If you’ve heard that the Common Council “cut” over $600,000 in spending from the mayor’s proposed budget, you might be getting the…
Read Article
The good: The Amsterdam Common Council has agreed (verbally at least) to go ahead and borrow just over $3 million to fund critical…
Read Article
It’s not often you get to hear elected officials overtly trying to tell the media how they should cover a certain issue, on…
Read Article
I predict you will see many “listicles” and other stories floating around the social networks this week on the subject of autism…
Read Article
The recent public release of the City of Amsterdam’s Annual Update Document (AUD) for the fiscal year 2012-2013 has brought some much…
Read Article
I’m not sure what possessed Town of Amsterdam Supervisor Tom DiMezza to issue a statement on Facebook last Friday putting down the…
Read Article
They need to make some room on the walls of the Amsterdam High School gym for some new championship banners. Amsterdam sports…
Read Article
It was a noble first start. John van Bladel, a psychology instructor at Fulton Montgomery Community College, joined a committee meeting with…
Read Article
City residents need to take note of some blatantly flawed and downright inconsistent decision making going on right now on the Common…
Read Article
Last week, social media was abuzz with the Facebook release of a video titled We don’t need coins, we need change. Produced…
Read Article
To the Residents of the 4th Ward and the City of Amsterdam, For the past several days now I have listened to…
Read Article
In response to the mayor of the City of Amsterdam’s recent letter to the editor. Renaissance: “The activity, spirit or time of…
Read Article
New Year’s Day marks one year since the Mohawk Valley Compass published its first story. I want to thank everyone who has…
Read Article
The quotes I’m reading from veterans who spoke at the recent Greater Amsterdam School District board meeting trouble me. The issue at…
Read Article
I almost didn’t go to the Waterfront Heritage Area meeting this past week. I saw the notice for it posted a week…
Read Article