Gypsy Moth caterpillars done eating trees for now | The Daily Gazette
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July 3, 2021
With her horses Misty Field of Justice, front, and Serephim, Chris Wildponies Cameron lights a fire inside a prayer circle ahead of using the ancient Native American practice of smudging to eliminate the Gypsy Moths on her Glenville property on Wednesday.
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Now that Gypsy Moth caterpillars have entered into the cocoon phase, the trees they feasted on are fighting to regrow their leaves.
The European Gypsy Moths, which were first introduced in the U.S. in the 1800s, have caused quite a problem this year in Glenville and other outlying areas.
Fort Plain celebrates Independence Day early during 4th On The 3rd | The Daily Gazette
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FORT PLAIN 4th On The 3rd has survived many a disaster to bounce back even stronger.
Just across the past decade, the ever-expanding festival held annually the day prior to the 4th of July at Wiles Park has triumphed over a flood, tornado and now a pandemic.
In 2013, the event’s sponsoring group, the Fort Plain Community Activity Council, made a hard decision to host the event despite a flood having ripped through the village less than a week prior. With people still cleaning up and recovering, Event Chair James Katovitch said the FPCAC felt that the community needed and deserved a moment of respite and celebration.
Gloversville educators, mayor spread the word: Children learn when parents talk | The Daily Gazette
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July 2, 2021
New signs promoting the Talking is Teaching program are featured on all 14 of Gloversville s city buses.
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GLOVERSVILLE – When one fifth-grade teacher in the Gloversville Enlarged School District saw the scores of third-, fourth- and fifth-grade students on their English Language Arts exams from 2019, she decided she wanted to think more broadly about improving literacy rates and the preparedness of district children.
Those pre-COVID scores showed that proficiency on the exam, which measures reading and writing skills, was reached by 36% of third-graders, 34% of fourth-graders, and 22% of fifth-graders, according to data from the state Department of Education.
Gloversville police looking for ‘person of interest’ in shooting | The Daily Gazette
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GLOVERSVILLE – City police have named Solomon A. Wilson “a person of interest” in a shooting incident officials say occurred early Thursday morning.
“Mr. Wilson may be operating a Gray, 2018 Nissan Pathfinder, bearing New York Registration KGD 7764,” according to a police news release. “Wilson was most recently a resident of the city of Johnstown.”
On Thursday the Gloversville Police Department issued two news releases pertaining to a shooting incident they say occurred at 40 6th Ave, Apt. 1.
The first news release was put out at 5:20 a.m. and described police being dispatched to the emergency room at Nathan Littauer Hospital at 2:29 a.m. for a report of a man who had been shot.
Gloversville residents discuss ways to curb violence | The Daily Gazette
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GLOVERSVILLE – For retired church school teacher Sally Kwak, the well-publicized shooting injury to Northville native Samuel Poulin in New York City on Sunday convinced her of the need to fight against gun violence.
Kwak spoke at a meeting of concerned city residents organized by the North Main United Methodist Church Wednesday evening. The meeting was held at the church and promoted on the city of Gloversville Facebook page under the title, “Gun Violence: It’s here. It’s been here. It’s time to talk.”
“My son played soccer with Sam,” Kwak said. “I would like to say this is the first time we have been touched by [gun violence] as a family, but that would not be true. We have been touched by suicide, both family and friends, by guns. We are not alone.”