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07 Oct

Seized Mayfield animals now up for adoption

Ted Remsnyder0 CommentsFulton County, Local News

MAYFIELD — Three dozen animals seized from a Mayfield property in July will be forfeited to humane societies after their owner was unable to post a court-ordered security to pay for their care.On Sept. 29, Mayfield Town Justice John Papa ruled that defendant Susan Kelly would be required to pay a $235,583 security bond to cover past and future boarding and care costs for animals that had been seized from her property and subsequently have been housed at Ayres Memorial Animal Shelter in Sprakers, Fulton County Regional Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) and the Brennan Humane Society.…

06 Oct

Gloversville Neighborhood Engagement Unit event seeks to help drug problem

Jason Subik0 CommentsEmail Newsletter, Fulton County, Gloversville, Local News, The Gloversville Leader Herald

GLOVERSVILLE - At Thursday's Neighborhood Engagement Unit event spinning the Glove City Coalition's trivia wheel can yield questions about drug use, answers about drug addiction and sometimes a free ice cream cone. Already eating a free donut from the event, Gloversville Middle School student Hunter Ahrenn, 12, jumped in with the correct answer when the wheel stopped spinning on a multiple choice question asking whether drinking under the age of 21 can cause a person to be injured, addicted, achieve lower grades in school or all of the above. "Probably all of the above," he said, without realizing there was…

06 Oct

Stefanik assails Castelli, Dem leaders in Amsterdam

LH Staff0 CommentsEmail Newsletter, Fulton County, Local News, Montgomery CountyAmsterdam GOP, Elise Stefanik, Michael Henry, Nancy Pelosi, Republicans

By Tyler A. McNeil/The Leader-Herald AMSTERDAM — U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-Saratoga, lambasted Democratic adversaries and elucidated her vision of Republican command at an Amsterdam campaign stop earlier this week. "Build the wall, support border patrol officers, and make sure that we secure our southern border once and for all," Stefanik said, echoing some of the key tenets of former President Donald Trump platform. Republican U.S. Senate candidate Joe Pinon and Republican candidate for state Attorney General Michael Henry, along with a who's who of Republican candidates on the ballot in the Montgomery County area, cheered on the congresswoman in…

06 Oct

Fulton Co. Sheriff: Perth woman stole $1.2M from elderly man’s bank account; Money then used for personal gain

Steven Cook1 CommentFulton County, Johnstown, Local NewsFulton County Sheriff's Office

TOWN OF JOHNSTOWN -- A Perth woman has been arrested, accused of stealing more than $1.2 million from an elderly man's bank account, Fulton County Sheriff's officials said Thursday. She is accused of doing so after having been entrusted with the man's finances, officials said. Gladys K. Griffith, 49, was charged Thursday with first-degree grand larceny, officials said. The investigation began July 12 as deputies received a complaint related to a check on the elderly man following several suspicious transfers and withdrawals from his bank account, according to officials. Deputies then gathered information and swiftly acted, officials said. ---Help us bring…

05 Oct

Stefanik and Castelli tout endorsements

Jason Subik0 CommentsEmail Newsletter, Fulton County, Local News, News

21ST CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT -- U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-Saratoga, has received endorsements from 70 elected officials in Fulton County, while her Democratic and Moderate Party challenger Matt Castelli has received endorsements from seven public and private sector labor unions. Stefanik's campaign released a complete list of the Fulton County elected officials supporting her bid for a fifth term in Congress, including statements from Fulton County Chairman of the Board of Supervisors Greg Fagan, supervisor for the Town of Perth. "I am proud to be endorsing Congresswoman Elise Stefanik for reelection once again," Fagan said in the statement. "Elise has fought for…

05 Oct

Montgomery County Sheriff: Broadalbin man charged in nearly $3K fraudulent check case in town of Amsterdam

Steven Cook0 CommentsFulton County, Local News, Montgomery County, Police BlotterMontgomery County Sheriff's Office

TOWN OF AMSTERDAM -- A Broadalbin man has been arrested in a case in which he is accused of attempting to cash a nearly $3,000 fraudulent check, Montgomery County Sheriff's officials said. Elijah N. Jacobs, 31, was charged Tuesday with second-degree criminal possession of a forged instrument, a felony, and misdemeanor fourth-degree attempted grand larceny, officials said.The investigation began in August as investigators received a complaint that Jacobs had attempted to cash a fraudulent check totaling $2,953.19, according to officials.Investigators credited bank staff with detecting security issues with the check, declining the transaction and alerting police. The investigation then identified Jacobs as the…