While the music has always been the centerpiece of the Great American Irish Festival, it is by no means the only attraction.
Language workshops, dance instruction, cooking demonstrations, athletic contests and shopping for souvenirs are just a part of the festival as the sound of bagpipes, bodhrans, fiddles and tin whistles.
A public hearing Thursday, at 7 p.m. at the VFW, on Mohawk Street, on the village’s role in a proposal to build a county jail facility will allow Herkimer County residents a chance to have their opinions heard.
Anyone spending 10 minutes standing on the side of State Route 29 the town of Fairfield recently is sure to see a construction truck pass by.
In fact, they may even see five or 10.
In an effort to overhaul its employment policies, the Frankfort Village Board recently approved spending $18,000 to retain a Utica law firm to assist in the process.
The Village of Ilion has worked for more than a year to bring a housing rehabilitation project to fruition, as changes made by the state and federal government resulted in numerous roadblocks
Due to the county Legislature’s failure to follow legal regulations on the sale of public-use land, the public will now get a chance to vote on the sale of Country Manor Adult Home to Valley Health Services.
Workers and volunteers for the annual Great American Irish Festival busied themselves with set-up Wednesday afternoon as the start of the three-day event neared.
Kevin Dowling, the festival’s assistant director, said things were going well.
The Herkimer County Court judge candidate who prompted the suspension of a village ordinance calls her victory “bittersweet.”
While five Democrats running for attorney general hold debates to establish their positions before a September primary, Republican candidate Dan Donovan said he will continue to define his message by campaigning throughout the state.
The Village Board has suspended a village ordinance that places restrictions on political signage after a federal complaint stated it violated basic First Amendment rights.
Bart Carrig, representing the village in the lawsuit, said during a phone interview Tuesday he recommended that the village board suspend the law and consider redrafting.
Warrant Officer David Hemingway II said he never really considered the military life as a career.
Now, after nine years in the Army, Hemingway says he plans to stick with it for another 10 years until he retires.
Frankfort Fire Department needs more emergency medical technicians to cover shifts because its volunteers are finding themselves able to give less hours than in the past.
Herkimer County Community College needs additional housing for students enrolled in its Emergency Medical Technician/Paramedic program.
State police have ruled the heavy rain Monday caused the one-car accident in which an Ilion teen was ejected from the vehicle as it rolled over numerous times.
More than an inch of rain fell in less than 30 minutes Monday in the area, causing drainage problems in the village of Herkimer that led to flooding and short road closures.
A one-car accident where the driver was ejected from his vehicle as it rolled over several times also took place shortly after most of the rain had fallen.
The Herkimer Village Board decided Monday to withhold its decision on key hurdles to the construction of a proposed county jail facility until the residents have a chance to speak.
A 35-year-old man killed himself with a shotgun after he threatened his wife with the weapon in an earlier domestic incident, according to state police reports.
Residents continue their struggle to return to normalcy after hundreds of thousands of dollars were allegedly stolen from the town, but an audit has found that the poor record keeping and oversight that led to the situation even raises questions about past Fairfield Fun Days, casting a shadow of doubt over the annual community celebration held this past weekend.
The netting above the left field fence at Veterans Memorial Park went up to protect Little League players and spectators from baseball’s flying off the main field at the complex. It helped catch something a little larger Saturday.
Kids that came out to the Family Fun Days in Central Plaza Saturday had plenty of options.
Some walked with their families among the vendors, buying toys and Sno-Kones, or they stopped by the clown to get their faces painted.
Ed Mower has been through this once before and the second time is no easier.
“I never really got over that other fire,” Mower said while firefighters tended the smoldering remains of his barn on Jordanville Road Friday morning. “I don’t know what this will do to me.”
