Heather Nellis / Recorder staff
Sittin' on top of the world

Xavion Serrano, 1, of Amsterdam, sits atop the caterpillar monkey bars at Kirk Douglas Park in the city Tuesday afternoon. The warm weather trend continues...
Front Page News
Democrat to run for office on GOPline
ALBANY (AP) — A feisty conservative Democrat loved by many Republicans and Conservatives, sometimes more than those...
Family escapes unharmed

Dan Becker paced nervously on the sidewalk outside of 37 Grand St. on Thursday, watching Amsterdam firefighters swarm...
Infrastructure, oversight blamed for firefighting difficulties in Amsterdam

Despite the city just completing a $50,000-plus fire hydrant replacement project, a Grand Street hydrant failed to...
Obituaries
Local News
Infrastructure, oversight blamed for firefighting difficulties in Amsterdam

Despite the city just completing a $50,000-plus fire hydrant replacement project, a Grand Street hydrant failed to...
Family escapes unharmed

Dan Becker paced nervously on the sidewalk outside of 37 Grand St. on Thursday, watching Amsterdam firefighters swarm...
Little change seen in local graduation rates

Fewer students across Montgomery and Fulton counties graduated after four years of high school in 2008-09 than in the...
Budget public hearing scheduled in Hagaman

HAGAMAN — A public hearing was set for the 2010-11 budget at the village board's monthly meeting this week, ending...
F-MCChousing expansion laid out

JOHNSTOWN — A planned expansion of the Campus View student housing facility at Fulton-Montgomery Community College...
Despite mailer, auto dealer staying put

PERTH — A mailing has caused some to believe trouble could be in store for one of the longest-tenured car...
Sports
Losing Onuaku a major blow for SU
By GREG LOGAN
Newsday
BUFFALO — One minute, Syracuse was sailing along as the No. 1 team in America, and the next,...
No respect for Purdue
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — No Robbie Hummel, no chance.
That's the nation's consensus on Purdue, and we mean the top of...
Blues edge Rangers
NEW YORK (AP) — Paul Kariya barely had time to celebrate his 400th NHL goal before St. Louis Blues teammate Keith...
Egelston earns WAC MVP
Staff report
Paula Egelston's brilliant high school career at Fonda-Fultonville has finally come to an end, but she's...
Kentucky romps
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — To call this one a yawner would be understating things.
Kentucky's blowout of East Tennessee...
Story :
FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — With the rest of his teammates enjoying their only scheduled off day of the spring...
Veteran Cora gets shot with Reyes sidelined
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (AP) — New York Mets veteran infielder Alex Cora knows what people are saying about his age...
Willis takes early lead in Tampa
PALM HARBOR, Fla. (AP) — Padraig Harrington didn't have the best score at Innisbrook, just one of the biggest...
Villanova tops Robert Morris
By JOE JULIANO
The Philadelphia Inquirer
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Scottie Reynolds took the floor about four minutes into...
Ohio shocks Georgetown
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — How about a standing O for Ohio!
The MAC champion Bobcats, who had a losing record in...
Old Dominion edges Notre Dame
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Carleton Scott's 3-pointer rattled out in the closing seconds, and 11th-seeded Old Dominion...