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The edge of night
Last Saturday, we came together in our grief, fear, and shock to honor the legendary Ruth Bader Ginsburg. We gathered outside the Federal Building in Utica and lit candles and told stories about how … more
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Ron Klopfanstein
Shun not the struggle; reading from the Book of Lowell
“What is going to become of our old world anyway?” A Methodist publication asked. “Are we going back and back into a new Dark Ages, or is this the beginning of a new day, just the darkness … more
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Luke Radel with his brothers John Paul (left) and Mark (right).
Luke Radel: Investigative journalist, self-made new media Star, 11th grader
Luke Radel was playing mini-golf with his family when former Congresswoman Claudia Tenney called then hung up on him.  “It was tense,” he said affably. “In the background, she could probably … more
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Ron Klopfanstein
Faces of COVID-19, part 3; Twilight, Commercial Drive, end of August
Colleen Jackson, 61, used to have nightmares about “headless bodies and rushing cars through unknown deep dark parks and asylums.” She could feel the virus swell her brain, and that’s how her … more
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Ron Klopfanstein
Faces of COVID-19, part 2: It’s nowhere, and it’s everywhere
“If I hear one more person with this [expletive] 99% survival rate, I’m gonna tell them to take their statistics and shove ‘em where the plaster sticks,” Charlie Martina told me in a phone … more
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Ron Klopfanstein
Faces of COVID-19, part 1
“I’ll be honest,” a message I got on Facebook insisted, “I was one who thought it was being blown out of proportion…‘til I got it.” I’m calling the person who sent me this message, … more
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Ron Klopfanstein
Jason VanBenscoten’s two years and three miles to the finish line
Two years ago, Jason VanBenschoten could barely walk. Last Saturday, he ran 3.1 miles-all the way from South Street to 7 Hamlets Brewing Company.  Jason organized a "Fauxlermaker" event to raise … more
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20-YEAR-OLD FARMER — Mike Vecchio by his cornfield on Eureka Road in Westmoreland.
Mike Vecchio, an American farmer
Back in May, when most things were shut down, Mike Vecchio was finishing his associate’s degree in engineering at SUNY Cobleskill, working a bunch of day jobs and planting fifty acres of corn and … more
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Ron Klopfanstein
The guy in the red shirt
Last Friday was another hot day in a summer of hot days. Still, a group from Indivisible Mohawk Valley and the Kirland Democrats were on the Clinton Village Green for a socially-distanced … more
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Ron Klopfanstein
For such a time as this; Lowell Methodist Church reopens its doors
“Today, I wanted to say how glad I am to see you again,” Anne-Louise Bailey said from her husband Fred’s pulpit at the Lowell United Methodist Church. “So great to be back here! Yay!”  … more
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A photo of Mae Weatherall provided by her granddaughter, Kristin Hubley.
Remembering their ‘nan:’ three granddaughters reflect on the life of Weatherall
A few Fridays ago, New York state went to “Phase 4,” so the Westmoreland Historical Society was able to welcome its first visitors since early March. Kristin Hubley and her son Alex (who … more
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WEDDING DAY — Jim Hale and Ron Klopfanstein prepare to walk down the aisle on their wedding day on Sunday, July 5 in Westmoreland.
Mirror in the sky, what is love?
I hardly slept the night of the Fourth of July in 1992. I was up at dawn the next morning when the Observer-Dispatch was delivered. That was the first time I had ever written a newspaper column. I … more
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Fern Welch, pictured on her 100th birthday.
Westmoreland Women of 1920
“What is it like to be one-hundred years old?” I asked Fern Welch. “Well, I have my aches and pains that I have to address every day,” she answered pragmatically. “But I did that before I … more
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Ron Klopfanstein
80 years of advice for the Westmoreland Class of 2020
Eighty years ago Mary Uhorchak, a reporter for the Echo, the Westmoreland school newspaper was the valedictorian of the graduating Class of 1940. Commencement was held on Monday, June 26 of that … more
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Ron Klopfanstein
Video celebrates 40 years of Westmoreland Olympic Day tradition
Local Olympian Erin Hamlin has a message for the youngest students of Westmoreland School who missed their chance to participate in the school’s annual end-of-year Olympic Games. “I know you … more
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EMOTIONAL MOMENT — Jessica Grande, right, embraces speaker Liz Horner on Saturday, June 6 after she told a heartbreaking personal story of racism she has confronted.
The heroes we need, #BlackLivesMatter comes to Westmoreland
“It was a struggle growing up a person of color in Westmoreland,” Liz Horner admitted to the crowd of over 100 supporters gathered on the Village Green Saturday afternoon. “Don’t get me … more
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An in-depth Q&A with three candidates for Westmoreland School Board
Three candidates are running for two seats on the Westmoreland Central School District Board of Education. Denise Szarek is running for re-election after having won her seat in 2018. Steven Bulger … more
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Ron Klopfanstein
From K-12, Rocco and his Bulldogs are all in it together
“The last few months have created many superheroes in our school,” John Acee, Board of Education president, says of the efforts made by the entire Westmoreland Central School community. … more
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Ron Klopfanstein
Westmoreland: The Way It Was
On Feb. 13, 1984, my cousin Melissa Spaven and her classmate Kim Kosielniak interviewed Betty Barron, who owned the Westmoreland Hardware Store with her husband, Ray. Melissa was 10-years-old and … more
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Ron Klopfanstein
Masons of all ages find fellowship and brotherhood online
When Mark Alvarado was thirteen, his father told him to sign a paper.  “Minutes later, an older fella and two teenagers came over to talk to me,” he recalls.  Mark’s father was a Mason, and … more
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