I would like to thank the following Gloversville Women’s Alumni Club members for placing flags on our veterans graves in the old Prospect Hill Cemetery: Sue DeLilli, Pat Mancini, Sue Maryanopolis, Kathy Henze, Barb Cline, Chris Putnam, Judy Antonucci, Sue Zambri, Genny Tracy, Karriann ...

On June 12, I attended the meet the candidates night at the Wells Community Hall and I asked a very personal question directed to the three candidates running for Hamilton County DA. My question was, as the mother of a victim of a child involved in a DWI accident which claimed her life, how ...

Our children are watching. On June 18, they deserve to watch our community show up and vote YES in support of their education. And at this point, in support of them, too. This spring, our kids watched as adults debated (to put it generously) the Greater Johnstown school district’s 2019-2020 ...

Relay for Life 2019 is in the books and it could not have been possible without the effort of so many. I have a lot of people to extend my appreciation to on behalf of Relay and the American Cancer Society, beginning with the Gloversville Enlarged School District for allowing us to use the ...

I feel compelled to write about the Johnstown School District and the upcoming vote on the school budget. First, I want to take a look at the history of capital projects. Moving the district headquarters from Knox left a perfectly good building unused. The district spent millions on a new ...

Dear Hamilton County primary voters, As the June primary election quickly approaches, I am compelled to write urging all Hamilton County voters to seriously consider electing a candidate to fill the vacancy left by the Honorable Judge Feldstein when he retired. The office of the county judge ...

The Hamilton County Democratic Committee is pleased to announce the endorsement of Republican Marsha King Purdue for Hamilton County Court Judge. This year the Hamilton County Democrat Party has no candidate running for county judge. Even so, all Hamilton County Democrats have a great interest ...

I am the retired Chief Clerk of Hamilton County and I fully support the election of Tatiana Coffinger for Hamilton County Judge. I’ve known Tatiana for 17 years. Tatiana has been a law clerk to two of the finest and honorable judges that I have known, Judge Gorden Hemmett, deceased, ...

My name is Brian E. VanNostrand Sr. and I am writing today to endorse Donald W. VanDeusen III for sheriff of Fulton County. I retired as captain of the Fulton County Sheriff’s Department in 2016, after 35 plus years of service and I am currently a patrolman for the village of Northville. Don ...

In another one of his diatribes against President Trump, Robert Reich (“How to deal with Trump,” Leader-Herald, June 3, page 6A) calls Trump a “dictator.” A dictator is defined as “one holding complete autocratic control: a person with unlimited governmental power” (see ...

Do I want my taxes to go up? I’d be foolish if I said yes and everyone would think I was either lying or crazy. Do I have issues where some of my money goes concerning the Greater Johnstown School District? Yes I do, but I understand that denying a tax increase because I don’t agree with ...

I have known Donald VanDeusen, both personally and professionally for almost 20 years. I have had the opportunity to work with and work for him throughout this time. VanDeusen possesses a level of knowledge and leadership that is required to head a modern day law enforcement agency. As ...

I am a Gloversville resident residing in the Mayfield school district. I have no children in school but I did vote for the Mayfield budget as I support the programs. I am very concerned about the Johnstown school budget because I have two grandchildren attending Johnstown schools. One is in ...

I have known Don VanDeusen since he was chief of police in Gloversville in 2012. It’s been my experience, not only as a police officer with the St. Johnsville Police Department, but also as the chief of police in Fort Plain that Don is very hard working, fair, and holds people accountable for ...

Do you see your mechanic more than your doctor? Do you do a great job maintaining your lawn mower, your snow blower and your car? Well now it’s time for a little self-maintenance. June is Men’s Health Month. What a perfect time to take control of your health by getting screened for colon ...

Many scientists agree that we are at the beginning of the sixth great extinction. Four of the previous five extinctions were caused by excessive CO2 in the atmosphere. Currently, there are 411 ppm of CO2 in the atmosphere. 350 ppm is considered the most we could reach in safety, and CO2 is ...

I want to start this by saying thank you. I have witnessed Logan Barclay spend most of his free time, which he has none of, tirelessly volunteer at hundreds of events. Events ranging from recreation related, to fire department related, to city beautification related and a full spectrum in ...

I don’t get it. What do almost all Democrats in Congress, their allies among the general population, and in the press want? Obviously, they want to impeach the president. Why? Indisputably, he hasn’t done anything to warrant impeachment (and no, I’m not buying the tortured reasons the ...

The editor’s reply to my letter about the poor dissemination of the upcoming library tax increase vote was right on target for a small town paper. [Her] reply was that it was advertised multiple times in The Leader-Herald, which I am sure it was. Sadly the editor missed the point of my letter ...

Taxpayers should be ashamed. I understand why taxpayers of Johnstown voted the budget down but it was wrong to do so. They blame teachers for the budget issues which is wrong of course. The blame squarely falls on the previous boards and superintendents who failed to do the jobs that they ...