At the request of Carol O'Beirne, who initial vote tallies showed losing to John VanBenschoten in the Margaretville mayoral election by three votes, there will be a recount conducted of the votes cast in last Wednesday's election.

The South Kortright Rams defeated Greenport 47-43 to claim the NYS basketball championship. This was the SK Rams' first trip to the championship tournament. The Rams finish with an undefeated season, 26-0. Details in Wednesday's Catskill Mountain News.

The South Kortright girls' basketball team was defeated in the semi-finals of the state championship on Saturday. The Lady Rams fell to Sherman's Lady Wildcats 55-30. Further details in Wednesday's Catskill Mountain News.

South Kortright's boys basketball team defeated defending champions Chateaugay by a score of 48 to 38 in the state championship semifinals. South Kortright will meet Greenport in Saturday's championship game in Glens Falls. The game tips off at 5:30 pm.

DELHI - The College Golf Course at Delhi will open for play Saturday, March 21. Preseason conditions are in effect and the course will initially be open only to walkers. As an added incentive, the course is offering a special greens fee rate during March of $10 for nine holes and $15 for unlimited daily play.

It was a convincing victory for Fleischmanns mayoral candidate David Morell, who defeated incumbent Malcolm Becker by a vote tally of 70 to 13 in Wednesday's election. Morell has served as a member of the village's planning board for the past year.

As predicted, it was a nail-biter of a mayoral election in the village of Margaretville on Wednesday, with deputy mayor John VanBenschoten emerging with a three-vote victory over his opponent, Central Catskills Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Carol O'Beirne. VanBenschoten received 69 votes to O'Beirne's 66.

By Brian Sweeney
Environmentalist Robert Kennedy Jr. has agreed to co-chair a leadership chair for the capital campaign for the proposed Water Discovery Center in Arkville.
Organizers of the Water Discovery Center (WDC) planned for Arkville are hoping to involve a number of heavy-hitters to assist with their fund-raising efforts for the $25 million project. Mr. Kennedy is the first big name to come on board. He is an environmental lawyer and a professor at Pace University Law School.

By Julia Green
Voters head to the polls today in Fleischmanns and Margaretville to cast their ballots for mayor and trustee positions.
On the ballot in the Margaretville mayoral election are Deputy Mayor John VanBenschoten and Central Catskills Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Carol O’Beirne. Current trustee Iris Mead and Margaretville resident Wallace Patterson are running for two open seats on the village’s board of trustees.

By Jay Braman Jr.
Stream gauges used as tools to help predict flooding in the New York City Watershed are on the chopping block as the New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) mulls closing them as a cost saving measure.
The small buildings housing the gauges can be seen along the banks of streams all over the region.