Montgomery County News

The graduation rate went up in most local school districts last year, including the Gloversville Enlarged School District, whose rate has been among the lowest in the area.

To public hearings. And jeers to those who don't take advantage of them. Gloversville will have a public hearing June 25 on a proposal by 4th Ward Councilwoman Ellen Anadio.

New York state officials said Friday legislation was approved that will restore funding cut from the state budget for developmentally disabled programs.

The National Weather Service in Albany has issued a flash flood warning for North Central Schoharie County, Western Montgomery County.

I wanted to take the time to thank all the volunteers and community organizations that assisted Habitat for Humanity Montgomery County NY in making the second annual Rally in the Valley 5K and Duathlon a major success.

One of Montgomery County's most prolific songwriters has released a new CD, though he's not yet old enough to drive a car or vote.

FarmieMarket.com, an online farmers' market serving the Capital Region since 2010, began serving Columbia, Greene, Otsego, Herkimer, Montgomery and Fulton Counties beginning on June 12. The online farmers' market enables consumers to browse fresh inventories of locally grown foods, add items to their virtual shopping cart, check out with their ... (more)

The New York State Canal Corp. has temporarily closed a section of the Erie Canal in Montgomery County because of heavy rain over the past few days.

Fulton County government will pay the full local cost of a design study for a new highway from Fonda to Johnstown.

The Fulton County Board of Supervisors on Monday scheduled a public hearing on Fulton-Montgomery Community College's proposed $18.6 million 2013-14 budget, which calls for no increase in contributions from Fulton and Montgomery counties but raises tuition by $154 for the school year.

Alpin Haus RV Store in Amsterdam says they have increased the reward to $5,000 for information leading to an arrest of the person responsible for starting a fire at the store.

One week ago, a tornado ravaged big parts of Schenectady and Montgomery counties.

By John Enger Gazette Reporter County voters approved a charter restructuring the current county government last November.

The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office has arrested a local man after they teamed up with the U.S. Postal Inspection Service to complete a controlled delivery of illegal marijuana.

Officials from Fulton and Montgomery counties will wait until 2014 before possibly combining the counties' director of community services positions because of the latter county's evolving government structure.

Both houses of the state Legislature are considering bills to fully restore the 4.5 percent in cuts for developmentally disabled programs passed in the state budget earlier this year.

A new charter for Montgomery County was created and approved in November. The charter is changing the county's government from a Board of Supervisors to a county Legislature, and also adds an elected county executive.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo is getting together with college presidents and economic development officials from across New York to discuss his plan to offer tax-free zones for high-tech businesses that move onto or next to college campuses.

About 3,226 are without power in Fulton County, primarily in Caroga, Ephratah, and Johnstown.

Turbulent weather visited the Capital Region on Wednesday evening, May 29, 2013.