It's 65 degrees and overcast at 6:30 a.m.
Today is Garbage day.
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(I rarely "lift" posts from Facebook without the writer's permission, but in this case I'm going to. The following was posted yesterday by H. Faye "Heather" Kahn. I know that some blog readers live in or near New York City / Brooklyn ..... please spread the word!)
"HELLO
This is a photo of my brother JOEL KAHN who has been MISSING since this
morning. He was last seen wearing a long-sleeved pink shirt & jeans
on Kings Highway & McDonald Ave at 6:30AM (on 08/20) in Gravesend,
Brooklyn, NY where his cell phone was found. If you are in the tristate
area &/or have seen this person please contact Detective McGurk at
718-946-3352. Otherwise please be on the lookout! Thank you for your help!"
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The TWCNY Weather Forecast:
"Unsettled Today & Friday, Warm and Humid
Unsettled weather will stick around for today and Friday with the ongoing threat for scattered showers and thunderstorms. Temperatures each of these days will top out in the mid to upper 70s.
A few lingering showers are possible on Saturday with drier weather building in by Sunday as high pressure tries to reestablish itself out of Eastern Canada. Highs will sneak back up to around or just above 80 with slightly less humidity. "
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IN THE NEWS
"Oriskany Falls Woman Charged with Burglary."
From the Utica Observer-Dispatch.
"Second Arrest in Sangerfield Burglary"
- also from the O-D.
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IN THE NEWS
"Oriskany Falls Woman Charged with Burglary."
From the Utica Observer-Dispatch.
"Second Arrest in Sangerfield Burglary"
- also from the O-D.
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Front Page Headlines from
THE WATERVILLE TIMES
"WCS Reduces Tuition Rates"
"Residents Get Fracking Vote "
"Pride In Their Work"
"At The Finish"
"Madison Meeting Scheduled"
"Raccoon With Rabies In Augusta"
"Manager At White’s"
To read more, please click HERE.
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Here & There
After much scraping and repair work, painting has begun on the former "Home for Homeless Ladies" on Putnam Street.
The house was built for George Putnam and was one of the first that was built after the street was opened in the mid-1860s. It is believed that Mr. and Mrs. Putnam occupied the house for several years, selling the house in the late 1880s to Mr. and Mrs. Alonzo Tower. Mrs. Tower and her son, George, lived there until the early 1920s. George lived on until the early 1930s. He left the house and some money for the Home for Homeless Ladies which opened in 1934. (From "A Walking Tour of Putnam Street - 1971.)
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My thanks to Mary Fanning for telling me about the new sign at Dan Maine's shop on Madison Street. It's a beauty!
A sight to see: hundreds of Hop Vines in the six-acre Hop Yard at the Mosher Farm south of Route 20 on Route 26.
A flowering "Rose of Sharon" hedge at the Marris residence on Grant Hill.
COMING EVENTS
Here & There
After much scraping and repair work, painting has begun on the former "Home for Homeless Ladies" on Putnam Street.
The house was built for George Putnam and was one of the first that was built after the street was opened in the mid-1860s. It is believed that Mr. and Mrs. Putnam occupied the house for several years, selling the house in the late 1880s to Mr. and Mrs. Alonzo Tower. Mrs. Tower and her son, George, lived there until the early 1920s. George lived on until the early 1930s. He left the house and some money for the Home for Homeless Ladies which opened in 1934. (From "A Walking Tour of Putnam Street - 1971.)
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Putnam Street is one of several streets in the Village that have two major pipelines capable of providing residents with municipal water - one line runs under the sidewalk and the other, currently in use, is beneath the street. Because Putnam Street will be milled and re-paved this Autumn, the Village DPW has been switching the water supply from that line to the one beneath the sidewalk so that, should there be a need to do any digging/repairing in the future, the new pavement would not need to be dug up.
The DPW is also installing a new hydrant next to the White Street entrance to the Waterville Public Library.
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My thanks to Mary Fanning for telling me about the new sign at Dan Maine's shop on Madison Street. It's a beauty!
A sight to see: hundreds of Hop Vines in the six-acre Hop Yard at the Mosher Farm south of Route 20 on Route 26.
A flowering "Rose of Sharon" hedge at the Marris residence on Grant Hill.
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COMING EVENTS
At the Library
THURSDAY
"American Girl Movie" at 6:00 p.m.
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FRIDAY
Farmers Market 3:00 - 7:00
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SATURDAY
NOON - 3:00 P.M.
Families can celebrate the end of summer (and all the reading they did) with our annual carnival! We’ll have carnival games, face painting, food, bounce house/slide and more! Fun for the whole family.
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ALSO ON SATURDAY
8:30 - 1:30
WATERVILLE MUNICIPAL HALL
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ALSO ON SATURDAY
8:30 - 1:30
WATERVILLE MUNICIPAL HALL
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LOOKING BACK
August 23, 2007
August 23, 2007
By late morning.
That evening.
Since then, the space once occupied by Putnam Hall has been a "vacant lot." Now, however, Mr. Dave Sullivan proposes to construct two or three apartment buildings on the property.
Architect's drawing of the first of the proposed units.
One of the first steps will be for the Village Board to change the zoning of the property from its current status - "Industrial" - to "Planned Development."
Since then, the space once occupied by Putnam Hall has been a "vacant lot." Now, however, Mr. Dave Sullivan proposes to construct two or three apartment buildings on the property.
One of the first steps will be for the Village Board to change the zoning of the property from its current status - "Industrial" - to "Planned Development."
A PUBLIC HEARING
will be held at the Waterville Municipal Hall
at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, September 3
before the regularly-scheduled Village Board Meeting
(delayed from Monday due to the Labor Day Holiday.)
A ground plan of the entire proposed project can be seen at Municipal Hall.
will be held at the Waterville Municipal Hall
at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, September 3
before the regularly-scheduled Village Board Meeting
(delayed from Monday due to the Labor Day Holiday.)
A ground plan of the entire proposed project can be seen at Municipal Hall.
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TBT
August 8, 1933, courtesy of Louie C. Langone
Bill Fuess, Waterville farmer, holding shotgun which he used to protect milk he delivered to milk plant.
"1933 Milk Strike - from The Waterville Times.
On Tuesday,
August 8, 1933, Capt. Steven McGrath lead 50 or more state troopers in the most
unnecessary violence and destruction ever exhibited in Waterville.
Early that
morning a crowd of 200 to 300 spectators gathered on Osborne Avenue despite a
warning issued the night before not to congregate.
The crowd was
orderly and those involved in the milk strike did not seem to be in an ugly
mood. The troopers arrived at 9:30 AM and immediately assembled in front of the
Borden Plant. They marched down Osborne Avenue to the intersection of White
Street where Capt. McGrath, who had been injured in a milk strike in Boonville,
ordered the crowd to disperse.
Without giving the people time to more than turn around the
troopers fell upon them, belaboring them with clubs, smashing windshields and
windows of cars parked along the street and in driveways as far as the Freight House on Putnam Street.
Although several people were beaten by the troopers’ clubs,
there were no serious injuries.
The troopers left late in the morning after threatening a
repetition of the dose the next day if any crowd congregated near the Milk
Plant.
A protest meeting was called by the Village Board, School
Board and Sangerfield Town board at 2
that afternoon in Municipal Hall. A telegram deploring the acts of
violence was sent to Gov. Herbert H. Lehman."
More when it happens.
Have a good weekend, everyone!
Some readers may not be familiar with the term "Milk Strike." I found the following article which I think helps to explain the activity and its purpose. It's from an Iowa publication, but is still pertinent.
From Iowa Public Television.
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FOR THE RECORD
In reply to the question I asked last week:
"WHY does the blog get so many 'hits' from the Ukraine? "
I received this answer, sent anonymously:
In reply to the question I asked last week:
"WHY does the blog get so many 'hits' from the Ukraine? "
I received this answer, sent anonymously:
"It's because of all two of us Ukrainians who live in Waterville, dear (that is basically just my mum and I)."
Thank you!
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More when it happens.
Have a good weekend, everyone!
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