🌱 Frankfort man killed after tractor overturns in yard accident

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• Frankfort man killed after tractor overturns in yard accident

Also on today's calendar: Cooperstown at Frankfort-Schuyler.

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Rather cloudy and less humid, with a high of 69 and low of 49 degrees.
• Saturday: Some brightening and warm, temps: high: 74, low: 39.
• Sunday: Becoming windier with rain, with a high of 43 and low of 25 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Man dies in tractor accident in Frankfort (newportdispatch.com) — A 72-year-old Frankfort resident died after his tractor overturned while he was trying to pull a shrub on his Cogar Drive property, trapping him underneath. Local fire crews from Frankfort and neighboring departments freed him and performed CPR, but he was later pronounced dead at Wynn Hospital. State Police say the investigation into the accident is still ongoing.
   

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Saturday April 18

• HOPE Vendor Fair
  Herkimer County Community College, 100 Reservoir Rd, Herkimer
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Other local events

Wednesday May 13

• Cooperstown at Frankfort-Schuyler
  605 Palmer St , Frankfort
  8:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday April 17

• Playdate Plus
  Little Falls Public Library , 10 Waverly Pl , Little Falls
  10:15 am
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  Ilion Free Public Library , 78 West St , Ilion
  11:00 am
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  Ilion Free Public Library , 78 West Street , Ilion
  11:00 am

Saturday April 18

• Knitting & Crochet
  Little Falls Public Library , 10 Waverly Pl , Little Falls
  11:00 am

Monday April 20

• R4K Playtime
  Ilion Free Public Library , 78 West St , Ilion
  11:00 am

Tuesday April 21

• Field Trip - CVA Zoology, Ecology, and Ecology Club to Utica Zoo
  Central Valley Csd at Ilion-Mohawk Ilion, NY 13357
  9:00 am

Wednesday April 22

• The Price Is Right Live
  The Stanley Theatre , 259 Genesee St , Utica
  7:30 pm

Tuesday April 28

• Connected Community Schools Open HUB
  HERKIMER Jr/Sr HIGH SCHOOL Herkimer, NY 13350
  4:30 pm

Saturday May 2

• ANNUAL SPRING ARTS, CRAFT, & VENDOR FAIR
  Herkimer highScHool , 801 W German St , Herkimer
  10:00 am

Saturday May 9

• Jewelry Creation
  Herkimer Diamond KOA Resort , 4626 NY-28 , Herkimer
  4:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Stewart's Shops posted a job opening for Shift Supervisor in Herkimer. Apply here.
• AutoZone, Inc. posted a job opening for Retail Sales Associate - Part Time in Herkimer. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Frankfort here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Ilion

• 250,000-Square-Foot AI Data Center Planned for Ilion's Remington Site C (wktv.com)
• New York names its 10 best burgers: Here are the finalists (newyorkupstate.com)

Mohawk

• New York to fill potholes, including some in the Mohawk Valley (timestelegram.com)
• Storms tonight with a colder, unsettled pattern arriving this weekend! (cnyhomepage.com)
• Two Mohawk Corrections Officers Release Statement Through NYSCOPBA (wktv.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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