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Hometown Tuesday Spotlight on Madison Home of Antique Week

Polly Wogg — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 15:31:34 +0000

Every Tuesday we put the spotlight on a local area. Today we’re headed to Madison, home of the Madison Bouckville Antique Week. Madison Bouckville Antique Week This year’s Antique Week is held in Bouckville, a Hamlet of Madison August 13th-19th. Over 2000 vendors and dealers are on hand with antiques and collectable. Wind Farm Madison [...]

Hometown Tuesday Spotlight on Rome New York

Polly Wogg — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 14:39:44 +0000

Every Tuesday we put the spotlight on a local area. Today we’re headed to Rome in Oneida County, the ‘City of American History. Town Name The Town of Rome was created during the construction of the Rome Canal in 1796. For a time, the small community was informally known as Lynchville, after the original owner [...]

Hometown Tuesday Spotlight on Hamilton

Polly Wogg — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 16:40:37 +0000

Each Tuesday we’re putting the spotlight on a local community and today we’re heading to the Village of Hamilton, home of Colgate University. Paynes’ Settlement Hamilton was founded in 1795 and first known as Payne’s Settlement. Elisha Payne built a barn, the first framed building in the village, and in 1802 he opened a tavern [...]

Hometown Tuesday Spotlight on Paris

Polly Wogg — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 15:58:47 +0000

Each Tuesday we’re putting the spotlight on a local community and today we’re heading to the town of Paris in Oneida County. Paris is a scenic part of the area, south of Utica and known for it’s outstanding Paris Hill Potatoes. Town Name The name Paris was given to the Town in honor of Colonel [...]

Hometown Tuesday Spotlight – Illion

Polly Wogg — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 15:06:08 +0000

Each Tuesday we’re putting the spotlight on a local community and today we’re heading to Illion in Herkimer County, home to a major nationwide company and a MLB baseball player. Remington Arms The community began to flourish around 1816 when Eliphalet Remington created his first gun, which would later grow into the Remington Arms company. [...]

Hometown Tuesday Spotlight – Clinton

Polly Wogg — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 12:13:29 +0000

Summer has arrived and families are looking forward to getting away on vacation. Kicking back to relax. With today's economy, many families can't afford to take a trip. So why not take a vacation closer to home. Each Tuesday we're putting the spotlight on a local community and today we're heading to Clinton. Clinton may be a small town, with less than 2000 people, but it's a big community with lots of offer.