Grand Gorge

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.

By Karen Hinkley
A Grand Gorge man was helped out by members of the Grand Gorge Fire Department after the huge snowstorm of last week that left over five feet of snow in some locations. The man who lives in a remote area on mountain ridge had been unable to leave his home because of the accumulations of snow and finally reached out for help by contacting Constable Steve Williamson.

By Julia Green
One of the two defendants being held in connection with the Jan. 19 robbery of the NBT Bank in Grand Gorge was present at a felony hearing in Roxbury Justice Court last Tuesday evening.
Following testimony, Town Justice Wayne Pebler ruled that there was sufficient reasonable cause to hold the man for grand jury action.

By Brian Sweeney
Two suspects were arrested in New Jersey on Jan. 20 in a connection with robbery at the Grand Gorge branch of NBT Bank the previous day. Christopher M. Seamans, 31, of Central Square (Oswego County) and Emily E. White, 20, of Oneida (Madison County) were charged with second-degree robbery. They were arrested by the Atlantic City Police Department.