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Two people escaped a fire at a home in Gloversville early Thursday morning. Gloversville Fire Chief Tom Groff said in a release that the home...

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Letters for Friday, December 5, 2025

Letters for Friday, December 5, 2025

Caesar at the Rubicon Julius Caesar and his formidable Roman army crossed the Rubicon River in 49 B.C. It was a momentous thing to do. Even today,...

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Editorial

EDITORIAL: Consolidate school capital project votes

EDITORIAL: Consolidate school capital project votes

The only thing people should be voting on in December is which house in the neighborhood has the best Christmas display. Yet only a few weeks after...

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Letters for Wednesday, December 3, 2025

Letters for Wednesday, December 3, 2025

Stop putting sports above academics There’s a cancer on the American public educational system, and that cancer is sports; in particular,...

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Letters for Thursday, December 4, 2025

Letters for Thursday, December 4, 2025

Remove Trump while we still have a country A vote for Stefanik or Constantino is a vote for Trump. Republicans control the House, the Senate, the...

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HIGH NOTES: Toys for kids, little book library, grants for community nonprofits

HIGH NOTES: Toys for kids, little book library, grants for community nonprofits

In Johnstown, first responders in Fulton and Montgomery counties collected more than 500 toys for underprivileged children as part of the fourth...

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EDITORIAL: Governor should sign bills that support democracy

EDITORIAL: Governor should sign bills that support democracy

Gov. Kathy Hochul has a lot on her plate this month when it comes to decisions on whether to approve bills passed by the state Legislature. The...

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Charlie Potter of Gloversville, a member of the Fulton County Board of Supervisors, became Wednesday the first person to announce a candidacy to...

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Todd R. Mcadam

EDITORIAL: State needs to tighten enforcement of cannabis, vaping laws and regulations

EDITORIAL: State needs to tighten enforcement of cannabis, vaping laws and regulations

One of the ways the state convinced skeptical government officials and members of the public to support the legalization of cannabis and...

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Letters for Tuesday, December 2, 2025

Trump ignores those he pledged to assist Are you better off in Trump’s first 10 months? In 2024, Don Trump ran on the message he was going to end...

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ALBANY — New Yorkers facing uncertainty about how they’ll pay their heating bills this winter or feeling the effects of the federal delays on food...

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Ted Remsnyder

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A Fort Plain woman was identified Tuesday as the driver killed in a Monday night crash at exit 24 of the Thruway that sent six others to the...

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Steven Cook

Letters for Monday, December 1, 2025

City Council should focus on budget Right now the city of Schenectady has no budget for 2026. But members of the City Council are focused on...

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Letters for Sunday, November 30, 2025

Letters for Sunday, November 30, 2025

Hochul must carry out cap-and-invest effort The American Lung Association urges Gov. Kathy Hochul to fully implement New York state’s...

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EDITORIAL: Don’t skip Canajoharie capital vote

EDITORIAL: Don’t skip Canajoharie capital vote

When annual maintenance is overlooked or neglected, the price to do it all at once adds up quickly. So it’s understandable why voters in...

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Tyler A. Mcneil