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Tom Washbon

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Sense of Community Spirit Pervades Grand Opening in Morris

The grand opening provided a feel-good ending to what wound up being a feel-good story. In a world where banks are closing with great frequency, especially in more remote areas, BVA reversed this trend and brought a financial institution back to Morris a year and a half after Community Bank NA had pulled out, offering its customers “nearby” banking services 14 miles away in Oneonta.…
July 31, 2025
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SFCU Soon To Occupy Former Community Bank Building

The effort to procure alternative banking services was led by Butternut Valley Alliance and its “Save Our Bank” task force, formed on the heels of Community Bank’s withdrawal. Members of the task force included co-chairs Ed Lentz and Maggie Brenner, as well as other BVA members Tom Washbon, Jason Cianciotto and Bob Thomas. Members at-large included Jim Tremlett, John DiStefano, Peter Martin, Arlene Martin and Andrea Hull.…
March 27, 2025
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New Museum Brings To Life Morris of Bygone Days

Built between 1800 and 1820, the museum building is the oldest surviving commercial building in the village and originally housed E.C. Williams Dry Goods and Grocery. It was moved from the corner of Main and Broad streets between 1835 and 1838 and, until 1954, functioned variously as tin, stove, hardware, and grocery stores, restaurants, an oyster and billiard saloon, a hoop skirt factory, and a barber shop.…
October 17, 2024

PUTTING THE COMMUNITY BACK INTO THE NEWSPAPER

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