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04 Oct

High schools: Gloversville beats Mayfield in non-league girls’ volleyball; Johnstown falls to Amsterdam

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HIGH SCHOOLS - Gloversville topped Mayfield in a non-league girls’ volleyball match 25-14, 25-20, 25-20 Tuesday. Allie Salvione led Gloversville with 16 assists, nine digs, 17 service points and three aces. Zoie Tesi had 12 kills, 12 digs and five blocks. Marisa Dygon added four kills and three aces. Madison King had eight digs, five kills, one block and one ace for Mayfield. Teammate Morgan Ashline collected three kills, three digs, one block and one ace. Brooke Long added two aces, two kills and three digs. Giana Luft posted 15 service points, four kills and three aces to lead Amsterdam…

02 Oct

Gloversville Common Council set to interview city assessor candidate

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GLOVERSVILLE -- The Gloversville Common Council will conduct a special meeting Tuesday night at 6 p.m. for the stated purpose of conducting a closed door executive session to interview a candidate for city assessor to fill the vacancy that will be created by Joni Dennie's retirement. Mayor Vince DeSantis said Dennie has announced she will be retiring by the end of the year, and he wants to hire a new assessor soon so there will be time for Dennie to help train and familiarize her successor with the job of assessing property in Gloversville. The 2022 Gloversville city budget allocates…

02 Oct

Glove City Coalition: Narcan training reduces deaths

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GLOVERSVILLE -- Over the last year and a half, the Glove City Coalition has helped to train at least 200 people in the use of the opioid overdose treatment Narcan, which the coalition's director believes has helped limit the number of overdose deaths in Gloversville. "We could have ended up with more deaths than what we've had, if it weren't for the amount of Narcan training that takes place," said Glove City Coalition Director Bonnie Peck. The Glove City Coalition was created in 2018, and has operated using a five-year annual $125,000 federal Drug Free Communities Grant since 2020. The…

01 Oct

EDITORIAL: Don’t let TV report affect Gloversville police chief’s status

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Gloversville Police Chief Anthony Clay could have handled a TV report on the city’s opioid situation better. No doubt about it. He should have let the mayor and other city officials know about the report and his participation in it before the news feature aired. He should have thought harder about how the city was being portrayed and he should have provided the TV crew with more accurate information about the city’s problem compared to other Capital District cities. The report made the city look bad, with some feeling that it painted Gloversville as the poster child for the region’s…

29 Sep

Broadalbin-Perth girls’ volleyball sweeps past Gloversville

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BROADALBIN — Through its first six matches this season, the Broadalbin-Perth volleyball team had dropped just four sets in going 5-1. The Patriots continued their early-season success Thursday, posting a 3-0 victory over Gloversville in a Foothills Council match. B-P won by scores of 25-11, 25-5 and 25-18. "I'm extremely proud of how we played tonight," Broadalbin-Perth coach Kayla Twardzik said. "It was a great team win. It was a super-balanced effort." Camille Calderone had 15 service points, six aces and six kills for the Patriots, while Sami Westfall finished with 11 service points and four aces. Haley Tomlinson registered seven…

29 Sep

Images: Broadalbin-Perth takes on Gloversville in girls’ volleyball (8 photos)

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BROADALBIN - Broadalbin-Perth topped Gloversville in girls' volleyball Thursday. Images from the match from our Peter R. Barber Match Story: Broadalbin-Perth girls’ volleyball sweeps past Gloversville ---Help us bring news to you, check out our subscribe page at: LeaderHerald.com/Subscribe Match Story: Broadalbin-Perth girls’ volleyball sweeps past Gloversville ---Help us bring news to you, check out our subscribe page at: LeaderHerald.com/Subscribe