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Candidate Chilelli meets & greets Old Forge

Joseph Chilelli, a candidate for the 118th Assembly District, left, talking with Reed Proper, far right, and Jim Ulrich aat the Old Forge Library on Wednesday. Photo by Dana Armington

Candidate for New York State Assembly District 118, Joseph Chilelli, was in town Wednesday afternoon for a meet and greet event at the Old Forge Library.

Following the event, he visited local business owners, officials, and other constituents.

At the gathering, Chilelli discussed a variety of issues including the Health Center’s recent partnership with St. Elizabeth’s Hospital and how to entice doctors and their families to move to the area.

Those in attendance also expressed concerns regarding the lack of urgent care and the cost of using emergency services like Old Forge Ambulance to go to Utica for something as minor as a cut.

Of note, accolades were given for the Emergency Services in the area for their care, compassion, and quick response times. Continue reading

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Assembly candidate Joseph Chilelli to Meet & Greet in Old Forge

Joseph Chilelli

Herkimer County business owner and State Assembly candidate Joseph Chilelli will host a meet-and-greet event at the Old Forge Library on Wednesday, October 17 from noon to 1 p.m.

Chilelli will be on the ballot challenging incumbent Republican Assemblyman Marc Butler of Newport in the Tuesday, November 6 general election for New York State Assembly District 118.

Chilelli, who is running on the Democratic ticket, but classifies himself as non-partisan, moved to Herkimer from Long Island in 1999 at which point he invested and started “La Galleria” on Route 28, a retail import business specializing in antiques and Italian giftware.

Once settled, he and his wife Ninfa and their two children became actively involved with the community, inspiring Chilelli to start St. Anthony’s Festival in Herkimer.

In 2007, he was elected to the Herkimer County Legislature and at the same time helped to found the Concerned Citizens for a Better Herkimer County group.

“The main reason [I am running] is that I think I can do a better job,” Chilelli said, “I think I have a lot of new ideas, and I believe this area could be so much more.”

The question this election, he believes, is going to be whether or not people are happy with the status quo. Continue reading

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