Selkirk Depot history clarified in Richland tale
A correction notes that Selkirk Depot was not the Daysville station on the Ontario & Western Railroad nor a Selkirk station of old. The article recounts how Westdale’s 1851 Rome and Watertown line depot stood until 1907, then a 1907 depot served until 1958, and how the 1964 move by the Petersons brought the building to Selkirk near Pulaski, now part of local lore and museum collections.
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Pulaski
Richland
Selkirk
Daysville
Ontario & Western
Pulaski and Richland
Rome & Watertown
Oneida County
West Camden
Camden
Williamstown
Rome, Watertown & Ogdensburg Railroad
Westdale
Sprague Furniture Factory
New York Central
Rome
Dorothy
Maronette) Peterson
Utica
Carl Maronette
Lehigh
Peterson
Stan Kupiak
Petersons
New York Department of Transportation
Vann
Charles Balcom
Kupiak
Altmar
Earl Wood
Wood
Oswego Tugboats of the 1850s Highlighted by Palmer
Maritime historian Richard Palmer spotlights the Oswego harbor tug fleet and its early steam tugs led by the Oswego Howard 1851 trial and 1853 sale to Ogdensburg. He notes the fleet’s lively harbor role, winter rescues, and a $100,000 capital, detailing vessels like Robert Reed H Perry Jr and Nate Robins.
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O.S. Howard
Ogdensburg
St. Lawrence River
Prescott
Oswego
Robert Reed
H. Perry Jr
PP. Wright
A. S. Page
William Morgan
J.H. Bloore
Thomas Dobbie
AF. Smith
M. Hennessey
Lawmaker Pushes Travel Fast-Track for Medical Staff
Buffalo area assemblyman Democrat Mickey Kearns seeks special license designations to allow medical personnel to travel during severe weather when roads are closed. He was stranded at a nursing home during the historic November storm that dumped seven feet of snow on parts of his district and claimed his mother died there. He urges state action to prevent staff shortages in emergencies.
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Buffalo
N.Y
Michael “Mickey” Kearns
Time Warner Cable News
Lackawanna
Kearns
EJD students earn Citizenship Awards at Dillon Middle School
At Phoenix Emer son J. Dillon Middle School more than three dozen students were honored for exemplary citizenship. Citizenship Awards recognize positive behavior with staff-nominated peers. Recipients include Brayden Biondolillo James Hagg Logann Gallo Kylie Russo Alexandra Hopps Payton Scruton Gracie Britton Amaya Malambri Kelise Newby Alayna Merrill Maggie-Lee Basile Jason Alberici Michael Dion Abigail Clark Eric Betts Lawrence Karl Megan Hess Mark Zogg Nicollette DArrigo Darren Fischel Alexandra Gallo Keera Hazen Dylan Schaffner Savanna Neuport Teresa Uhl Jeffrey Horner Isaiah Santola Nevaeh Lando Tabitha Clark Mattison Hess Francesca Goodell Miranda LaRobardiere Jack Li Haley Bowersox Shay Altman Natalie Brown Brielle DeRoberts Sophie Crandall Aidan Trumble Liam Sweeney.
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Raina Hinman
James Hagg
Logann Gallo
Kylie Russo
Alexandra Hopps
Payton Scruton
Gracie Britton
Amaya Malambri
Kelise Newby
Alayna Merrill
Maggie-Lee Basile
Jason Alberici
Michael Dion
Abigail Clark
Eric Betts
Lawrence Karl
Megan Hess
Mark Zogg
Nicollette D'Arrigo
Darren Fischel
Alexandra Gallo
Keera Hazen
Dylan Schaffner
Savanna Neuport
Teresa Uhl
Jeffrey Horner
Isaiah Santola
Nevaeh Lando
Tabitha Clark
Mattison Hess
Francesca Goodell
Miranda LaRobardiere
Jack Li
Haley Bowersox
Shay Altman
Natalie Brown
Brielle DeRoberts
Sophie Crandall
Aidan Trumble
Liam Sweeney
Granby second-graders crown top spelling bee champs
Granby Elementary School second graders led by Kate Waite staged a friendly spelling bee. Madyson Hanson-Dean won first place as Queen Bee while Layla Coppedge Freddie Colon and Jada Diaz earned runners-up in the Longs Spelling Bee.
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Granby
Kate Waite
Granby Elementary School
Madyson Hanson-Dean
Layla Coppedge
Freddie Colon
Jada Diaz
NY to require carbon monoxide detectors in restaurants
Albany AP. New York will require restaurants and commercial buildings statewide to install and maintain carbon monoxide detectors starting next June. The laws, signed this week, extend apartment and small-home detector rules citywide and statewide. Reports note a CO leak from a malfunctioning water heater killed a Long Island restaurant manager and sickened nearly 30 people. The gas is colorless and odorless and can cause dizziness headaches and confusion.
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Albany
New York City
Long Island
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Half-Shire Historical Society
Dorothy Peterson
Richard Palmer
Lake Ontario
By Richard Palmer
Oswego Harbor
Oswego River
EJD
Phoenix
Emerson J. Dillon
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