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02 Jun

Art Walk set to return to downtown Gloversville

Indiana Nash0 CommentsEmail Newsletter, Gloversville, Local News, The Gloversville Leader Herald

The Art Walk returns to downtown Gloversville Saturday for a monthlong celebration of local artists.Organized by the Glove Cities Arts Alliance, the Art Walk is an exhibition featuring the works of over 20 local artists who all reside or work in Fulton, Montgomery and neighboring counties. It’s set to start at 3 p.m. and will coincide with Gloversville’s Southern Adirondack Wine and Food Festival.Artwork from each local artist will be on view through July 3 at a variety of businesses spread throughout a large portion of the city's downtown business district.The kick-off event will run until 7 p.m. and include…

02 Jun

Gloversville Police investigate Friday threat on school bus

Steven Cook0 CommentsGloversville, Local News, Police BlotterGloversville Police Department

GLOVERSVILLE - Gloversville Police Friday morning investigated a threatening comment made on a school bus and found it not to be credible, police said. The call came in at about 9 a.m. to Smith Street for a report of a juvenile passenger on a school bus who had made a threatening comment, police said. "Members of the City of Gloversville Police Department, including the School Resource Officer, and the New York State Police, responded to the scene," police wrote in a release. "The threat was quickly determined not to be credible." The juvenile was taken from the scene and turned…

30 May

Michael Darling arraigned in 2019 death of wife Kristine Howland Darling; Accused of murder, staging scene (with video)

Ashley Onyon0 CommentsEmail Newsletter, Gloversville, Local News, Montgomery County

FONDA — Following his capture over the weekend, Michael Darling, 44, of Gloversville, was arraigned on Tuesday on charges contained in a four-count indictment accusing him of killing his estranged wife, Kristine Howland Darling, and staging her death to appear as a suicide in 2019. Darling, wearing orange prison clothing, entered a plea of not guilty during his arraignment in Montgomery County Court. Attorney Michael Viscosi, of the public defender’s office, represented him and waived the reading of the indictment. Judge Chad Brown remanded Darling to the custody of the Montgomery County Correctional Facility. Viscosi can make an application for bail at…

30 May

Parkhurst Field Foundation announces $100K in donations toward finishing Gloversville project’s first phase

Tyler A. McNeil0 CommentsEmail Newsletter, Gloversville, Local News, The Gloversville Leader HeraldTim and Tina Delaney Family Foundation

GLOVERSVILLE — With the help of two donors, the first phase of a long-awaited baseball stadium project in Gloversville is slated to wrap up within the next six weeks. Parkhurst Field Foundation announced on Tuesday that two respective $50,000 donations from the Wesson Group and Tim and Tina Delaney Family Foundation. The total two-stage project is projected to cost $3.6 million, about $1.5 million of which has already been expended. “This is paying off the bills and getting us ready for the next phase,” said David Karpinski, executive director of the Parkhurst Field Foundation. “Without it, we would’ve had a challenge…

30 May

Schoharie limo crash: FBI briefs victims’ families; Nauman Hussain sentencing set for Wednesday

CHAD ARNOLD0 CommentsEmail Newsletter, Gloversville, Local NewsSchoharie limo crash

SCHOHARIE — The FBI met with the families of those killed in the Oct. 6, 2018 Schoharie limousine crash on Tuesday to discuss the connections Shahed Hussain, the owner of Prestige Limousine & Chauffeur Service, had with the agency. Kevin Cushing, whose son Patrick was one of the 20 individuals killed in the crash, said the two-hour meeting "was expansive," and included information on Hussain's work with the agency as well as the details on the FBI's internal investigation into its past connection with the owner of the Wilton-based company. But, Cushing said that the meeting "shed no new light as to…

30 May

Gloversville Memorial Day Parade Sunday – Images (17 photos)

Stan Hudy0 CommentsGloversville, Local News

GLOVERSVILLE - Gloversville held its annual Memorial Day Parade Sunday. Photos from the event from our Stan Hudy. Images in two galleries below. | Everything Gloversville | Photos (9) Photos (8)