Anne and Rod Phinney, owners of Moose River Farm on Rondaxe Rd. in Old Forge, will host an Open House and Authors’ Fair at the farm on Saturday, August 23 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Anne Phinney and Fiona, her pot-bellied pig.
Photo by Michele deCamp
All are invited to stop by the free event to meet the animals featured in Anne’s book, Finding My Way to Moose River Farm, while visiting with area authors. Continue reading
Forty artists have registered to paint in and around the Town of Webb for View’s 6th Annual Plein Air Paint Out which will take place throughout Labor Day weekend.
Beginning on Thursday, August 28, artists from all over New York and the northeast will come to paint the scenes, landmarks and characters found in Old Forge and its surrounding communities. Continue reading
M
icheal Leach, 61, who had been charged in the shooting death of his son Matthew, 37, was sentenced Tuesday, August 19, in Herkimer County Count, having pleaded guilty to criminally negligent homicide in June.
Matthew was shot by his father on July 21, 2012, in a room the two shared at Clark’s Beach Motel in Old Forge.
Both men worked in law enforcement in the Rochester area.
Michael told investigators he had been sleeping when his son entered the room. Believing his son to be an intruder, Michael said he grabbed a handgun that he kept at bedside, and shot his son. Continue reading
What is the Greater Threat to Northern Forest Communities: Climate Change or White-tailed Deer?
That is the title of a day-long workshop to be held on Thursday, September 25, and hosted by the Adirondack Research Consortium (ARC) and sponsored by the Colgate Upstate Institute of Colgate University. Continue reading
Salt contamination of Adirondack streams, watersheds and aquifers from aggressive use of salt in winter road maintenance has become a major threat to the ecology of the Adirondacks, according to two local advocacy groups that plan to meet on Tuesday, September 16 to discuss the problem.
Finding ways to minimize or avoid this contamination threat, while keeping roads safe, is the goal of the third annual Adirondack Winter Road Maintenance Conference. Continue reading
The 5k Run/Walk sponsored by Inlet’s Cousins That Care will begin at 8 a.m. from the Ole Barn parking lot on Limekiln Lake Rd. on Saturday, August 23rd.
The 5k course is part trail and part paved road. It follows a snowmobile trail to Gilbert Rd., turns onto the South Shore, and links up with Route 28 to Limekiln Rd. Continue reading
A limited number of Farmers’ Market Coupons are still available for Herkimer County seniors. These coupon booklets have a value of $20 and may be used to purchase produce at any participating Farmers’ Market.
To qualify, you must be over the age of 60, reside in Herkimer County, and have an income of $1,800 per month or less ($2,426 per month for two-person household.) Continue reading