Level Up Marks Five Years

By Liz Page

STAMFORD – Sharing an office with a "computer guy" has a lot of advantages, and people in the community are realizing the "computer guy" can be very helpful to those without technological savvy.

On August 1, C. J. Karcher, will be celebrating his fifth year of taking the plunge to establish Level Up Tech Support LLC. Although he initially had a partner, he is now solo in the business, making repairs and designing computer systems. He covers the soup to nuts of support from servicing or repairing personal computers to designing and installing customized systems to suit an individual or  business's needs.

Technology has fascinated him since he was a kid and has been working on computers since he was a teenager. Eventually he decided it was what he wanted to do with his future and took computer courses at BOCES. He has been making his living with computers and technology ever since.

Prior to Level Up, he worked for ISD in Oneonta and another company, APOGEE,  that provided services for local colleges. Eventually he began taking side jobs and on Aug. 1, 2019 Level Up Tech Support went live. He now has 20 years of experience and many people swear by him.

Starting out with four clients, doing on-site and remote visits, he now has more than 200 clients, including municipal  accounts, not-for-profits and individuals, not to mention those who walk in or  call with a question. As a matter of fact, he has thought of providing information to the public to help steer them away from scams and things that cause computer problems.

He moved into the Mountain Eagle office at 9 Railroad Ave in Stamford in November of 2021. Prior to that he had space in Hobart for about eight months. The location in Stamford allows for those walk-in customers and it has allowed him to increase the inventory he has on hand. He offers new and used computers.

Karcher is proud to say that Level Up survived the tough times of starting up a business's during an pandemic.

While some customers apologize for not having all the technical savvy necessary to stay away from scams and computer viruses, he explains, troubleshooting helps keep him in business and sometimes very busy. "If they knew what they were doing, they wouldn't have to call me," he laughs.

"I'm very grateful for all the clients who have made my business a success. I've connected with many of them on a friends-like basis."

As a way of celebrating his first five years, he is offering a give-away. From August 1-31, stop in to enter a drawing for a giveaway IPad or Samsung Tablet. Go to the Level Up Facebook page or stop by for more details.

Some of his clients describe him as friendly and very patient.

Level Up does computer repair, network design and installation, data recovery and security solutions.

Karcher's office is open Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., or by appointment. You can walk in and ask him a question, get a quote, or bring in your ailing computer. The phone number is 607-727-7213 or look up Level Up on Facebook.

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Meredith Historical Society Program: Growing Up in 1920s Delaware County

MEREDITH — The Meredith Historical Society will present a program on growing up Houghtaling Hollow in the Delaware County town of Meredith during the 1920s on Thursday, August 8, 2024 at 7 PM. As depicted in Bert Santora’s writings about his youth, “The Hollow” in the 1920s was a place where a close-knit community worked, played, and depended on one another.

Utilizing PowerPoint, presenters Neil Riddell and Bill Simons will, through word and visuals, tell the story of Bert Santora’s coming of age in rural Houghtaling Hallow. Despite rapid urbanization and industrialization in much of America, The Hollow in the 1920s was still a place of hillside farms, horse-drawn plows and cultivators, treadle power by animals, hand sickles and scythes, and grain cradles. Since young Bert Santora grew up on a farm with boiler-heated water, gas lights, a wood-burning central furnace, and an in-door flush toilet not common amongst neighbors, his home boarded The Hollow’s school teacher. Cider, hearty food, square dancing and other celebratory social events, and community solidarity gave respite to the work cycle.

Bill Simons is Professor Emeritus of American History at SUNY Oneonta, a former lecturer for the New York Council on the Humanities, author of academic and journalistic publications, and teacher at Chautauqua Institute. Neil Riddell is a native of the area, former Vice President of the College Foundation at SUNY Delhi, agricultural and real estate entrepreneur, veteran Army paratrooper, and multi-sport college and high school referee.

The program is free and open to the general public. The presentation will be held at the home of the Meredith Historical Society in the former Charlotte Valley Presbyterian Church, located at 10044 Elk Creek Rd, East Meredith, New York. For further information, contact Meredith Historical Society President Frank Waterman at  Fwaterman4@gmail.com 

Light refreshments will follow the presentation.

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Delaware Academy Named a NYSPHSAA School of Distinction

Delhi - The New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA) has named Delaware Academy a School of Distinction for the 2023-2024 school year. 100% of the DA varsity teams across all seasons received the NYSPHSAA Scholar-Athlete team award, allowing Delaware Academy to earn this highest level of recognition. “Congratulations to our incredible student-athletes for their hard work and dedication,” said Kyle Murray, Delaware Academy’s Athletic Coordinator. “Your commitment to excellence both on the field and in the classroom has earned Delaware Academy the prestigious School of Distinction status.”

This year, 114 schools across the state earned the School of Distinction Award, including 12 schools in Section 4, and 226 schools earned the School of Excellence Award, which is achieved when 75 percent of the school’s teams receive Scholar Athlete Team designations. The full list of Schools of Distinction and Schools of Excellence can be found at the organization’s website, https://nysphsaa.org/

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PAINTING WORKSHOP at Delaware Pantry

DELHI — Urban landscape painter Lisbeth Firmin will work with her students painting in the fields next to Delaware Pantry. She will instruct them in working quickly with big brushes and bold color to capture the light and shadow of the buildings around Delaware Pantry. This workshop is structured for both beginners and advanced painters who want to expand their painting skills. Firmin will give a demonstration at the beginning of each class, and there will be a critique at the end of each session. Students will meet at Delaware Pantry, 21780 NY28, Delhi, NY 13753.

The class fee for both days is $75. Single day fee is $50. The class is limited to 10 students. Students must be 14 years or older. To sign up or for more information, contact Lisa Robinson at delawarepantrydelhiny@gmail.com.

Lisbeth Firmin is a contemporary American realist known for her urban landscapes. For over five decades, her work has been in hundreds of solo and group shows across the country and internationally.Firmin moved from downtown NYC in 2000 to a small village in upstate NY, where she paints every day. Her work can be found on her website: www.lisbethfirmin.com. She is primarily represented by 1053 Gallery, Fleischmanns, NY where she will be having a two-person show in the fall of 2024 - 1053gallery.com/artist-lisbethfirmin. 

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Plant Matter, A Group Exhibit Opens at the Roxbury Arts Center

ROXBURY — Plant Matter, a group exhibition with a focus on flora and biomaterial matter and a secondary focus on invasive plants and the effects of climate change, opens at the Walter Meade Gallery at the Roxbury Arts Center with an Artist Reception on Saturday, August 17 at 4:00p. The Roxbury Arts Center is located at 5025 Vega Mountain Road in Roxbury, and the Artists Reception is free and open to all. The exhibit is open through October 19. For complete details, visit roxburyartsgroup.org. 

Featuring the work of twenty local and regional artists, Plant Matter explores all aspects of plant life and decay, from representational works to art made with plant pigments or constructed using found organic materials. Works included in this exhibit span a wide range of media, including painting, print, lithograph, collage, sculpture, ceramic and sound. 

“Artists create from their lived experiences, and nature is an inherent element to life in the Catskills and larger East Coast. It is no surprise then that plant matter has become incorporated into their work,” says Ursula Hudak, the Creative Opportunities Coordinator of the Roxbury Arts Group and curator of this exhibit. “Now more than ever it is time to feature these works in the context of the interconnectedness between the human condition and the fate of the environment as we know it.”

The featured artists in Plant Matter include Richard Barlow, Marieken Cochius, Margot Elizabeth Glass, Elaine Grandy, John Hudak, Megan Irving, Emily Johnston, Alethea Maguire, Amy Masters, Lukas Milanak, Carol Rudowsky, Jackie Skrzynski, GG Stankiewicz, Linda Stillman, Holly Sumner, Kamilla Talbot, June Tyler, Gerda Van Leeuwen, Susan Weisend, and Amy Wilson.

The Artist Reception for Plant Matter, taking place on Saturday, August 17 at 4p at the Roxbury Arts Center, 5025 Vega Mountain Road in Roxbury, is free and open to all. Light refreshments will be available. For complete details about this and all events offered by the Roxbury Arts Group, visit roxburyartsgroup.org or call 607.326.7908.

This exhibit is generously sponsored by Roxbury Wine & Spirits. All programs offered by the Roxbury Arts Group are supported by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the office of the Governor and the NYS Legislature, the A. Lindsay & Olive B. O’Connor Foundation, the Robinson Broadhurst Foundation, the Tianaderrah Foundation, the Community Foundation for South Central New York, the Delaware National Bank of Delhi, and by the generosity of business sponsors and individual donors like you.

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Suspended Driver’s License Arrest

BOVINA — Sheriff Craig DuMond announced the arrest of a Willow NY, Woman for operating a Motor Vehicle with a suspended license. 

On Sunday morning, July 14th, 2024, Sheriff’s Deputies conducted a traffic stop on State Route 28, in the Town of Bovina after witnessing a vehicle overtake two vehicles in a no-passing zone.  

During the course of the traffic stop Sheriff’s Deputies identified the driver as Elizabeth J. Vann, age 65, of Willow, NY to be operating the vehicle. Sheriff’s Deputies discovered after a driver’s license check with New York State DMV Vann was operating a vehicle with a suspended Florida driver’s license and had been since April of 2023 for failure to complete a basic driver improvement course.  

Deputies took Vann into custody and charged Vann with Aggravated Unlicensed Operation in the 3rd degree an Unclassified Misdemeanor of the New York State Vehicle and Traffic Law and additional Traffic Summonses for Unlicensed Operator and unsafe passing.

Vann was subsequently released on an appearance ticket and traffic summonses and directed to appear at the Town of Bovina court at a later date to answer the charges. 

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Sundae Run/Walk Results Announced

A record 157 participants took part in the Richfield Springs Community Center’s 22nd Annual Sundae  Run/Walk Fundraiser held recently.  

The event features two races at distances of 5 kilometers (3.1 miles) and 10 kilometers (6.2 miles) as well as  an untimed two-mile walk. Both races started near the intersection of Bronner and Lake Streets in the Village  of Richfield Springs. The fundraiser is sanctioned by the Route 20 Road Challenge.  

Complete race results can be found on the Community Center’s website at  

www.richfieldspringscommunitycenter.org Click on the “Fundraisers” tab.  

For questions please contact Bill Kosina, Race Coordinator, at 315-749-3286

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Annual Shanti Vun Meditation Garden Celebration at Landis

ESPERANCE — Vijaya Luxmi invites everyone! We are gathering again at the Landis Arboretum in Esperance New York to celebrate the Shanti Vun Meditation Garden and all our friends, old and new on Sunday, August 4, 12:30 PM at the Shanti Vun Meditation Garden at Landis Arboretum, 174 Lape Road, Esperance.

We will be eating, singing, dancing, and drumming together (bring your musical instruments, especially drums), and sharing a vegetarian/vegan potluck luncheon buffet. We will provide tableware and water.

Please bring your favorite vegetarian/vegan dish (please, no meat, eggs, or alcoholic beverages), along with the recipe so we can add it to the recipe book we plan. When you RSVP, please tell us what dish you’ll be bringing.

RSVP to Vijaya at 518-234-8397 (a landline) or by email at Vijaya8397@yahoo.com

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Esperance Prepares for New Code Officer

By Venus Louise

ESPERANCE – The Town of Esperance met Thursday, June 20, for its monthly meeting with Supervisor Earl VanWormer, III and the Board of Trustees at the Town Hall located at 104 Charleston Street in Esperance in which the Board of Trustees:

• Were informed by the Town Clerk that the Town Hall generator, air conditioner, boiler, and fire extinguishers have all had their annual maintenance.

• The board reviewed and discussed the summary of recommended surface treatments as presented by Michelle Brust, Highway Superintendent. The board prioritized the summary of recommended surface treatments: #1- Briggs and Mountain Road, #2- State Street Road and Pleasantview Road

#3 -Woodman Road and Katikell Road, #4- Endwell Road, #5 -Voege Road, #6- Tater Barn Road

A motion was made to approve all the surface treatment work as listed for $156,724.00, with all in favor, the motion passed. Brust informed the Board it would be late August or early September to have all the roads completed.  

• A motion to remove the Town Hall parking lot paving project of $38,235.35 from ARPA funds to apply for FEMA funds with all in favor, the motion passed.  

• A motion was made to approve the increase in the maximum estimated cost of improvements for the existing Central Bridge Water District system. All were in favor, the motion passed. Elizabeth Farr inquired “If a property that is not hooked up gets sold does the new person have to hook up?  Supervisor VanWormer answered “No.” 

Farr inquired “If it is a new construction, do they have to hook up?” Councilman Conklin noted “Yes, they would pay half since it runs by their house.”

• Heard that the Planning Board and Zoning Board of Appeals met to further discuss the RV and Camping regulations changes. Of which one change directs all RV and camping be removed by January first of each year. Discussion was made for those who buy land just to have an RV/ camper on their property for the season then close it up and whether they would need to remove the camper. The Town Board decided that the owner would not be required to move it, it would need to be closed and could be stored there but not lived in. Additionally, only the property owner could store his/her RV/ Camper on his/her property. The Supervisor noted the regulations and pricing can be discussed with Attorney Mike West, or Jerry Weis and the ZBA and Planning Boards.

• Received Code Enforcement Officers (CEO), Jerry Weis’ report. Supervisor Van Wormer discussed that Weis is training Cody Sherwood to take over as CEO for the town, when Weis retires at the end of September 2024.

• Heard a motion in Opposition of Part “O” of the Governor Article VII Revenue Bill regarding the Sitting of Major Electric Transmission Facilities, also known as the Rapid. The motion passed with all in favor.  

• A motion was made to Amend Local Law#2-2023 that Opted Out of New York Real Property Law Section 487 with changes. The motion passed with all in favor.  

• A motion was made to adopt Local Law#3-2024 to replace Local Law#2-2023 that opted out of the New York Real Property Law Section 487. The motion passed with all in favor.  

• Superintentand Brust informed the board that if the town goes out to bid on the Mountain Road repairs, she would be open to suggestions as to how other towns use their engineer’s services. The board agreed it could use its engineer to write the bid.

• Next scheduled meeting is on July 25, 2024 at 7:00 pm. 

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97 Years of Memories for Frances Van Deusen

By Matthew Avitabile

SEWARD — It was a very special birthday on June 28th as Frances Van Deusen reached 97 years. If she gets 100 years, she said, she would be thrown a big party by her church with Kathy Davis planning a great dinner. It’s something to look forward to.

Born in Cobleskill on Quarry Street, Frances remembers the eponymous quarry, owned by a man named Mr. Morton at the time.

Growing up, she said that she remembered her “very nice grandmother” Mathilda Lydia Parslow in Schoharie who always treated her with something nice to eat, like bread with butter and sugar.

“Little things were nice,” she said.

Mathilda died in her 50s and was a small woman who lived in the quarry. It was a great thing to go for a ride with her parents to see her grandmother, she said. 

Frances should have graduated from Cobleskill High School in 1946 but quit in her senior year after being disgusted with her English teacher, but added that non receiving the diploma never affected her in the 78 years since.

True happiness reached her when she wed farmed Richard Van Deusen, leading to a happy 68-year marriage. It was a happy life as a housewife, including travel and more. The couple spent a lot of time camping. At first, Richard outfitted his truck as a camper. This grew into a tag-a-long trailer. Then it came to a motorhome that allowed them to travel comfortably. The two stopped using it when Richard turned 80. The two were able to travel all over, including the Adirondacks.

That being said, she learned a valuable lesson due to a tragic incident.

“Schoharie County needs a nursing home,” she said. Her husband Richard was seriously injured in a car accident that resulted in him having a broken neck and her injured with a broken clavicle. For seven months she visited her husband every day in Cooperstown for seven months before Richard passed away.

Frances never believed that she would make it to 97. 

“I never thought I’d reach up to 90.”

She recalled her father who worked at the cement plant in Central Bridge who was burned in an explosion in December 1940 and died at 49. He lived for four months after the explosion despite being burned across three-quarters of his body and given 48 hours to live.

The death affected Frances, who was just 14 at the time, and was a heavy difficulty for her mother, who lived for thirty more years. Frances spoke well of her parents, William and Mary, with William originally hailing from Seward and Marty from Schoharie. Her mother passed away at 75, while her sister who was 13 years her senior died in her early 60s.

They had seen a house on Route 10 when Frances was younger. She had asked if the family could purchase the home. When she was married, her husband saw that the same house was for sale. He left for the day and didn’t say where he was going. He decided to purchase the house from the retired schoolteacher Mrs. Demming, who was now in her 80s. Mrs. Demming wanted to sell the house to live in an apartment. Mrs. Demming stated that she felt the house was dirty, but Frances found it to be “immaculate.”

When her husband made the purchase, Frances knew that he had bought a home, but not the one that she sought after as a child. The family moved into the home in June 1968. She said that she could not see herself living anywhere else. When asked about whether she’d like an apartment, Frances asked “What do I want with an apartment?

Faith has played a large role in Frances’ life, including her membership with a “wonderful” church in West Richmondville that consolidated the former churches in Dorloo and Hyndsville.

By 90, Frances decided to give up driving and thanked her son Warren and daughter Patty for driving her anyplace she needed to be.

Her kids expected a fight to give up her keys, but Frances said that she didn’t “want to be in trouble.”
“I didn’t mind it at all,” she said.

Her two surviving children help her with anything she needs. Frances also fondly recollected her first son William who died of a heart attack at 54. He was a farm mechanic with a large collection of tractors before. Her youngest daughter Jan Marie lived in Florida before dying of cancer at 61.

She also praised her grandchildren. She has seven grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren, including Amy, who is a Doctor of Pediatrics, and Mary, a teacher.

“They’re all wonderful,” she said.

It was a real treat to be able to speak to Frances and we’re looking forward to another interview and party for her 100th birthday!

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County Board Honors Two Retiring Department Heads, Names Replacements

By Chris English

SCHOHARIE COUNTY _ Two well-respected Schoharie County department heads who are retiring at the end of July were honored at the Friday, July 19 county Board of Supervisors meeting, and the BOS also named their replacements.

Board members had words of praise for Denise Minton in the Probation Department and Nancy Dingee, who will soon end her tenure as head of the Office of the Aging.

Dingee served in the Aging Office for 14 years and Minton with the Probation Department for 18 years.

"These are two of my favorite department heads," BOS Chairman William Federice of Conesville said.

"Denise has been tremendous to work with," added Supervisor John Leavitt of Carlisle. Another board member noted that "Nancy kept up with changes and had the best budgeting backup in the county. She could justify every cent."

A little later in the meeting, the supervisors approved Meg Parsons to replace Dingee at the Office of the Aging at a starting annual salary of $73,710 and Richard Cain to replace Minton as head of Probation at a starting annual salary of $96,602. Parsons is currently an Aging Services Supervisor and Cain a Probation Supervisor.

In other news from the July 19 meeting, Youth Bureau Department Head Cody Robinson-Bullock updated the BOS on the progress and accomplishments of the bureau since a rather down period three or four years ago brought on by the Coronavirus pandemic.

"The Youth Bureau is thriving," Robinson-Bullock said. "We have a strong and dedicated staff dedicated to multiplying the impact of positive youth development. We collaborate with all six school districts in the county and have great enrichment programs going on in the schools. We've been in front of close to 2,000 students, and that's quite a feat for three full-time staff members."

He added that the YB, originally started in 1986, has recovered well from the impacts of the pandemic.

"Kids are so resilient," Robinson-Bullock noted. "We've seen that in the last three or four years."

Among the several recent initiatives of the bureau are teaching tennis lessons with help from the United States Tennis Association and running a lifeguard recruiting and retention program with the help of a $20,000 grant, said Robinson-Bullock, who was accompanied at the July 19 meeting by three of the nine YB summer staff members.

"You do invaluable work, you do a good job," Federice told Robinson-Bullock.

"It's hard for someone in your position because the effects of the Youth Bureau's work can sometimes not be felt until years down the road and cannot always be measured in dollars and cents," added Supervisor Donald Airey of Blenheim. "Keep at it."

During committee reports, the BOS approved about $1,3 million to, in Federice's words "formalize the work being done by the IDA (county Industrial Development Agency) to make the Shad Point site (in Town of Cobleskill) shovel ready (for some redevelopment)."

Federice continued in an email to this newspaper that the "reason behind the motion was to document our action and intention to encumber ARPA (American Rescue Plan Act) funds for use after 2024."

Charles J. Finin of the Town of Cobleskill was appointed to five-year terms to both the county Industrial Development Agency and county Capital Resource Corporation.

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Evenings in the Garden Featuring All-American Selections

COOPERSTOWN — All-American Selections (AAS) Display Gardens provide the public with an opportunity to view the newest AAS Winners in an attractive well-maintained setting. Join Otsego Master Gardener Volunteers for an evening in the garden to showcase the AAS Display Garden in Cooperstown. Tour the garden and see new plant varieties that had the distinction of being designated as All-America Selections (AAS). These varieties have been chosen for outstanding garden performance by professional horticulturists. 

The program will be held on Thursday, July 25, 2024, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Cornell Cooperative Extension’s new demonstration garden at 123 Lake Street, Cooperstown, NY. FREE ice cream generously provided by Stewart’s Shop! Join the Master Gardener Volunteers and Cornell Cooperative Extension Schoharie and Otsego Counties for this free and fun event!

For more information, visit Cornell Cooperative Extension Schoharie and Otsego Counties’ community programs and events at http://cceschoharie-otsego.org or call 607-547-2536 ext. 235.  Stay connected to CCE Master Gardener Volunteers’ daily postings at https://www.facebook.com/cceotsegoMG/  and follow CCE Schoharie and Otsego on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/CCESchoharieOtsego/.

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Possible New Sharon Solar Project

Large solar panels at a facility in the Town of Sharon. A representative from Greenwood Sustainable Infrastructure pitched an idea for another new solar facility in the town at a recent Sharon Springs Joint Planning Board meeting. Photo by Chris English.

By Chris English

SHARON SPRINGS _ Adam Rowles tried to plant a seed on ground that might not be too fertile.

Toward the end of the Sharon Springs Joint Planning Board meeting on Wednesday, July 17, the representative from Greenwood Sustainable Infrastructure pitched an idea for a new solar facility at Argusville Road and Route 20 in the Town of Sharon.

Speaking off the cuff without maps or plans or any other written materials, Rowles talked about a facility of possibly 2 MG on 12 acres or4.5 MG on 20 acres.

"It's landlocked so we would need to purchase an adjacent property or an easement on an adjacent property," Rowles said. "At this point it's just an idea. Next time I can bring some materials. There's nothing to present at this moment."

He added he has had some "scattered conversations" with neighbors and that Greenwood is interested in getting community feedback and making whatever project might be built as amenable to the area's public as possible.

However, there have been various complaints about an existing large solar facility not far from the site Rowles was referencing. The reception for his idea at the July 17 meeting was not exactly bubbling over with warmth. Murmurs of "put it somewhere else" could be heard in the audience.

"I can kind of tell you what the community feedback will be," Sharon Springs JPB Chairman Ray Parsons told Rowles.

In other news from the meeting, Parsons announced the resignations of Sharon Springs Joint Planning Board members Shirley Speiler and David Hall. In reading parts of both letters of resignation, Parsons said both Speiler and Hall are stepping down for personal reasons.

Speiler wrote in her letter that she has been working government or government related jobs for about 40 years and  "I am quite frankly burned out." Hall indicated that changes in the nature and hours of his full-time job have made it increasingly difficult for him to attend JPB meetings.

Parsons said replacements for Speiler and Hall will be appointed by either the Town of Sharon or Village of Sharon Springs boards fairly soon.

The JPB also granted a special use permit for Dan Cornwell to start operating a roadside stand selling vegetables just off Route 10 in the Town of Sharon.

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Jamesons Earn Garden of the Month Honor

The 560 Hubb Shutts Road, Cobleskill property of Richard and Gini Jameson has been chosen for the July Garden of the Month by the Schoharie Valley Garden Club.

Perennial flowers of daisies, coneflowers, sedum, grasses, bugle, rose companion and irises dot the landscape. Many varieties of hostas can be found all around the property along with multiple types of ground covers. Family, friends and neighbors supplied them with various plants over the years. The couple has worked meticulously to create such a pleasant flower garden.

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