Monday, April 13, 2015 Ray Kroc worked for 17 years as a milkshake machine salesman. His travels took him to dozens of restaurants that featured burgers and shakes. He was most impressed, however, by...

Sunday, April 12, 2015 Polio was one of the most feared viruses in the history of mankind. Scientists believe that the virus has been around for thousands of years, but epidemics did not occur...

Saturday, April 11, 2015 Story contributed by Michael H. Whiting At 42 years, Stark Reagan is the city’s oldest continuously operating law firm, and we’d like to think that we contributed in some measure...

Friday, April 10, 2015 Story contributed by Michael H. Whiting Troy was a different place in 1973.  It was transforming from a residential, rural township into a commercial center.  That process, however, was far...

Thursday, April 9, 2015 Scott Carpenter, L. Gordon Cooper, Jr., John H. Glenn, Jr., Virgil I. “Gus” Grissom, Walter M. Schirra, Jr., Alan B. Shepard, Jr., and Donald K. “Deke” Slayton. Known as the...

Wednesday, April 8, 2015 Zion Christian Church was founded in 1955, with a total of six people (including the founding Pastor, Leonard Gardner) occupying a 20-foot by 40-foot, former one-room schoolhouse. Located on Hendrickson...

Tuesday, April 7, 2015 Please note that the Walsh College Story as originally posted contained incorrect information. We apologize to the administration at Walsh College and our readers for this mistake and any confusion...

    Monday, October 5, 2015 In the spring of 1982, the City of Troy bought land that would become Firefighters Park. The land, located on the north side of Square Lake, between Crooks...

Monday, April 6, 2015 On April 6, 1980 the handy Post It® Note was introduced to American consumers. While the concept was very simple, the development of the product took twelve years. In 1968,...

Sunday, April 5, 2015 In late 1976, the City of Troy started accepting bids to build a tennis bubble. They wanted a developer who would run the courts during the winter but allow the...

4-3-15-MLKs Response 4-3-15-DiGioia ltr to MLK Saturday, April 4, 2015 Two years before Martin Luther King Jr’s assassination on this day in 1968, he received a letter from Troy residents Charles and Greta DiGioia,...

  Friday, April 3, 2015 Pioneer Solomon Caswell built a charming, two-story house in Troy Township in 1832. He lived in the home until his death in 1880, one month shy of his 84th...

Thursday, April 2, 2015 We received this story from Fred in response to our April Fool’s Day 365 posting: My wife was taking her two sons to the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown,...

Wednesday, April 1, 2015 Throughout the United States, Canada, and Europe April 1 is recognized as April Fool’s Day. While there are lots of interesting theories regarding the origin of this day of pranks,...

Tuesday, March 31, 2015 Those who follow Troy politics in the Somerset Gazette or read the razor sharp editorial comments in the Gazette’s weekly police blotter are well acquainted with Cindy Kmett. For over...