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Montgomery County puts money in place for Farmland Protection Reserve Fund
4+ hour, 8+ min ago (800+ words) Farmer Tom Nelson, of the town of Florida, stands in front of land he owns on Scotch Church Road on Wednesday, November 20, 2024. His land has been surrounded by solar development. FONDA " Montgomery County has put $250,000 in place to fund the…...
Amazon facility breaks ground on Route 5S in Montgomery County
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (639+ words) An overhead view of the site of the3.2 million-square-foot Amazon distribution center planned on Route 5S. TOWN OF FLORIDA " Ground has been broken on Amazon's 3.2 million-square-foot distribution center. "This project represents a major step forward," Montgomery County Executive Pete Vroman said. "We…...
7 Brew Coffee mulling new location at Perth Plaza in Montgomery County
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (690+ words) TOWN OF AMSTERDAM " Rapidly growing chain 7 Brew Coffee is eyeing the Perth Plaza on Route 30 for its first potential location in Montgomery County. Read More7 Brew Coffee mulling new location at Perth Plaza in Montgomery County Doug Beachel, director of entitlements…...
Amsterdam's Florence Collins, Reid Hill’s favorite teacher - Focus on History
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (621+ words) Florence Collins lived most of her life in the house where she grew up on Amsterdam's Pulaski Street in the then predominately Polish enclave called Reid Hill. Born in 1911, her parents were Anthony and Pelagia Lulkowska Dabrowski. They had come…...
Montgomery County contracts for grant-funded broadband feasibility study
8+ mon, 1+ day ago (126+ words) FONDA " Montgomery County has contracted a firm to prepare a grant funded broadband feasibility study that will identify and propose options to extend services to unserved or underserved areas. FONDA " Montgomery County has contracted a firm to prepare a grant…...
Story of 1928 Montgomery County plane crash - Focus on History
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (508+ words) Three pioneer aviators, including a Gloversville native, died when their plane crashed into a buckwheat field near Rural Grove in the Montgomery County town of Root on January 8, 1928. A sign for the town of Root on state Route 5S in Montgomery…...
Montgomery County awarded landfill project design grant
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (238+ words) FONDA " A $452,966 state grant awarded to Montgomery County will fund engineering plans for a project that would connect the former Eastern Landfill to municipal sewer lines, which would eliminate the need for highway crews to haul wastewater from the site…...
Driver rescued from SUV in Mohawk River in Fort Johnson
10+ mon, 3+ week ago (153+ words) MONTGOMERY COUNTY " An SUV was found in the Mohawk River and the driver was rescued in Fort Johnson Saturday morning, according to Montgomery County Sheriff Jeff Smith. MONTGOMERY COUNTY " An SUV was found in the Mohawk River and the driver…...
Montgomery County bonding $8.71 million to replace bridges, culvert
11+ mon, 1+ day ago (187+ words) FONDA " Montgomery County will issue approximately $8.71 million combined in bonds to provide upfront funding for the upcoming replacements of three aging bridges and one culvert. Montgomery County Office Building FONDA " Montgomery County will issue approximately $8.71 million combined in bonds to…...