Fulton County Area News

11/30/2025

FULL INTERVIEW: ADIRONDACK MURDERS RE-EXAMINED, EVIDENCE REVIEW SHOWS LIKELY-LINK TO UNSOLVED CNY COLD CASE

Certain sensitive details were re-examined recently as part of a focus into a notorious Central New York cold case that remains under investigation by the New York State Police. Two of the area's top legal experts sat down with Fulton County Area News as part of an effort to review several key portions of the 1973 murder spree by Adirondack Killer Robert F. Garrow Sr of Syracuse.

Top Defense Attorneys Bob Abdella and Joe Sise of Abdella & Sise LLP took part in an on-camera interview as part of an in-depth look into what is now identified as a likelihood that Garrow could have been connected to the 1973 mysterious death of 21 year old Martha Louise Allen of Oneida County. Allen was found dead in a remote area near Oneida Lake in the Town of Verona northwest of Turning Stone Casino. A cause of death could not be determined due to advanced decomposition according to police reports. Allen disappeared on July 25th, 1973. Her body was discovered more than three weeks later floating in Black Creek near Sterling and Poppleton Roads just east of Verona Beach State Park. Involvement by Garrow has not been ruled out according to a source close to the Allen case.

Garrow has also been pinpointed by experts in the July 1973 disappearance of teenage concert goers Bonnie Bikwit and Mitchel Weiser. The pair were hitchhiking to Summer Jam, a massive rock concert that drew over 600,000 people to Watkins Glen, NY. The case comntinues to draw national attention through ongoing efforts by Rolling Stone Magazine's Eric Greenberg.

During their November 2025 interview Attorneys Abdella and Sise were joined by Fulton County Sheriff Richard C. Giardino to set forth an effort to closely examine various evidence and offer a related legal-review. The Garrow case included the discovery of a mysterious map that retired New York State Police Investigators could only later describe as a likely link to additional crimes. Garrow was confirmed though his own admissions to have killed at least four people with three of the murders involving young campers in the Adirondacks. At one time Investigators suspected Garrow with involvement in as many as more than twenty related cases. To date and after more than fifty years a portion of the Garrow case remains sealed by a 1974 Hamilton County Court order.

Part-two of this series will include a closer look at certain evidence that could link Garrow to the Allen case.

© Video by Fulton County Area News

11/30/2025

Convoy for Christmas 2025
© Images by Bill Trojan / Fulton County Area News

11/29/2025

You don't see that every day. The Christmas season is here! Additional photography from Convoy for Christmas 2025 will appear on our page soon.

© Image by Bill Trojan / Fulton County Area News

11/29/2025

Convoy for Christmas 2025 (Part 2 of 2)

11/29/2025

Convoy for Christmas 2025 (Part 1 of 2)

11/29/2025

SHERIFF: CHRISTMAS CONVOY THIS MORNING

CHRISTMAS CONVOY TO ROLL THROUGH JOHNSTOWN SATURDAY MORNING, PARTICIPATION OPEN TO ALL

See the convoy in Johnstown from anywhere along NY Rte 30A between NY Rte 67 north to the Gloversville city line.

This year's November 29th Emergency Services Convoy of Fulton and Montgomery Counties is open to the public and all vehicles. Line up before 10 am at SUNY Fulton-Montgomery Community College. Follow Montgomery County Sheriff Jeffery T. Smith and Fulton County Sheriff Richard C. Giardino as we head west along NY Rte 67 in Montgomery County, north along NY Rte 30A through Johnstown in Fulton County and eventually end at the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office where dancers with The Romano Acro Dance Academy will help gather toys. All donations will be used to help support families in Fulton and Montgomery Counties this Holiday Season through efforts by The Salvation Army of Gloversville, NY.

Two event pages have been created for additional information:

https://www.facebook.com/events/1134220491965335/

https://www.facebook.com/events/3372061432946908/

Special thanks to this year's Corporate Sponsor, WDW Logistics/Trucking of Cobleskill for stepping up to help us safely get donations to the right place 🎅

11/28/2025

11/28/2025

PSA the Gloversville DPW is out plowing. Please move your cars off the street so they can plow. Just heard they couldn’t get down a street because there’s cars parked on both sides!!

11/27/2025

MAJOR CHRISTMAS CONVOY SET FOR SATURDAY MORNING 11/29, SEE IT ALONG NY RTES 67 / 30A

The 4th Annual Emergency Services Convoy of Fulton & Montgomery Counties is set to depart FMCC at 10 am on Saturday November 29th, 2025. As during each of the three prior convoy events this year's convoy will be formally es**rted by Montgomery County Sheriff Jeffery T. Smith and Fulton County Sheriff Richard C. Giardino. This year's convoy will also include special assistance by NYS Assemblyman Angelo Santabarbara and 2025 Lead Truck Driver Jason Vosburgh.

For the past three holiday seasons while under the direction of Sheriff Smith and Sheriff Giardino the convoy has aimed to unite emergency responders in order to gather new unwrapped toys to help support the Salvation Army Christmas Toy Drive of Fulton & Montgomery Counties. During its second season in 2023 the convoy found large success in opening participation to area tow service operators. During its third season in 2024 the convoy again found large success by opening participation to all commercial and other specialized vehicles. This year for the first time the convoy is fully open to the public and all road-ready vehicles.

All vehicles participating in this year's convoy should line up at FMCC with at least one new unwrapped toy by 10:00 am. A collection area will be set up behind the Fulton County Sheriff's Office at 2712 State Highway 29 in Johnstown under the direction of Salvation Army Toy Drive Coordinator Jessica Romano and The Romano Acro Dance Academy of Johnstown. The convoy is set to depart FMCC heading westbound on NY Route 67 in Montgomery County and then northbound on NY Route 30A in Fulton County before crossing the Gloversville city line. Vehicles will then run eastbound on Harrison Street in Gloversville before commencing at the collection area where vehicles will offload donations to a tractor trailer provided courtesy of Truck Driver Jason Vosburgh of WDW Logistics / Trucking of Cobleskill. Following collection efforts authorities including Gloversville Police Chief Mike Garavelli will es**rt donations to a distribution point where items will be prepared to aid local less fortunate families this holiday season.

The Salvation Army Christmas Toy Drive of Fulton & Montgomery Counties was founded in 2017 by Fulton County Area News with support by the Ambulance Service of Fulton County. The effort continues in 2025 under the direction of Project Coordinator Jessica Romano and The Romano Acro Dance Academy of Johnstown, NY. All new unwrapped toys remain in Fulton & Montgomery Counties through efforts by The Salvation Army of Gloversville, NY under the direction of Captain Wendy Senior.

Contact for the 2025 Emergency Services Convoy of Fulton and Montgomery Counties is Salvation Army Toy Drive Assistant Coordinator Ryan Lorey at [email protected].

© 2024 Images by Moot Photography for Fulton County Area News

Special thanks to this year's Corporate Sponsor, WDW Logistics/Trucking of Cobleskill for stepping up to help us safely get donations to the right place 🎅

11/27/2025

MAJOR CHRISTMAS CONVOY SET FOR SATURDAY, SEARCH TEAM COLLECTING NEW UNWRAPPED TOYS

Members of Search Team 5-1, Inc. - Search & Rescue Sacandaga are accepting new unwrapped toys on behalf of the 9th Annual Christmas Toy Drive of Fulton and Montgomery Counties. The photo was snapped at the Fulton County Emergency Management / Fire Coordinators Office on N. Perry Street in Johnstown. At right is Fulton County Emergency Management Director Steve Santa Maria.

The Salvation Army Christmas Toy Drive of Fulton & Montgomery Counties was founded in 2017 by Fulton County Area News with support by the Ambulance Service of Fulton County. The effort continues in 2025 under the direction of Project Coordinator Jessica Romano and The Romano Acro Dance Academy of Johnstown. All new unwrapped toys remain in Fulton & Montgomery Counties through efforts by The Salvation Army of Gloversville, NY under the direction of Captain Wendy Senior.

CHRISTMAS CONVOY TO ROLL THROUGH JOHNSTOWN SATURDAY MORNING, PARTICIPATION OPEN TO ALL

See the convoy in Johnstown from anywhere along NY Rte 30A between NY Rte 67 north to the Gloversville city line.

This year's November 29th Emergency Services Convoy of Fulton and Montgomery Counties is open to the public and all vehicles. Line up before 10 am at SUNY Fulton-Montgomery Community College. Follow Montgomery County Sheriff Jeffery T. Smith and Fulton County Sheriff Richard C. Giardino as we head west along NY Rte 67 in Montgomery County, north along NY Rte 30A through Johnstown in Fulton County and eventually end at the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office where dancers with The Romano Acro Dance Academy will help gather toys. All donations will be used to help support families in Fulton and Montgomery Counties this Holiday Season through efforts by The Salvation Army of Gloversville, NY.

Two event pages have been created for additional information:

https://www.facebook.com/events/1134220491965335/

https://www.facebook.com/events/3372061432946908/

Special thanks to this year's Corporate Sponsor, WDW Logistics/Trucking of Cobleskill for stepping up to help us safely get donations to the right place 🎅

11/27/2025

GLOVERSVILLE POLICE DETECTIVE DIVISION: (14) City Stores Checked During Underage Sales Sting

On Wednesday, November 26th, 2025, the City of Gloversville Police Department conducted a detail targeting the unlawful sale of to***co and v**e products to people under 21 years of age. The purpose of the detail was to ensure that provisions of the Public Health Law and the Penal Law in New York were being complied with at local businesses.

In total, fourteen businesses which are licensed to sell to***co and v**e products within the City of Gloversville were checked. None of the fourteen businesses sold a to***co or v**e product to an underage agent.

The following businesses were checked:
1. Country Farms, 198-208 S. Main St.
2. Lukoil, 394-396 N. Main St.
3. Cumberland Farms, 136 N. Main St.
4. Fulton Street Deli, 113 E. Fulton St.
5. Jan’s Deli & Convenience, 142 W. Fulton St.
6. Stewart’s, 76-78 S. Main St.
7. TJ’s Discount Beverage, 86 E. Fulton St.
8. Smiley’s Smoke Shop, 260 N. Main St.
9. Naif’s, 251 N. Main St.
10. Mud Deli (47 Marketplace), 47 N. Main St.
11. Jimmy’s Deli, 78 N. Main St.
12. Dollar General, 372 N. Main St.
13. Family Dollar, 46 Church St.
14. Plaza Plus Inc., 48 Church St.

This detail was made possible by the financial support of the Glove City Coalition.