Adam Shinder, Author at The Gloversville Leader Herald

31 May

Amsterdam native Andre Jackson Jr. to remain in NBA Draft

AMSTERDAM - Andre Jackson Jr. is setting his sights on the NBA. Jackson, the Amsterdam native and Albany Academy graduate who played a major role in UConn winning this past season’s NCAA men’s basketball championship, kept his name in the NBA Draft pool on Wednesday, the deadline day for early-entry prospects to withdraw their names from the draft. ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported the news Wednesday night. The NBA Draft will be held June 22 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn. Jackson, a 6-foot-6 wing, is projected by national mock drafts to be selected somewhere in the late first or early second…

16 May

Greater Amsterdam School District residents sign off on $91.4 million 2023-24 budget

Adam Shinder0 CommentsLocal News, Montgomery County

AMSTERDAM — The Greater Amsterdam School District’s $91.4 million district budget for the 2023-24 school year was approved by voters on Tuesday.The budget, which represents a 6.26% spending increase but calls for no tax levy increase, passed 524-163.District residents also approved, by a vote of 509-176, a proposition authorizing the establishment of a Technology Capital Reserve Fund not to exceed $5 million for the acquisition and installation of new technology equipment and technology infrastructure improvements within the district.Three members — Rev. Kent McHeard, Nellie Bush and Wendy Swezey — were elected to new terms on the Board of Education out…

16 May

OESJ voters approve $23.524 million 2023-24 school budget

Adam Shinder0 CommentsFulton County, Local News, Montgomery County

ST. JOHNSVILLE — The Oppenheim-Epratah-St. Johnsville Central School District’s $23.524 million 2023-24 budget was approved by voters on Tuesday, with 129 voting in favor of the budget and 60 voting against.A proposition to approve continuous registration was also approved, 147-35.Three candidates — Ty Stowell, Steven Polidori and Shannon Smith — were elected to the OESJ Board of Education.

16 May

Voters OK $74.015 million Gloversville Enlarged School District budget

Adam Shinder0 CommentsGloversville, Local News

GLOVERSVILLE — Voters in the Gloversville Enlarged School District on Tuesday approved a $74.015 million budget, with 76% of voters coming out in favor of the budget. The final tally saw 240 votes in favor of the budget, with 49 votes again. A resolution to add three additional buses was approved with 83% of the vote. All three incumbents up for re-election on the GESD Board of Education — Sharon P. Poling, John Lott and Michael Oathout — were re-elected to new three-year terms. Write-in candidate Heith Insonia was elected to a one-year term.

16 May

Mayfield CSD voters approve $21.2 million school budget

Adam Shinder0 CommentsFulton County, Local News

MAYFIELD — Voters in the Mayfield Central School District approved the district’s $21.2 million 2023-24 budget Tuesday, with 225 voting in favor of the proposal and 75 voting against.Voters also approved three ballot propositions: a bus purchase (235-66), an equipment purchase (237-65) and a plan to refurbish the district’s bus wash (235-67).Vanessa DiNitto won election to the lone open board of education seat with 146 votes, beating out Diane LaVada-Blackwood (118) and Daniel Sardelli (29).

09 May

Gloversville falls to Amsterdam on Cotugno’s homer, Santos’ stellar relief pitching

Adam Shinder0 CommentsGloversville, Local News, Local Sports

AMSTERDAM — For a moment, what started out looking like an easy Foothills Council baseball win seemed to be spiraling out of Amsterdam’s control. Spencer Cotugno changed that. Quickly. After Gloversville had put up three runs in the top of the fifth inning to tie up Tuesday night’s game at Shuttleworth Park, Cotugno immediately put the Rams back in front in the bottom of the inning, clubbing a solo home run over the left field wall, setting the tone for a five-running inning and an 8-3 Amsterdam win. “I could feel the energy in the dugout,” Cotugno said. “I kind…