Broadalbin News

Richard J. Rauer, 77, of Broadalbin, passed away peacefully Thursday, November 19, 2009, at the Stone Hedge Health and Rehabilitation Center in Rome, N.Y. He was born November 22, 1931, in Gloversville, the son of the late Frank and Rose Rauer.

The Broadalbin-Perth Central School District has sold the former Hamilton-Fulton-Montgomery BOCES Alternative High School building to a Broadalbin couple interested in developing senior housing there.

No Fulton County election results changed as absentee ballots were counted in the closest races, according to Board of Elections officials.

Election results in close supervisor races in both Fulton and Montgomery counties continue to trickle in, though final results likely won't be available until early next week.

Fulton County election officials said Friday they have begun counting ballots in five Fulton County towns where voting machines faltered Tuesday.

Election results for the towns of Bleecker, Broadalbin, Northampton and Perth will not be available until early next week, Fulton County Board of Elections officials said Thursday.

NEWS10 learned late Tuesday night that voting machines in four Fulton County towns malfunctioned, meaning that votes could not be counted and were impounded.

Perth financial services manager Edgar "Terry" Blodgett appears headed to a victory against Johnstown 4th Ward Supervisor James Callery in the race for Fulton County treasurer, though an election machine glitch in five towns has prevented all the county's votes from being counted.

November 3, 2009 Updated 11:52 p.m. Voting machines in four Fulton County towns malfunctioned today, resulting in delayed election results for town and county races.... Subscribers must LOG-IN to read this full story.

An item on Page 3 in Saturday's edition about Fulton County political races should have said Broadalbin voters will choose one person - either incumbent Republican Joseph McDonald or Conservative Joy Canfield - for a position on the three-member town Board of Assessors.

The race for the next town supervisor of Broadalbin features no incumbent but two men with experience doing the job.... Subscribers must LOG-IN to read this full story.

A significant public push to encourage the state to build a new Batchellerville Bridge began Wednesday night, when Edinburg volunteer firefighters spoke to a crowd of about 100 about the bridge's new weight limit and how it could affect emergency responders.

Fulton and Montgomery counties have taken massive third-quarter sales tax hits, and county officials say fourth-quarter revenues are unlikely to provide much relief for already strained municipal budgets.

The village has almost finished building a concession stand at its ballfields on First Avenue, over the objections of its code enforcement officer, who previously denied a building permit for the work.

A drunken driver intentionally hit two patrol cars while deputies attempted to pull her over, Fulton County Sheriff's Department officials said this morning.

Town Highway Superintendent Donald Loveless has written a letter to the Town Board requesting the town purchase a new truck, citing escalating repair costs.

The Fulton County Department of Solid Waste has announced its schedule for Columbus Day.

The state Department of Transportation is working to install a traffic light at the intersection of Turkey Farm Road and Route 29, which has been the site of many serious accidents over the years.

The Broadalbin Youth Commission presented the Town Board a drawing of a planned town park at a meeting Tuesday.

A Broadalbin man pleaded guilty Monday in Fulton County Court to one count of second-degree attempted criminal possession of marijuana.