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Unadilla Township Police Department Welcomes new detective Nicholas Rainwater
by Amber Walker Smith Unadilla Township is delighted to welcome Nicholas Rainwater to the UTPD. Nic will be serving as a detective for our community. Rainwater brings years of experience as an MCOLES certified officer having served for the Genessee County Sheriff’s Department, Lake Angeles Police Department, as well as the Linden Township Police Department. […]
One day at a time
Published in Uncaged, October 2023 Bringing the school closer together by Collin Trost, Uncaged Reporter This article is being published mostly as-is from the October 2023 edition of Uncaged Student News at the local high school. A few very minor edits have been made by the Stockbridge Community News. After a long summer, staff have […]
Reading between the Lines
In ‘The Last Year of the War’ a friendship blossoms in the unlikeliest of places by Mary Jo David A plethora of new novels abound that are set during World War II. Perhaps it’s because so many boomers and millennials are losing parents and grandparents who served and/or lived through that turbulent period in history. […]
Village of Stockbridge purchases Back Street building for use as Village Hall
by Mary Jo David In a goal-setting meeting in January 2023, the Village of Stockbridge set the wheels in motion to purchase a Village Hall for the community. That vision has become a reality. The Stockbridge Village Council closed on the new building, located at 118 N. Center St., in September. “We knew the Back […]
Ask an Expert: Hidden signs of car damage
by John and Theresa Kightlinger More than 6 million car accidents happen each year in the U.S., and more than 30% of those are rear-end collisions. Most fender benders are minor and happen at slow speeds, leaving little cosmetic damage, if any. However, vehicles can sustain other kinds of damage that can be hard to […]
Woah Nellie!
Memories in the kitchen, while not always fun, are still to be treasured by Mary Jo David About once a year, Nellie Maxwell’s recipes have to take a backseat to strong memories this writer just can’t suppress. This is one of those months. Writing this column in time for the December issue of Stockbridge Community […]
Positive Parenting
Introducing ‘Positive Parenting,’ a resource for elevating parenting skills by Kelsey Rasmussen and Amanda Mathews Parenting is hard. Parenting is vitally important. We believe parents want what is best for their children, families do their best, and it takes a village to thrive. The COVID pandemic shut down many in-person supports for families, and increasingly, […]
Staff Spotlight: K-4 STEM teacher Donnie Anderson is a ‘BESTagon’ when it comes to making learning fun
by Mary Jo David If you didn’t know better, you’d guess that STEM teacher Donnie Anderson has spent his entire adult life teaching. Surprisingly, the four years he has taught for Stockbridge Community Schools—one of those years as a building sub—represent his first formal foray into teaching for a school system. However, while working in […]
Rural Perspectives: Cardinals stay in our area throughout the year
by Diane Constable The male northern cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) with its crimson red coloring and black mask is one of the most recognized birds in our area. It is named after the red robes worn by Roman Catholic cardinals. The female and juveniles are an olive-fawn color with a dab of red and with juveniles having […]