Hometown Heroes

This week’s Hometown Hero is of a special breed, and yes, we do mean dog breed. Aron is a seven-year veteran of the Troy Police Department, serving in the K-9 unit.  He’s a seven-year-old German Shepard who is trained to detect bombs...

Jay Ham, a firefighter and EMT from Johnsonville, is this week’s “Hometown Hero.” When he's not volunteering to help others, Jay works to spread awareness of Autism. As part of the “Hometown Heroes” series, we’ve partnered with County Waste and Latham Ford to celebrate local unsung heroes for their good deeds and honorable work...

Ellen Moser, a kindergarten teacher from South Kortright, is this week's "Hometown Hero." "Anytime a parent wants to talk with her, she will give up her family time to speak with them," the person who nominated Ellen said. "It is teachers like her that make a difference in this world...

Eleven-year-old Jacob of Hillsdale has been selected as our second Hometown Hero! Jacob launched a charity organization, Jacob's Charity Project, to raise money to help those who are less fortunate during the holiday season. As part of the “Hometown Heroes” series, we've partnered with County Waste and Latham Ford to celebrate local unsung heroes for their good deeds and honorable work... Read Mor

Kicking off our “Hometown Heroes” series is Meghan Brower, an EMT and active member of the Galway Fire Company for the past 10 years. Despite being injured in a New Year’s Eve house fire in 2008, Meghan worked her way through juggling physical therapy, two jobs and obtaining her paramedics degree...

All throughout the 2014-15 year, we will be recognizing one "hero" per month based on their inspirational feats, work helping their neighbors and every day passion.