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Underage Drinking Detail Brings No Arrests

(Sylvan Beach, NY) On Tuesday, June 29, 2010, the State Police in Sylvan Beach conducted a check of area convenience stores in order to determine if those stores were in compliance with the New York State Alcohol Beverage Control Law. Specifically, the stores were checked to determine if they were selling alcohol to persons under 21 [...]

Madison County Courier To Be Used As Movie Prop

M3P Media, LLC, has signed a release for its new publication, Madison County Courier, to be used as prop or set dressing for the highly anticipated movie “Knockout.” “We are thrilled to be a very small part of a very big movie,” said Mike Bova, publisher of M3P Media, LLC. According to promoters, the film stars [...]

United Way Celebration held today

(Utica, NY – Jan. 20, 2010) United Way invites the entire region to a community-wide celebration of the 2009 Campaign. The event will be held in the lobby of M &T Bank at 233 Genesee Street at 5:00 PM on Wednesday January 20. Attendees can park in the lot behind the building. “This was a community-wide [...]

McConnellsville Gravel Bed 1913

Submitted by Brandyann Phelps This postcard from 1913 applied name is “Loading up at the Gravel Pit in McConnellsville.” The oxen on the left belonged to Oscar Dibble. Pictured facing them and the horse and carriage to the far right belonged to James Peacock, then superintendent of highways for the Town of Vienna.

The Murray Brook Frog: Durhamville’s Humble Beginnings

By Brandyann Phelps Caption: When this map was printed in 1869 the hard working citizens of Durhamville had used the power of water and the advantages of a railroad to achieve a considerable population of about 1,000. Through investigation I think we can surmise why folks chose to settle this area in that vast unsettled [...]

Assemblyman Dave Townsend’s Annual Golf Tournament

Assemblyman David R. Townsend, representing parts of Oneida and Oswego Counties will be having his Annual Golf Tournament on August 12, 2009 at the McConnellsville Golf Club, Blossvale, New York. Registration and lunch begins at 11:30am, shotgun start at 1:00pm. Hors d’oeuvres and awards will follow tournament. Reservations can be made by emailing Townsendcmpm115@aol.com or [...]