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Friday, February 27, 2015

Canajoharie, NY ,

Joshua Thomas

Alumni Shoot Hoops

Heather Voght (MVP) tries to keep the ball away from Holly Handy, playing defense.

Thursday, February 26, 2015 - Updated: 10:26 AM

By JOSHUA THOMAS C-S-E Editor ST. JOHNSVILLE -- On Saturday, weather hampered attendance at the inceptional Oppenheim-Ephratah-St. Johnsville Alumni Basketball Game, though the rapidly accumulating snow outside didn't stop 40 alu ...

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County school boards to focus on GEA eradication, fixing foundation aid

Thursday, February 26, 2015 - Updated: 3:32 AM

By JOSHUA THOMAS C-S-E Editor CANAJOHARIE -- On Monday evening, school district officials from Canajoharie, Fort Plain and Amsterdam gathered in Canajoharie High School to discuss state school funding inefficiencies caused by Gap ...

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Lady Cougars advance

Thursday, February 26, 2015 - Updated: 10:33 AM

By ADAM SHINDER For the C-S-E CANAJOHARIE -- Creating turnovers is the lifeblood of the Canajoharie High School girls basketball team. It's no surprise, then, that a couple of steals in crunch time are what kept the Cougars' Secti ...

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Burtons announce retirement from FPCSD

Thursday, February 26, 2015 - Updated: 10:27 AM

By JOSHUA THOMAS C-S-E Editor FORT PLAIN -- Fort Plain Central School District Superintendent of Schools Douglas C. Burton and his wife, Family Consumer Science Teacher Maria Burton, have announced their retirement as of June 30, ...

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GAVAC Fort Plain Station operational since December

Thursday, February 26, 2015 - Updated: 3:35 AM

By JOSHUA THOMAS C-S-E Editor FORT PLAIN -- The brand new GAVAC Fort Plain Station at 25 Hancock Street has been operational since the week before Christmas, regularly housing an eight member crew, with at least two people mannin ...

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Halloran named OESJ school superintendent

Thursday, February 26, 2015 - Updated: 10:28 AM

ST. JOHNSVILLE -- The Oppenheim-Ephratah-St. Johnsville Central School District Board of Education named David Halloran as the district's new superintendent. Pending successful contract negotiations, he is expected to assume his r ...

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Sports

Lady Cougars advance

By ADAM SHINDER
For the C-S-E
CANAJOHARIE -- Creating turnovers is the lifeblood of the Canajoharie High School girls basketball team. It's no surprise, then, that a couple of steals in crunch time are what kept the Cougars' Secti ...

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Viewpoints

Editorial - 02/26/2015

Dangerously Beautiful Winter
By JOSHUA THOMAS
C-S-E Editor

This winter has me feeling weary. It's about the only thing I don't love about living here, and as much as I'm slightly jealous of people living in places where 50 degrees seems cold, I feel worse for the people who've never even seen snow.
As unrelenting as the cold can be, winter weather in its numerous forms -- the patterns snow and ice come to rest in -- can be breathtakingly beautiful.
I can get lost watching gusts of wind lift bla ...

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Police Reports

Police Reports - 02/26/2015

New York State Police Department

-- The New York State Police Department investigated an accident in which a 14 year old snowmobiler drove onto Crum Creek Road, St. Johnsville, from the south shoulder of the road, striking a car traveling southeast. The operator of the snowmobile suffered minor injuries and was transported by GAVAC to St. Mary's Hospital, Amsterdam. The driver of the car, Judith Littrell, 47, of Amsterdam, was not injured in the accident.

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