Top Ten Stories of 2011

RFH 2010, Cover Stories, News

Sun, Dec 25, 2011

2011: that was the year that was. As the old year slips out the back door and the new one bangs on the front, we pause to look back at what went on.

So much for 2011.

It was the year of the Emerald Knight, the year of the Bullthistle and the year of town goverment debacles and change.

This was a time to welcome new people to the community, and a time to bid farewell to others.

See our Favorite Faces of 2011 slide show.

Hamilton weathered the storm that was 2011, but not without some bumps and bruises and basements filled with water.

Finally, it was the year that gave one longtime business a new look, gave another a new location, brought a new one nearby and gave yet another the boot.

And, the top stories of the year included:

1. Town of Hamilton finances fumbled (More), revaluation botched (More) and gets new leadership (More).

2. Bullthistle Party sweeps village election. More

3. HCS boys soccer team wins Class D State Champion. More

4. HCS potential merger with Morrisville-Eaton was in low gear. More

5. Newsweek ranks HCS in Top 500 Schools in U.S. More

6. Lyle Roelofs leaves Colgate for Berea College. More

7. Colgate contributes $300,000-plus to HCS. More

8. Colgate Inn gets $7.7 million redo. More

9. Parry's relocates to former Grand Union store. More

10. HCS softball team reaches state final four. More

Also @ HCS

Buffalo business magaine rates HCS in top 100 Upstate schools. More

Also @ Village Hall

Clerk Ronda Winn resigns More
Agreement allows village to hang onto police Chief Rick Gifford. More

Also in Sports:

Colgate men's hockey Coach Don Vaughan gets 300th victory. More
HCS girls basketball team wins Section III Class D title.More
Colgate men's basketball coach of 13 years Emmitt Davis is fired; becomes assistant at Tulsa.More
Brian Rose named coach of the HCS girls soccer team.More
Colgate's football coach Dick Biddle gets two-year contract renewal.More