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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 mixed martial [...]

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 effort, [...]

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 virgin [...]

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 [...]