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News | February 5, 2026
January is just about done. It’s been quite the month weather-wise. Good for all the winter sports we have in our area. The only thing I use ski poles for is to help me remain upright when I walk outside in the snow. Mary and Steve Palazzolo attended a family get together with Steve’s sister Francine and Tony in Milford, PA, Jan 24. Francine’s three childre
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News | February 5, 2026
Above photo: Windham highway superintendent BJ Murray oversaw his first major snowstorm, this week, spending it in the trenches with his crewmen screened inside the department’s Caterpillar skid steer, clearing piles of white stuff from Main Street and municipal parking lots. A classic nor’easter hit the mountains this week, bringing a mixture of burden for
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News | February 5, 2026
Above photo: Windham town board members were recently visited by professionals from the Greene County Department of Public Health including (standing, left to right) director Laura Churchill, community health worker Iciani Figueroa and deputy director Kerry Miller. WINDHAM - Nobody makes water in Windham so somebody has to pay to provide it and government l
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News | February 5, 2026
PRATTSVILLE – We must send out special thanks and appreciation to all our civil workers who are keeping us safe and allowing us to continue on with our normal lives of going grocery shopping, trips to the Post Office and hardware stores and those ever ongoing doctors appointments. Along with those aforementioned, we thank our law enforcement officers, fireme
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News | February 5, 2026
Above photo: Staff Sgt. Nicky Bacon The first significant snowstorm of the year hit our area this past weekend, forcing us to cancel our scheduled Sunday breakfast in anticipation of the cold and snow. We are now planning to hold the breakfast on Sunday, February 22 (Presidents’ Weekend) from 8 a.m. until noon. More details on the menu will be shared soon.
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News | February 5, 2026
I hope all of you stayed safe during this past week’s snowstorm. We had about seventeen to eighteen inches of that white fluffy snow. No one lost power here which was a good thing. I kept the Generator cleaned off just in case. Saturday afternoon I received a call that worship service needed to be cancelled for Sunday. Although they said the storm was not su
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News | February 5, 2026
GALLUPVILLE — Roughly one hundred guests braved the frigid temperatures on Saturday to stop by the Gallupville House for the "Oh Man Chili Cook-Off." Eleven contestants vied for votes to claim chili victory by offering their special recipes, with many on the spicy side, along with cornbread and lemonade to wash it all down. Last year's winner, Hilda Blevins,
The Mountain EagleNews | February 5, 2026
MIDDLEBURGH - A possible 10.5 percent increase in health insurance costs at Middleburgh Central School could cause a budget shortfall of more than $936,000 for the 2026-27 school year. Health insurance costs will not be finalized until March, but business administrator Robyn Bhend warned school board members at their January meeting that rising heath insura
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News | February 5, 2026
MIDDLEBURGH – Caroline Andrew, FNP, Family Nurse Practitioner at Bassett Healthcare Network’s Middleburgh School-Based Health Center, has been recognized by her peers with the 2025 Advanced Practice Clinician (APC) Award of Excellence. Bassett established its Advanced Practice Clinician Award of Excellence to recognize an outstanding practitioner who demonst
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News | February 5, 2026
Above photo: Representing the Normoyle family are family members Dillion Vanston, A.J. Walters, and Alex Vanston. They are joined by Utica-Rome Speedway co-promoter April LaMunion as they receive the inaugural Jim Normoyle-Spirit of Racing Award. With this winter weather we are experiencing, the Adirondack Motor Enthusiast Club is looking to get in some har
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News | February 5, 2026
Above photo: The Girl Scouts recite the Scout pledge before the races started. MIDDLEBURGH - It may have been frigid outside but the races were hot on the inside of the Middleburgh Community Center Saturday at the annual Savannah Speedway Middleburgh Girl Scout races. The winners in the three heats were: * 10am: 1st Madeleine Porter, 2nd Iris Meyers, 3rd
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Delaware League Varsity Boys Basketball (12 league games) SKCS/Andes 9-0 12-3 Jefferson/Stamford 5-2 7-6 Charlotte Valley 5-3 7-6 Gilboa Conesville/Roxbury 3-4 5-8 Windham 2-4 5-6 HTC 2-6 4-10 Margaretville 0-7 0-12 Delaware League Varsity Girls Basketball (8 league games) Stamford/Jefferson 6-0 13-1 SKCS/Andes 4-2 8-5 HTC 3-3 6-6 Margaretville 1
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