Hobart News

The Wasmund quadruplets, from left: John, Elizabeth, Mark and Peter. Click to see them as babies.

One minute, Joe Ciccarino was sitting comfortably at his home in Endicott. A little while later, he was flying into the middle of a disaster that's plunged cities underwater in the Midwest and sent thousands of ...

A second lawsuit has been filed against the town of Stamford over issues related to a proposal to develop a wind farm.

ITHACA - An alternative high school focused on sustainability could emerge as an Ithaca College lecturer leads the effort to apply for charter school status.

Nancy Myers and James Milea of Stamford are engaged to marry Aug. 2. The bride to be is the daughter of Chip and Mariellen Myers of Stamford.

Generally, they are, even when they're charging nearly $4 a gallon, according to the directors of weights and measurements in Otsego, Chenango and Delaware counties. via The Daily Star

The black bear that had suburban people in Syracuse' western suburbs concerned was euthanized Friday afternoon by the the state Department of Environmental Conservation. via WSTM-TV Syracuse

“It was totally involved by the time we got there”

A family of three was left homeless after a Tuesday afternoon fire in Harpersfield. via The Daily Star

“It is exciting to see so many young people interested in running”

The low-key fun run which started out with a stopwatch inside a mailbox along Ellis Hollow Road is now the largest Ithaca-based road race. via Ithaca Journal

Minds On program, 8:45 a.m. to 2:15 p.m., Foothills Performing Arts Institute. For info: 436-2184 or 431-2080. Science Discovery Center, noon to 4 p.m., physical science building basement, State University ... via Daily Star

“I frankly think their personal life in is their own business and as long as it doesn't interfere with governing, then they have to deal with it in their own way”

Less than one day after replacing disgraced Gov. Eliot Spitzer over allegations he solicited a prostitute, new Gov. via Press & Sun-Bulletin

“There was no one who didn't know Bill Clinton was a womanizer, and Spitzer held himself out as a righteous guy. The expectations make all the difference.”

In the immediate aftermath of political sex scandals comes the same reliable slate of reactions: lawmakers cringe, mothers shudder. via Democrat & Chronicle

“They would come up to visit on weekends”

The members of the West Point glee club have appeared with country stars and recorded television specials, but according to its director, performing at Stamford Central School is one of their favorite gigs. via Daily Star

“I work 11 o'clock to 8 or 9 in the morning. Something like that”

Do you ever complain about how busy your life is? If so, consider Marc Bonner, whose life suddenly and tragically got more hectic than he could have imagined. via CBS 6 Albany

STAMFORD _ The Stamford-Harpersfield Senior Citizens Club was formed 10 years ago and has grown from a handful of members to its current total of 91. via Daily Star

The Daily Star is updating its calendar listings for the December holidays and for 2008. via Daily Star

Three women appeared in Delaware County Court on Monday and were each sentenced to drug treatment programs on various charges. via The Daily Star

STAMFORD _ Utsayantha Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star, installed officers at the annual meeting in the chapter rooms recently in Hobart. via Daily Star

In 1947 I was a sophomore at William Smith College. I was walking down Main Street with some friends, heading for downtown Geneva, when two Hobart students stopped to see if we wanted a ride to town. via Democrat & Chronicle