Fulton County News

After a tour of the Fage yogurt plant Thursday, U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., said he was impressed with the "state of the art" facility and believes it is in a perfect location at the Johnstown Industrial Park.

Two men and a woman who allegedly stole a coin machine from the Northville Laundromat were taken into custody Wednesday after a sheriff's deputy and his dog tracked them to a getaway car, State Police said.

A village man was arrested Tuesday by state police, who say he intended to sell more than $4,000 worth of illegal fireworks.

The owner of Romana's, an Italian restaurant located on Route 30A for the past 35 years, has purchased the former Ponderosa Steakhouse building for $680,000 and hopes to move his restaurant later this summer.

The first-ever joint Fulton County-Hamilton County tax-delinquent property auction yielded mixed results for the counties.

Several local municipalities will use optical-scan voting machines instead of older, lever-operated machines during 2009 primary and general elections under a statewide pilot program designed to test the new models.

Former Miss Fulton County Colleen Gagne is representing a larger region at this year's Miss New York competition, having won the title of Miss Central Region this year, but the Gloversville native says her numerous experiences as the local pageant champion last year have enabled her to do a better job of preparing for the big stage in Albany this ...

The charges against an Ambulance Service of Fulton County attendant who was accused of taking prescription drugs from the home of a dead woman were dismissed Monday.

There is a wealth of information on municipal Web sites for residents looking to have a closer relationship with their own village, town or city government.

Two more candidates have entered the race for councilman-at-large, bringing the number of candidates to at least three but possibly more.

Fulton County government is considering an idea from a Gloversville supervisor to install energy-saving solar panels on county buildings as part of a possible $2.3 million capital project for 2010.

A city man pleaded guilty Wednesday in Fulton County Court to felony second-degree criminal possession of a forged instrument.

Giant bulldozers and earth graders rumbled Monday onto the 223-acre site here at Luther Forest Technology Campus that GlobalFoundries Inc.

A Gloversville man pleaded guilty Monday in Fulton County to one felony count of first-degree criminal contempt.

This year's Fulton County property auction will be the first to include some Hamilton County properties.

The city Republican Committee on June 4 voted to endorse the following candidates after hearing presentations from them: Fulton County Family Court Judge Edward F. Skoda, who is running for election to a full term in that position; Fulton County treasurer candidate James Callery; and Gloversville Water Board candidates Gerald Yost, Robert Shell and ...

JOHNSTOWN?- Peopleinterested in running for office on the Democratic Party line and their supporters are invited to attend a workshop on "Candidates and the Local Media" at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Johnstown Area Community Center, at the west end of Prindle Avenue.

An effort to build a bus facility for the Greater Johnstown School District on county-owned property on Route 29 stalled Monday after Fulton County officials determined there wasn't enough room.

Two state agencies have informed Fulton County officials several of their requests for federal stimulus package funding for county highway, bridge and airport projects, as well as county Operation Green Scene housing efforts, all have been denied.

A GLOVERSVILLE AMBULANCE WORKER IS UNDER ARREST FOR ALLEGEDLY STEALING PAIN MEDICATION FROM A DEAD WOMAN'S APARTMENT WHEN HE WENT THERE ON AN EMERGENCY CALL.