordination and follow through. Surdyk also briefly talked on the city’s historical funding allocation to the department, also noting their request has increased ...
