The death of Lawrence "Happy Joe" Whitty on Tuesday caused many of us to reminisce about interactions we've had with him and his impact on our community. Whitty will go down in local history as a folk ...

Joe Whitty is none too happy that his beloved vacation home in Colorado burned down in last month's wildfires. But the perennially optimistic Happy Joe's founder pledges to rebuild bigger and better ...

The Amsterdam Fire Depart-ment welcomed Michael Whitty as its new chief Monday during a special ceremony in City Hall. Family members, friends and colleagues gathered in the lobby to watch Whitty be ...