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Adirondack Job Fair aims to match up workers with work LAKE PLACID — About 30 area businesses will be looking to hire people to fill a wide variety of positions this week at the Adirondack Job Fair. This fall’s fair is set for 2 to 4 p.m. Friday, Oct. 28,…

Call it a symptom of the age we live in or maybe it’s just that nobody has time to give away. Greene and Columbia counties live and die by volunteers, but it seems that there aren’t enough to go around. Retired people do what they can and many high school…

FASNY Past President (1986-1988) Carl A. Veltri, 86, of Greece passed away suddenly Sunday, October 16, 2016. Carl was a member of the FASNY Board of Directors from 1974 to 1982. He served as FASNY Second and First Vice President before becoming President in 1986. His involvement in numerous firematic…

North Country Chamber participating in International Tourism Show PLATTSBURGH — The Adirondack Coast Visitors Bureau, a division of the North Country Chamber of Commerce, has a presence this weekend at the International Tourism and Travel (ITT) Show at Place Bonaventure in Montreal. This marks the bureau’s 10th consecutive year participating…

ALBANY — The Firemen’s Association of the State of New York (FASNY) has announced an Oct. 28 application deadline for 2016 Spring semester tuition reimbursement through their historic educational initiative, the Higher Education Learning Plan (HELP). This statewide community college tuition reimbursement program is geared towards recruiting and retaining volunteer…

Fall is the time for corn mazes and Halloween frights. If you are hosting an event that is open to the public, enter it into the Observer-Dispatch’s calendar at www.uticaod.com/calendar. It will then appear online, in our daily calendar and in Scene, the O-D’s weekly entertainment section. Send events Veterans…

Call it a symptom of the age we live in or maybe it’s just that nobody has time to give away. Greene and Columbia counties live and die by volunteers, but it seems that there aren’t enough to go around. Retired people do what they can and many high school…

ALBANY — The Firemen’s Association of the State of New York (FASNY) has announced an Oct. 28 application deadline for 2016 Spring semester tuition reimbursement through their historic educational initiative, the Higher Education Learning Plan (HELP). This statewide community college tuition reimbursement program is geared towards recruiting and retaining volunteer…

David F. Schmidt of Sanborn was recently re-elected to the Firemen’s Association of the State of New York Firemen’s Home Board of Trustees and is now serving as board president. Fireman’s Home is a specialized rehabilitation facility for retired volunteer firefighters in Hudson. Schmidt was unanimously chosen and will serve…

This weekend feature offers a recap of the week’s top local stories: MONDAY The Daily Star did not publish because of the Columbus Day Holiday. TUESDAY Bulletproof vests purchased through a federal program are worn daily by Oneonta police officers on patrol, the lieutenant said Monday. U.S. Sens. Charles Schumer…