Customers of area food pantries will soon have a new tool to help them put nutritious meals on the dinner table.

People who find themselves in the worst possible circumstances respond in a variety of ways.
Some despair and others hope.
Some complain and others sing.
Some give up and others find a way to fight back.

The HARC "Life is Beautiful Festival" and Folts Homes "Summer Strawberry Festival" combined under the General Herkimer Days' banner.  Click at right for a photo gallery of the events.

Trains possess a certain, wonderful mystique that captures the imagination of many. Model trains and railroad systems are no different.

 Iaido is the Japanese art of drawing the sword and cutting in one smooth motion. Called by some the path of the Samurai, it is deeply rooted in the rich cultural traditions of feudal Japanese society.

 Forced to practice the snowmobiling equivalent of bushwhacking, known as riding “bandit” trails, the East Herkimer Sno-Riders decided something had to be done to fill a seven-mile hole in the region’s trail system.

The Senior Community Service Employment program held its graduation on Thursday at the Waterfront Grille in the village of Herkimer.

Alexa Jordan Stachowiak, 9, of Frankfort, decided she wanted to enter the Nationals’ 2008 Miss Jr. Pre-Teen Syracuse pageant.

Herkimer County Habitat for Humanity is getting some help from an unusual source — a New Hampshire couple rowing an Adirondack guideboat from Buffalo to Albany on the Erie Canal.

All things Irish took center stage this weekend at the Great American Irish Festival.
From food and beer to music and dancing, hundreds of visitors experienced the Emerald Isles at the Herkimer County Fairgrounds.

There was a good turnout at the Annunciation Church of Ilion Fishing Derby on Saturday at Capt. Samuel Maytan fishing access site in the village of Herkimer.

One of the largest attractions the Ilion Marina and RV Park has ever witnessed is making a return trip nine years later.

Six local women are making their way to Boston, Mass. for the annual Breast Cancer 3-day walk.

Being a nurse is a very rewarding job but at the same time can be very challenging,  according to Mohawk Valley Nursing Home nurse Clara Lidano.
Lidano recently celebrated 50 years as a nurse, over 30 of those years was at Mohawk Valley Nursing Home.

Thousands of people volunteer on a regular basis, whether it be in a nursing home, a hospital, or just by helping out an elderly neighbor.
This week is National Volunteer Week, and the time when those volunteers, who often go unnoticed, receive a thank you and some recognition for all they do in the community.