East Meredith News

The howling about public funding of national health care as "socialized" medicine is amusing.

A fire that gutted a vacant Meridale house Friday morning is being investigated as suspicious in origin, a Delaware County fire official said.

The Oneonta Farmers' Market will have its annual Dairy Day event on Saturday in celebration National Dairy Month.

The water wheel stops the conversation at Hanford Mills in East Meredith. As educational as it is to talk about the place's purpose, watching the water wheel start to turn is as much fun as watching the guys on "Mythbusters" blow stuff up.

EAST MEREDITH _ An East Meredith teenager found out Thursday that wishes do come true, as she arrived home from school to find a crew assembling a swimming pool in her backyard.

ONEONTA _ Oneonta businessman Gordon B. Roberts, a member of the Hartwick College class of 1947, has been awarded the Presidential Medal for Extraordinary and Exemplary Loyalty to the college.

Fable at Stone & Thistle Farm in East Meredith will offer Sunday brunch starting May 24.

MEREDITH _ A century-old shoo-fly pattern quilt donated to the Meredith Historical Society by Emily Marlin will be raffled off to raise funds for the organization during a showcase of locally made quilts.

The failure of the Binghamton police to enter the ACA building immediately on April 3 is indefensible.

There are only two countries in the world that allow prescription drugs to be advertised _ the USA and New Zealand.

A young farm family is living a dream after purchasing a 388-acre dairy farm in Bloomville.

I don't profess to be an expert at ice harvesting, but if this January's cold was what the weather was like about 100 years ago around Oneonta, I'd say that year's ice crop would be of "bumper" proportions.

Question of the Week: With President George W. Bush in his last two weeks in office, how would you evaluate his performance as president? "Bad. The whole time it was bad.

Biblical politicians With the elections over, winning candidates have or will be taking the oath of office.

Museum downsizing not handled well Katie Boardman, president of the Hanford Mills Museum board, was quoted as follows in a recent story: ``It was an agonizing decision ..." Liz Callahan, Hanford Mills director, ...

The economic recession hit home at Hanford Mills Museum in East Meredith this week as the assistant director and curator were laid off.

ONEONTA _ Elena's Sweet Indulgence and the West Kortright Centre will be recognized tonight by the Executive Service Corps for their work in the community.

Amanda Hanselman of East Meredith and Paul Moller of Jefferson announce their engagement to marry.