Mount Markham’s boys varsity basketball team, which won 20 games this past season, received some postseason honors for their success. The Mustangs won the Center State Conference Division 1. Coach Andy Casale was voted by his peers as Center State Conference Coach of the Year for Division 1. Mustangs player Owen Jones, a senior, was voted CSC Division 1 Player of the Year. CSC All-Stars were Matt Lunny, Caden Walker and Blake Grower.

By Bryon Ackerman More than 650 eighth graders from the 10 Herkimer-Fulton-Hamilton- Otsego BOCES component school districts are touring Career and Technical Education programs at BOCES for this year’s Journey from 8 to Great visits. Herkimer BOCES School to Careers liaisons MaryBeth Napolitano and Sarah Crowe told students to start thinking about career planning, what interests them about the BOCES programs and how their academics apply to the programs. “Today is about you starting to think...

The Plainfield Town Board met March 12. Highway Superintendent Chad Hazekamp said the salt shed is in disrepair. When the weather is better, the pole building will be modified to house the salt. The agreement to repair Town roads was approved by the Board. Hazekamp said rather than spend at least $400,000 for a new plow truck, it might be better to purchase a Ford F600 with plow, wing and sander for about $300,000 less. The John Deere loader is due to be replaced. Hazekamp and Town Supervisor...