Amsterdam's Santos, Johnstown's DeMarco earn Foothills honors

Amsterdam Mohawks kick off 2023 Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League season

Waite: After ‘daringly brilliant’ decision, Lynch and limo case inextricably linked

State lawmakers: questions remain, more action needed to prevent another deadly limo crash

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

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

Caroga yearns for decision on $50K herbicide grant
04 Jun

Caroga yearns for decision on $50K herbicide grant

Tyler A. McNeil0 CommentsFulton County, Local News, , , , ,
CAROGA — For decades, scuba divers have hand-picked invasive plants from the depths of Caroga Lake. It's a dangerous mission. And the town-funded program still isn't enough to ward off Eurasian watermilfoil, maintained Walter Hogan, a West Caroga Lake Association member.   "You can't just sit around and not do things differently year after year after year and costs are rising, rising, rising," he said.Back in March, Hogan applied for a $50,000 grant from the state Department of Environmental Conversation to try out a new herbicide on the lake, ProcellaCOR. If awarded, it would fund a two-year chemical treatment study.Hogan, who sits…
Read More
GAVAC acquired by Priority Ambulance, agency will be renamed Lake Valley EMS
04 Jun

GAVAC acquired by Priority Ambulance, agency will be renamed Lake Valley EMS

Ashley Onyon0 CommentsLocal News, Montgomery County
AMSTERDAM — Priority Ambulance has completed its acquisition of Greater Amsterdam Volunteer Corps (GAVAC) several years after such plans were first announced. GAVAC will continue to provide ambulance services in the region under a new name, Lake Valley EMS.“Lake Valley EMS – formerly GAVAC – will operate business as usual, providing trusted and exceptional EMS care to the communities we serve,” said Thomas Pasquarelli, now director of operations at Lake Valley and formerly executive director at GAVAC, on Wednesday.GAVAC, a non-profit, served the Mohawk Valley and Southern Adirondack for over 55 years. The Amsterdam-based ambulance agency answered emergency medical calls…
Read More
Advocates and lawmakers urging more action during Gun Violence Awareness Month
04 Jun

Advocates and lawmakers urging more action during Gun Violence Awareness Month

Ashley Hupfl0 CommentsLocal News
The month of June is recognized as Gun Violence Awareness Month and state lawmakers and advocates are pushing for more legislation and funding to combat the problem.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports there were 1,078 gun-related deaths in New York in 2021, the latest year data is available. The U.S. saw an increase in gun violence during the COVID-19 pandemic. Nationwide, there were 48,830 gun-related deaths in 2021, the highest of any other year on record. New York has some of the strictest gun laws in the country, but state Sen. Zellnor Myrie, D-Brooklyn, said more can be done…
Read More
Following a $1 billion investment for mental health, racial inequities are discussed at state summit
04 Jun

Following a $1 billion investment for mental health, racial inequities are discussed at state summit

Ashley Hupfl0 CommentsLocal News
ALBANY -- A summit was held this past week in Albany focusing on mental health and addressing race-based inequities in the system. The summit held at the Crowne Plaza Desmond on Wednesday was organized by the state Office of Mental Health to bring attention to inequities and social determinants that ultimately create unequal access to quality health care and treatment. OMH’s Chief Diversity Officer Matthew Knutson said the goal of the summit is to create a public policy plan to address these barriers.“A list of recommendations are being collected from these meetings that’s going to then actually concretely influence the work…
Read More
Do you have unclaimed funds in NY? Here’s how to check
04 Jun

Do you have unclaimed funds in NY? Here’s how to check

Ashley Hupfl0 CommentsLocal News
New York State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli is continuing to promote an initiative to help New Yorkers get back lost money from the state. There is $1.5 million returned to the state each year and the state Comptroller’s Office holds more than 49 million unclaimed funds accounts that are valued at a total of $18.4 billion as of last month. Unclaimed funds come from utility deposits, trust funds, old bank accounts, uncashed checks, old investment accounts, insurance claims, stocks and other inactive accounts that have remained dormant for several years. The Comptroller's Office reports it can trace lost money that dates back several…
Read More
Click here to subscribe to Leaderherald.com