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Fulton County Has Educational Opportunities From Preschool to College

One of the assets that draws newcomers – especially parents – to Fulton County is the quality of its public school systems. There are seven public school districts in the county, and they include the Gloversville Enlarged School District, Greater Johnstown School District, Broadalbin-Perth Central School District, Mayfield Central School District, Northville Central School District, Oppenheim-Ephratah Central School District and Wheelerville Union Free School District. Fulton County... Read More »
Downtown Gloversville, NY

Johnstown/Fulton County Homeowners Enjoy Lakeside and Mountain Living

Located only 40 minutes from Albany and a few hours from New York City, Fulton County enjoys a thriving real estate market. The county seat is Johnstown (population 8,464), which celebrated the 250th anniversary of its founding in 2008. Nearby Gloversville (population 14,922) is the county’s other incorporated city, aptly named for its glove-making history. Fulton County is also home to the quaint villages of Broadalbin (population 1,392), Northville (population 1,157) and Mayfield (... Read More »
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HFM BOCES Program Helps Prep Students for Best Careers

Getting high school students to start thinking about today's and tomorrow's challenging career world is what the Hamilton-Fulton-Montgomery Board of Cooperative Education Services – or HFM BOCES – is all about. All junior and senior high school students who are enrolled in HFM BOCES programs within Hamilton, Fulton and Montgomery counties attend classes for a half day at their respective schools, then attend classes at HFM BOCES during the other half of the school day. HFM... Read More »

Newcomers to Fulton County Discover Joys of Lakeside Living

You might think that Sandy and Ian Biggi’s 120-mile round-trip commute to their jobs in Albany would be stressful‚ but in fact it’s just the opposite. Their home‚ called ’Tween Waters‚ sits between the Great Sacandaga Lake and Northville Lake‚ and they don’t mind the long daily drive at all. “It’s worth it‚” Sandy Biggi says. “When we come over that Northville Bridge‚ we have a sigh of ‘Oh‚ peace.’ We can walk into town – to church‚ the post office‚ the grocery store – and when we come home‚ we... Read More »

Nathan Littauer Hospital's HealthLink Program Promotes Wellness

On a brilliant autumn day in 2006‚ Sue Cridland was preparing to take 12 Fulton County residents on a hike in the scenic Adirondacks. It’s one of the favorite parts of her job as director of community education for Nathan Littauer Hospital in Gloversville. Yet Cridland doesn’t work at Nathan Littauer; she runs the hospital’s popular HealthLink program in the Johnstown Mall. Founded in 1988‚ HealthLink has relocated three times to become ever more accessible to Fulton County citizens‚ who turn... Read More »

Fulton County High School, College Partner Up on Tech Programs

Fulton-Montgomery Community College will soon have a smart new neighbor. BOCES (Board of Cooperative Educational Services) plans to open a technical high school adjacent to the community college‚ on land the college owns. The high school-college campus setting in Johnstown will be the first of its kind in all of New York. “This will allow many students to begin certain technical programs at the high school level and then smoothly transfer into some of our programs here at the college‚” says... Read More »

Johnstown, NY Sponsors

Adirondack Emporium
Hodgson Russ
Adirondack Mechanical Corporation
Holiday Inn
Arkell Museum at Canajoharie
Home Heating Headquarters
Family Couseling Center
Nathan Littauer Hospital
Fuel-N-Food
NBT Bank
Fulton County Federal Credit Union
Palmer Pharmacy
Fulton Regional Chamber
Ruby & Quiri
Fulton-Montgomery Community College
St. Mary's Hospital
Gloversville-Johnstown Wastewater Treatment
State Farm
Hays & Wormuth Inc.
Wal-Mart DC 6096

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