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Caroga candidates seek GOP spot
September 6, 2008
CAROGA — In Caroga, three candidates are vying for the spot on the Republican ticket in the race to serve the remaining year of the current supervisor’s term.
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Man pleads guilty, faces prison time
September 6, 2008
FONDA — A St. Johnsville man is facing up to 10 years in prison and 10 years of post-release supervision after pleading guilty to sexual abuse.
On Tuesday, Raymond I.
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Gloversville to begin Hill Street bridge repairs
September 6, 2008
GLOVERSVILLE — The city is going to repair the Hill Street bridge before the state can close it down.
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Former councilman’s testimony revealed
September 5, 2008
GLOVERSVILLE — Former 2nd Ward Councilman Lance Gundersen Sr.
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Woman indicted for role in crash
September 5, 2008
An Amsterdam woman who police say threw a beer can at a motorcyclist who then crashed and died was indicted Thursday in Montgomery County Court.
Georgeanna M. Crisalli, 57, of 46 Union St.
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Businesses coming to city building
September 5, 2008
GLOVERSVILLE — A coffee shop, a massage business and an antique store are expected to open in a downtown building owned by the Two Great Guys.
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The Convention of 'Hope' ... er 'Change'
Fri, September 5, 2008 @ 5:18PM
Last week, I hinted that I thought Barack Obama's nomination-acceptance speech was an exceptional bit of political oratory, so you might expect me to follow through now with a reaction to John McCain's speech last night. I'm afraid it wouldn't be fair for me to comment on it, however, because I fell asleep about half-way through it. I'm not saying McCain is old, stodgy and boring, but ... well, let's just say I had a long day at work and I couldn't keep my eyes open. The short biographical film that introduced McCain focused intensively on his experience as a POW in Vietnam. I know this time in his life sets him apart from the rest of us mere mortals and makes him a regular "profile in courage," but the tone of the presentation seemed more grim than uplifting. One scene that must have been an attempt to draw laughs featured McCain's 96-year-old mother calling him a "mama's boy.
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Fri, September 5, 2008 @ 3:34PM
On February 12th the new Leader-Herald website debuted. One of the new features was the ability for readers to comment on stories and other areas of the on-line paper. As of today, we have 2,329 individuals who are registered to participate in this feature. As of today we have received a total of 23,021 comments. That is tremendous. We are very pleased to see that, for the most part, readers have taken on the ownership of what is happening in the area and beyond to express their opinions and solutions through this avenue. We have only had a very small percentage of abusers on the site and unfortunately have taken away their privileges. Of course, it is not full proof, or may I say fool proof, and some have managed to return under another name. There are some areas of the on-line paper that we do not allow comments on. Obituaries being one. As of today, I have also made the decision to exclude comments on the letters to the editors. The reason is simple.
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The Big Apple Sports Birthday Blog for September 5
Thu, September 4, 2008 @ 9:44PM
The Big Apple Sports Birthday celebrant for September 5 is the former New York Ranger left winger, Don Maloney, born in Lindsay, Ontario, in 1958 Any hockey fans out there remember the New York Rangers’ Mafia Line? It consisted of the “Godfather,” Phil Esposito at center and two “Don’s,” right-winger Don Murdoch and today’s Big Apple birthday celebrant, Don Maloney, at left wing. They first skated together during the 1978-79 season, when Maloney was called up from the minors. He joined his older brother, defenseman Dave Maloney, on a Ranger team that would make it all the way to that season’s Stanley Cup finals, which they lost to Montreal in five games. In all, Maloney played ten seasons with New York, getting 513 of his 564 career points while wearing the blue sweater.
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The Village people and the YMCA
Fri, June 20, 2008 @ 8:26PM
Historically speaking the YMCA in its current form has a hotel-like atmosphere, and the referenced zoning ordinance that was used to classify it as such is probably as old or older as the YMCA itself. Since the inception of residence in 1844 the YMCA it has been described as “hotel-like” as far as providing rooms or residency, mainly for single males, providing a Christian based alternative to a lifestyle of gambling, whiskey and women. At one point in the 1940’s the YMCA had more rooms (100,000) than any hotel chain in existence at the time.
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