Mineville News

A former Moriah resident who had been accused of burning the U.S. flag at the Mineville Veterans of Foreign Wars Post was sentenced Tuesday to probation.

Jul. 2--MORIAH -- Thomas Holland got a new house, and some students got loads of experience building it.

Iron miners seemed to smile through time, as fifth-graders at Moriah Central School staged stories from their past.

Mary McConley, age 91, of Gloversville, passed away on Tuesday, June 10, 2008, at St.

Supervisor Thomas Scozzafava says he wants something done about welfare recipients living in substandard, filthy homes.

Filming is scheduled to begin this fall for a $20 million movie set in an iron ore mining town in the eastern Adirondacks. via Newsday.com

“This will be exciting. It has been a long road.”

Producer-writer Lori Kelly Bailey says her search to finance "Mineville" was a success, and she's about to embark on a 10-week location shoot with a $20 million budget. via Press-Republican

“Sure, that's what I'd have done.”

William Orr's the kind of neighbor most of us want. Last week, an alleged crook went into Hometown Pharmacy in Mineville at around closing time on Saturday, 1 p.m. He apparently had mayhem on his mind. via Press-Republican

“He was running. I tackled him.”

State Police have arraigned the former Moriah man who allegedly tried to hold up the Hometown Pharmacy at knifepoint Saturday afternoon. via Press-Republican

Authorities in Essex County, New York are investigating an armed robbery -- one that police say was a family affair. via WCAX-TV Burlington

Authorities say two vehicles fell through the weakening ice this week on Lake Champlain. via WCAX-TV Burlington

“Anybody interested in locating in this park can come in and put a shovel in the ground in 30 days.”

Money from National Grid will enable Essex County to beef up its Moriah Business Park to prepare for new tenants. via Press-Republican

“Now that the power has remained out, residents are in need of additional shelter.”

Vehicles navigate County Route 7 in Mineville after the weekend-s devastating ice and wind storm. via Press-Republican

“It's nice to wake up in the morning and put on the uniform”

Staff Sgt. James McClellan knows why he joined the military and he's reminded of it every morning. via Montgomery Advertiser

“In the seventh (game), I established my change-ups early on in the game. With my fastball, I struck them out.”

Dodgers immortal Johnny Podres dies after leg infection, surgery By LOHR McKINSTRY WITHERBEE -- The death of Witherbee native Johnny Podres came as a shock to many fans of the gifted athlete whose pitching won ... via Press-Republican

Searching for birth family. Male Adoptee born 11,May 1954 in Syracuse,New York Adoptee: Red Hair Adpotee: I was adopted to a Mr. via Cousinconnect.com

A truck carrying 10,000 gallons of oil rolled over on a snow-covered road in Moriah, N.Y., on Tuesday. via WPTZ-TV Plattsburgh