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Johnstown Common Council will consider $13.7M bond proposal | The Daily Gazette SECTIONS JOHNSTOWN – Mayor Vern Jackson has scheduled a special meeting of the Common Council for tonight at 7 p.m. to discuss and then vote on a resolution to borrow up to $13.7 million for city capital projects. While Jackson in June had said he didn’t know whether the bonding process would be completed by the end of his term in December, the council now appears poised to move ahead with authorizing the borro...

There Used To Be An Enormous Volcano On The Maine Border? Yes! If you have spent much time traveling around New England, there is a good chance you have made at least one trip through the White Mountains of New Hampshire.  Quaint resort towns, amazing skiing, family friendly amusement parks, majestic mountains, and pristine lakes. Those with a scientific mind may have spent a few minutes thinking about what caused the significant mountain ranges running through that part of New Hampshire (and ...

Horror History: Happy Birthday Danielle Harris! On this day in horror history, one of the best scream queens of all time, Danielle Harris was born in Plainview, New York in 1977. Danielle Harris was born in Plainview, New York in 1977. Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers and Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers. Danielle Harris returned to the Halloween series as Annie Brackett in writer-director Rob Zombie’s 2007 remake of John Carpenter’s classic and his follow-up sequel. She ...

A 274-unit housing development is being built on Route 117 in Sudbury at the Concord town line by Atlanta-based builder Pulte Group. Pulte is building a sort of two-in-one community on the site: Emery at Coldbrook Crossing, a 55-plus development, and Pines at Coldbrook Crossing, without the age restrictions. Theyre being built at 16 and 36 North Road, on a stretch of Route 117 between the Northwood Condominiums and the Sudbury Montessori School on one side and Colonial Gardens Florist and Green...

LITTLE COMPTON — Benjamin Simmons dammed Cold Brook in the mid-1700s to create a pond and raceways to harness the waterpower to run his gristmill. The mill is long gone, but the pond became the center of a natural sanctuary for birds and wildlife. In the 1960s, Bill Chace and his family built five more ponds connected with a network of trails.The Chace family sold the land in 1995 to the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management, which maintains the family-friendly public preserve...

Subscribe I am proud to say that service to the country and community runs deep in my family – my father served in the U.S. Air Force and both of my grandfathers in the U.S. Navy. I learned there are no shortcuts to hard work, responsibility, and commitment. As a 17-year Sudbury resident, with two children in the Sudbury Public School system, I know our community well, observing over time both challenges and positive change. During these past three years on the Select Board, and now as Board ...

Wednesday, March 10, 2021 - 9:24 pm POTSDAM -- Deborah C. Peryer, 68, unexpectedly passed away on Wednesday, March 3, 2021 at Canton-Potsdam Hospital. Deborah was born on January 3, 1953 in Potsdam, NY, the daughter of the late Floyd and Audrey (Bruce) Covey. She graduated from Parishville-Hopkinton School in 1971. She later married John Peryer. Debbie worked in Food Service at Potsdam State for over 15 years. She later worked at Silver Café in Parishville as a cook for a short time. Debo...

Deborah C. Peryer, 68, of Potsdam, unexpectedly passed away on Wednesday, March 3, 2021 at Canton-Potsdam Hospital.

John W. Sloane was no stranger to the Berkshires or Lenox when he and his wife, Adela Berry Sloane, built their Tudor-style cottage in 1894. His brother, William Sloane, and his wife, Emily Vanderbilt Sloane, built the nearby estate, Elm Court, in 1886. The brothers, who owned W & J Sloane, were Scottish immigrants who made their fortune importing oriental rugs and selling home furnishing. The brothers established the first home furnishing store in the country and soon became a favorite of the ...

A pandemic is snow problem for passionate snowmobilers At right, Bob Sabola, president of the Greater Whately Snowmobile Club, with club members at a snowmobile trail in Whately. STAFF PHOTO/MAX MARCUS A snowmobile used by the Greater Whately Snowmobile Club for grooming trails. STAFF PHOTO/MAX MARCUS Members of the Greater Whately Snowmobile Club at a trail in Whately. STAFF PHOTO/MAX MARCUS Members of the Greater Whately Snowmobile Club at a trail in Whately. STAFF PHOTO/MAX MARCUS Snowmobile...