Ron Schoonmaker News Today

HERKIMER — Following its recent meeting, the Greater Herkimer Lions Club reported on its successful involvement in a pair of major projects.

HERKIMER — The Herkimer County Hunger Coalition discussed homelessness and what can be done to help meet a growing need for services in the Mohawk Valley during the group’s meeting

HERKIMER — Fall is always an expensive period for the Herkimer County Hunger Coalition, program officials said, and 2023 was no exception as the organization again reached deep into its

The organization has distributed thousands of brand-new winter coats to children in need in the Mohawk Valley and has another 700 they plan on delivering soon.

Mayoral elections in the villages of Herkimer and Ilion take place Tuesday with the polls open until 9 p.m.

Residents living along the Columbia Parkway area of the village say theyve been waiting for years for the village to do something about the flooding.

Thank you to our veterans on Veterans Day and every day

Ilion Deputy Mayor Charles Lester agreed to step down from that post this week but remains on village board. Lester and mayor receive suspicious mail.