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‘Heyday” Author to Lecture

Cazenovia Forum hosts Kurt Anderson Sept. 10 (Cazenovia, NY) Best-selling author, editor and radio host Kurt Andersen will discuss the recent financial crisis and its impact on our society at the Cazenovia Forum on Friday, Sept. 10 at 7 p.m. at the Catherine Cummings Theatre, 9 Lincklaen St. in the village. The event is free [...]

Dear Reva: Can’t Keep up with the Jones’

Dear Reva: I loathe school shopping. My teenage daughter has trouble fitting into the “latest” fashions, which causes friction when shopping. Of course we will never agree on what she “should wear,” and I don’t want to control that completely, but I want to make the experience enjoyable and spend some quality time with her. [...]

Going Green: Enjoy the road and be fuel efficient

By Jim Bona (Hamilton, NY) Summer is here and the time is right for…. road trips. This has been an American tradition since the beginning of our fascination with automobiles, more than 100 years ago. The summer vacation is characterized by loading up the car with the family, the pet, tons of luggage, picnic lunches [...]

More Drilling Coming

Gas Companies Motivated to Develop Wells Martha E. Conway (Hamilton – June 10, 2010) Bruce Selleck, Ph.D., a geologist and member of the faculty of Colgate University, and Supervisor James Goldstein (D,C,I – Lebanon) were the featured speakers at the June 10 presentation of the Hamilton Forum. The pair has become Madison County’s foremost authorities [...]

Hamilton Forum Revived

(Hamilton, NY) The Hamilton Rotary Club has agreed to sponsor a revived Hamilton Forum as its community service project. Rotary assumes the financial obligations for hosting a public affairs forum that is open to the public at no cost in southeastern Madison County. The new Forum planning group includes Rotarians and some members of the [...]

BREAKING NEWS: Second Circuit Issues Decision

Martha E. Conway (Wampsville – April 27, 2010) Madison County officials say the Second Circuit Court of Appeals has rendered a decision in the foreclosure cases pending against the Oneida Indian Nation Corporation. According to Madison County Board of Supervisors Chairman John M. Becker (R,C,I – Sullivan), the decision confirms that taxes are owed by [...]

Going Green: Misleading Labels

By Jim Bona I have always been a little suspicious about the nutrition labels on most food containers and wrappers. I realize that they are just an approximation, but you tend to rely on the information so that you can make good choices about what you eat. I often wonder how accurate those listings are [...]

Brookfield: Town ‘Vetoes’ Revals

Votes to Apply Recent Assessments to 2011 Tax Rolls Martha E. Conway (Brookfield – April 3, 2010) The Brookfield Town Council voted four to one Saturday to postpone acceptance of the results of a recent property revaluation until the 2011 tax roll. Councilman George Cowen was the lone dissenting vote, saying postponement of the reassessments [...]

Indoor Western Riding Arena to be Named for Dedicated Instructor

(Morrisville – April 3, 2010) A ceremony naming the Morrisville State College indoor western riding arena after dedicated instructor Lewis “Spike” Holmes will be held April 3 at 1 p.m. at the Equine Complex on the corner of Swamp and Fearon roads. The arena will be named the Lewis “Spike” Holmes Western Riding Arena during [...]

Salka: Town Will Meet This Week

Protesters Want Brookfield Town Board to Toss Assessments…and Assessor Martha E. Conway (Brookfield – March 27, 2010) Someone with the screen name “Taxed to Death” suggested last week on the town of Brookfield web site’s guest book that residents ought to protest their assessments. Word spread through the community, and about 75 Brookfield residents – [...]

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