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County gets $11.6 million for Bridge Street bridge
11/1/2024
Schoharie County’s Bridge Street bridge replacement project has gotten a huge shot in the arm:
A $11.6 million grant from the United States Department of Transportation’s highly-competitive federal Bridge Investment Program.
Total cost of the bridge replacement is estimated at $14.8 million.
The county’s already invested about $900,000 in preliminary engineering studies—some of it from other grants; County Department of Public Works Commissioner Dan Crandell said he’s already been seeking grants to help cover the remaining local share of about $2.9 million.
“This is huge,” Mr. Crandell said of the grant, news he got Monday afternoon.
“This is probably the b ...
C-R FFAer #1 in the nation
11/1/2024
Olivia VanEvera is tops in the nation.
The Cobleskill-Richmondville sophomore placed first in the Future Farmers of America Dairy Cattle Handlers event in national competition last week in Indianapolis.
No one has done that before; Olivia’s the first C-R or Cobleskill student to finish first in FFA Nationals.
“I consider it an honor,” Olivia said. “I’m proud to represent Cobleskill-Richmondville and New York State at Nationals.”
The daughter of Jacob and Lydia VanEvera, Olivia won the event at the State Fair in Syracuse to advance to Nationals.
“It’s how to present yourself and how to present your animal,” Olivia said, describing dairy cattle handling.
Thanksgiving Dinner Committee seeks drivers
11/1/2024
If you want to help with 700 Thanksgiving dinners, read on.
The Thanksgiving Dinner Delivery program is looking for drivers to deliver on Thanksgiving Day.
The all-volunteer committee is also looking for donations to help fund the annual holiday meal.
The committee used to organize a sit-down dinner for whoever wanted; now, meals are all delivered to homes––700 of them all across Schoharie County.
Committee member Colleen Flynn of the county Office of Emergency Services (OES) said at least three more drivers are needed to deliver meals on Thanksgiving Day.
The meals are prepared in the kitchen at the Schoharie County Jail, and drivers head out from there.
Will Adler get its tarps before winter?
11/1/2024
Now that the Adler Hotel has been sold, one-of-a-kind tarps purchased by the Greater Mohawk Valley Land Bank to protect the roof and stabilize the historic hotel could be going up before the snow flies.
The GMVLB purchased the tarps more than a year ago with Schoharie County ARPA funds, but in the end, the owner refused them access.
In a letter to supervisors ARPA Committee dated October 21, GMVLB Executive Director Tolga Morawski said they expected to sign a revised MOU with the new owner, Patrick Fourmy, Friday.
“Discussions with the new owner have been very positive,” Mr. Morawski wrote. “We have a revised MOU/MOA with them and are expecting a signing in the next day ...
Former Sheriff Tony Desmond laid to rest
11/1/2024
If you’re still going into Stewart’s—or the Sharon Court or Town Hall or even driving by Bowmaker’s—expecting, without thinking, to see Tony Desmond, there’s a reason.
Mr. Desmond, the consummate politician without ever being one, died last Wednesday after a brief illness.
And for 81 years, he was everywhere.
An Air Force veteran, retired State Trooper, Schoharie County Sheriff, town councilman, supervisor, and, until he died, Town of Sharon justice, Mr. Desmond was someone everyone knew; hundreds turned out for his funeral Tuesday at St. Vincent’s Church in Cobleskill.
Sandy Manko, who took over as town supervisor when Mr. Desmond became sheriff, called him a dri ...
