New Franklin Register #35
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Franklin Fiscal Fact-Finding
In 2010, the Franklin Town Board stopped their annual internal auditing of the town books and stopped releasing an accounting, both required under NY Town Law. In addition, they did not file an Annual Update Document of this accounting with the Office of the State Comptroller, required under NY Municipal Law. In 2014, after the […]
Summertime Wedding? Consider the Village Park in Franklin NY
Getting married this summer? Consider getting married in the Village Park on Main Street in Franklin, NY Mayor Tom Briggs can officiate at your ceremony. Flower arrangements can be provided by The Franklin Garden Club Vintage wedding attire can be found at: The Squire’s Tankard 173 Main Street Franklin, NY (607) 829-6885 The wedding feast […]
Arms Full of Books
By Charlotte Zoë Walker When I was growing up, my dad was in the Navy, and because we moved around so much – each time he was ordered to a new assignment – I ended up going to sixteen schools, including four high schools. My brother adapted to this by being gregarious, charming, and funny, […]
New Franklin Register #34
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Documenting Hops: Growing and Harvesting, Then and Now
By Christina Milliman Many people local to the Mohawk, Leatherstocking, and Catskill regions know that historically this area was known for the cultivation of hops. But when? Do we know when those seemingly wild hops that now grow on our properties, in our fields, and on our mailbox posts were planted? When were Otsego and […]
Change Stalks Otego
Faced with declining enrollments and potentially massive repair expenses, the Unatego school board opted last spring to shutter the Depression-era building and move grades K through 2 to the Unadilla elementary building this Fall.
Franklin Fiscal Fallout
By Brian Brock For many years now, the Town of Franklin has annually violated New York Town Law by the board not auditing the town books (Section 62) and by the supervisor not releasing the end-of-year accounting (Section 29(10)). How could their malfeasance bring trouble down on our town? Possibilities include ineligibility for state assistance […]
New Franklin Register #33
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Franklin Fiscal Follow-up
By Brian Brock After having read in the spring issue of this newspaper about the 2014 audit of the Town of Franklin financial operations by the Office of the State Comptroller (OSC), you might have wondered how it could be the first time that you learned of this critique. Arguably, this is because the town […]