Grand Gorge

By Karen Hinkley
The annual Grand Gorge Fire Department dinner was held at the company’s firehouse on Saturday, April 6.

President Dan Ballard welcomed over 70 guests including special guests Prattsville Fire Department Chief Tom Olson and guest Davia Montie; Marty Finch, Roxbury Fire Department Ex-Chief and his wife Rita, and Ray Buel, 1st Assistant Chief of the Conesville Fire Department and his wife Betty Lou. The buffet dinner was catered by Clark’s Bar & Restaurant of Gilboa.

Staff report
A father and son from Grand Gorge have become the latest area residents to be arrested in connection with heroin possession, according to state police.

Three generations of the Pavia family were headed west Saturday night on Route 28 in the Town of Olive about one-and-a-half miles east of Boiceville, when troopers from the Kingston barracks stopped and searched their car.

Grand Gorge — The Grand Gorge Fire Department’s (GGFD) annual banquet was held April 14 at Hanah Mountain Resort in Margaretville.

President Dan Ballard welcomed over 70 guests including special guests Roxbury Town Supervisor Tom Hynes and wife, Mary; Prattsville Fire Department Jim Dymond and his wife, Deb; Marty Finch, Roxbury Fire Department and his wife Rita.

Grand Gorge — The holidays are usually a time of joy and celebration. For many of the citizens of the school districts served by the Northern Catskills Occupational Center in Grand Gorge, that is not the case this holiday season.

September’s horrendous flooding devastated the communities of Blenheim, Prattsville, Windham, Ashland, Margaretville and Jewett.

By Pauline Liu
Putting an end to roadway flooding in Grand Gorge, caused by the accumulation of runoff, could cost more than $1 million.

That’s according to a newly released study presented by Lamont Engineers. The study was the focus of Monday night’s regularly scheduled Roxbury Town Board meeting, which  was attended by about 30 people.

By Rose Cunningham
Maybe it’s a good idea to lock your doors, even when you live in the country. Grand Gorge resident Alexander D’Assy said he and his family recently had an uninvited and unwelcome house guest; a black bear, with a discriminating palate, weighing an estimated 250 pounds.

According to D’Assy, he and his wife, Noeme, who split time between Jump Brook Road in Grand Gorge and New York City, left the house for the day to swim, leaving an Italian sausage and chicken out on the kitchen counter marinating for dinner that night.

Grand Gorge — The Grand Gorge Rescue Squad will hold an American Red Cross blood drive at their firehouse on Friday, July 29 from 12:30 to 5:30 p.m. This blood drive was originally scheduled to be held on July 25.

The Red Cross has issued an appeal for blood donors of all types due to a critical blood shortage across the nation. 

Area communities will hold annual Memorial Day Parades on Monday, May 31.

By Julia Green
When Grand Gorge native Joshua Williamson was 10 years old, he wanted to be a Marine.
When he was 14, a 15-year-old neighbor lied about his age to join the service and was shipped to Korea, but was soon sent back to the United States when they learned his age. Three years later, that same neighbor re-enlisted – a determination that made an impression on Williamson, who was struck by the fact that a young man would enlist twice during wartime.

Grand Gorge — Grand Gorge Fire Department members held their annual dinner at the Grand Gorge Firehouse on Saturday, March 27. The event began with an informal get-together where members and invited guests discussed what their departments were involved in during the 2009 year.