Sharon Springs News

Last week was not a good week. Cooperstown lost two of its own. Donald C. Reed, Jr.

A former Sharon Springs resident has been sentenced to prison for possessing child pornography, the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of New York of the Department of Justice said in a media release.

Haley Lindsey and Caci Houser both remember exactly where they were when the World Trade Center was struck by two hijacked airplanes eight years ago today.

A Gallupville man has been sentenced to 78 months in prison after pleading guilty to possessing child pornography in February.

The Garden Party's wrapping up, but the harvest festival is just beginning. Brent Ridge and Josh Kilmer-Purcell, the Times Union's "Garden Party" columnists and the founders of Beekman1802.com, an Internet-based artisan home products company and gardening blog, will turn Sharon Springs into a celebration of local agriculture Sept.

The state has awarded nearly $20 million to Capital Region redevelopment projects -- including $4 million toward the controversial plan to demolish the interior of Proctor's Theater in Troy.

When we were younger, our moms had to work really hard to get us to eat broccoli.

Other third-round Restore NY funding announced by Gov. David Paterson on Wednesday included the following grants and projects: Town of Stamford: Main Street Revitalization, $865,512. The Main Street Revitalization project involves the rehabilitation of two vacant properties on historically significant main streets in the villages of Hobart and ...

Josh Manko posted the low score of 40 to lead Sharon Springs to an 8-4 win over Fort Plain in a Western Athletic Conference match at Canajoharie Country Club Thursday.

Mr. Walter A. "Wally" Pawlaczyk, 41, of Oswegatchie Road, Palatine Bridge, New York, died unexpectedly at his home on Friday, August 14, 2009.

The Schoharie Land Trust has set its schedule of free Sunday afternoon conservation events through October.

Shop Talk is a weekly column featuring locally owned and operated businesses. This week, we talk to John Townsend, the "anonymous bookbinder" of Sharon Springs.

Troopers said they found marijuana, mushrooms, pills and a scale in a car they pulled over Wednesday on Route 17 in the Town of Woodbury.

A man was charged with felonies on Wednesday after troopers pulled over his car on Route 17 in the Town of Woodbury and found marijuana, mushrooms, pills and a scale.

Dake Fu, 28, of 121 Toback Road, was charged with violating state agriculture and markets law after an April 2008 investigation, according to the Montgomery County Sheriffa s department.

An Amsterdam woman was sentenced to four months of weekends in jail for stealing credit cards during a Jan.

Step Back in Time features community news items from The Daily Star 25 and 50 years ago.

Bobby Varin hit the big 4-0 Saturday night at Fonda Speedway. The 38-year-old modified driver out of Sharon Springs slipped past Ryan Odasz with four laps remaining in the 30-lap modified feature to claim his fifth feature win of the season and 40th of his career at the Track of Champions.

Editor's note: You met Brent Ridge and Josh Kilmer-Purcell in our May 21 food section, where we introduced them as the authors of a new column called "Garden Party," which is scheduled to debut June 21.

Step Back in Time features community news items from The Daily Star 25 and 50 years ago.