I like hamlets. I mean, I really like hamlets. Perhaps it was from my high school days of bicycling between Middleburgh and Breakabeen an...

The Mayor's Nest Seeking Volunteers for Local Office Across the region, the signs of election season will be popping up all over. In...

District Attorney Jim Sacket announced his retirement recently. Unfortunately, he steps out of the limelight at a time when experience is ne...

By Matthew Avitabile Earlier today I read some spirited comments about why New York State ranks first in the country in residents leaving....

Money - we all subsist off of it. Businesses need money to operate, people need money to live, and governments need money to govern.  H...

For two months the Schoharie County Board of Supervisors has heard public comments and concerns on the proposed rebuilding of the Shady Tr...

Our view from the third floor of The Schoharie News office in Schoharie is unmatched, for we possess a commanding vantage point to observe...

Alright, it's finally over.  After fifteen months of debate, public hearings, and revised laws, Schoharie County will have an Admi...

We already know what happens when you place sixteen individuals around a table with the simple instruction to govern: constructive chaos. ...

It took the Schoharie County Board of Supervisors fourteen months to establish an administrator to oversee the daily operation of county g...

Rural America is often seen as the heartland of this great country, with Schoharie County a shining representation of all its hard working...

The topic of eminent domain has become increasingly relevant to advocates and homeowners in Schoharie County recently, as natural gas pipe...

Ladies and gentlemen, I'm back.  A couple of weeks ago, after working for the Mountain Eagle since mid-July, I submitted my two we...

It has been said that a job is the most effective anti-poverty program there is. Schoharie County's finding that out after a long, slow...

This Friday may be the most important day of the year for the Schoharie County Board of Supervisors. The Board will be discussing the prospe...

It's a well worn piece of commentary at the County Building. Not every conversation goes like this, but the variations have been heard t...

While there has been significant concern about some local officials over the last several years, it is clear that Schoharie County is well s...

The recommendations are clear: the County government is a mess. It's not necessarily a mess because of the individuals on the County B...

Last week the County Board approved a deal that will see Guilford Mills purchased, fixed, and reopened. With 500-900 jobs created. The ne...

O' Captain, my Captain.  After fifteen years of watching professional baseball - starting at age six - the last great hero of my y...