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Photo Caption: Fulton County Emergency Management Services Coordinator Steven Santa Maria, right, presents his “County-Wide Ambulance Service Incentive Plan” to the Fulton County Board of Supervisors in September. (Jason Subik/The Leader-Herald) JOHNSTOWN - The Fulton County Board of Supervisors

James Bynum has spent most of his 62 years at Mount Zion Seventh-Day Adventist Church in Parkstown, having grown up there as a child. He’s seen changes over the years.

By JOSHUA THOMAS The Leader-Herald JOHNSTOWN -- A large crowd assembled in Sir William Johnson Park on Thursday for the unveiling of a bronze statue of hometo

JOHNSTOWN — A large crowd assembled in Sir William Johnson Park on Thursday for the unveiling of a bronze statue of hometown hero Elizabeth Cady Stanton.

Johnstown Common Council approves $12.2M bond proposal | The Daily Gazette SECTIONS Shares0 JOHNSTOWN – The Common Council Wednesday night voted unanimously to authorize City Treasurer Mike Gifford to go to the municipal bond market to obtain up to $12.2 million for capital projects — the largest bond procurement in the history of the city. The borrowing was reduced from what has been called a $13.7 million “wish list” from the city’s department heads presented to the council on Jul...

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...

JOHNSTOWN – During a special meeting Tuesday the city Common Council voted unanimously to appoint Eric Parker of Worden Street to replace Amy Praught as the 3rd…

Treasurer candidate’s death leaves void in Johnstown community | The Daily Gazette SECTIONS Shares0 JOHNSTOWN – The May 12 death of Thomas Suydam has left a void in his community and changed the political landscape of what had been shaping up to be one of the most consequential city treasurer races in recent decades. Thomas Suydam, a native of Gloversville, was a certified public accountant who had worked as a partner in the George J. Dorfman & Co. CPA firm, chief financial officer of plast...

manich@leaderherald.com JOHNSTOWN — The Johnstown Senior Citizens Center recently received a sprucing up from the city Department of Public Works. Center Executive Director Diedrie Roemer, who is also associated with the local Lions Club, reported recently to the Common Council that she wanted to thank DPW, which got the facility “cleaned up this spring.” She thanked the DPW staff for also hanging flags on Main Street and “making our city a welcoming place.” “We are looking forward ...

manich@leaderherald.com JOHNSTOWN — The Common Council Monday night worked on ongoing efforts to transform old, formerly unusable properties into something productive. The council passed a resolution at City Hall to advertise for city-owned property at 126 W. Fulton St. “This is the former Demi’s leather property,” said Mayor Vern Jackson. The city owns the property located at 126 W. Fulton St. But the city wants to sell the property to the public and returning it to the tax rolls, in ...