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The Town of De Kalb

The Town of De Kalb is located between the St. Lawrence River and the foothills of the Adirondacks and encompasses the hamlet of De Kalb Junction, the Village of Richville, and the hamlets of De Kalb, Kendrew and Bigelow. William Cooper of Cooperstown arranged the purchase of De Kalb in February of 1803. The Town of De Kalb was officially chartered by the NYS legislature on February 22, 1806. The first “village” in the township of De Kalb was known as Williamstown or Coopers Village which, by 1814, was a village offering most necessary frontier services. In 1820, when the Coopers were no longer involved, it became known as De Kalb Village. [Cick on History in the list on the right for much more information on the history of De Kalb and Richville.]

Officials:

Town Supervisor - - Larry D Denesha

Town Clerk - - - - - - Debra A. Osborn

Town Board Member - - John Frary

Town Board Member - - Michael Livingston

Town Board Member - - Harold Lowery

Town Board Member - - Jody Hamilton

Town Historian - Bryan Thompson

Town Justice - - Howard Putney

Town Highway Superintendent - - Connor Burt

Assessor - - C. Bruce Green

Department Pages:

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News:

Hermon-Dekalb Students Go Wild For Reading
May 13, 2012

from Channel 7 NEWS

Wildlife was front and center in the reading experiences of elementary students at Hermon-Dekalb Central School last week.

The youngsters got a hands-on look at everything from Madagascar hissing cockroaches and other live animals to a taxidermy zoo.

And throughout the week, they took time from their school day to sit down and enjoy a good book.

"I have not seen them this excited in a long time," said Mary Jo Potter, Hermon-Dekalb Central School Library Aide.

"It's just nice to have something different than the every day projects that they do and the every day lessons," she said.

In addition to the reading fun, students took part in competitions like casting with a fishing pole and pin the tail on the whitetail deer.

Hammond, Richville residents receive New York Army National Guard promotions
April 19, 2012

Major General Patrick A. Murphy, The Adjutant General for the State of New York, announces the promotion of members of the New York Army National Guard in recognition of their capabilities for additional responsibility and leadership.

Matthew Kron from Hammond and serving with the 107th Military Police Company is promoted to the rank of Private. Kathrine Stevens from Richville, and serving with the Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 27th Brigade Special Troops Battalion is promoted to the rank of Private First Class.

Army National Guard promotions are based on overall performance, attitude, leadership ability, and development potential. These promotions additionally recognize the best qualified Soldiers and attract and retain the highest caliber Citizen Soldiers for a career in the New York Army National Guard.

Richville Wins!
March 02, 2012

RICHVILLE -- Richville has earned a $5,000 grant to be used for community projects and civic initiatives, according to unofficial results from Reader’s Digest’s We Hear You America campaign.

Richville steadily rose in the rankings during the course of the online voting to finish 17th. The voting ended yesterday, and Reader’s Digest announced it was awarding $5,000 each to the towns in ninth through 18th places. Richville entered the contest hoping to score the $50,000 top prize, which went to Lake City, Iowa, which maintained a strong lead for most of the voting period. Richville wants to take the money and build a new playground after their old one was deemed unsafe and was condemned. The Richville Free Library organized a couple of Saturdays of voting to boost the effort and build pride in the community.

Reader’s Digest officials said that initial results were considered unofficial until the final vote tallies cast before last night’s midnight deadline could be reviewed and verified, which it expected would take a week to complete. The results were announced at about 1 a.m. today. Since its inception in 2010, We Hear You America has touched half of the cities, towns, and villages in the United States. Reader’s Digest has provided more than $20 million in financial and promotional support, as well as assistance to community projects and civic initiatives in 128 communities.