Cobleskill Village Court

Sacket's a fine attorney and a gentleman. He has a good relationship with the Court. Unlike many DAs, Sacket doesn't just rely on assistants. He shows up to court and prosecutes many cases himself.

Of the 4 stories concerning the naming of "Cobleskill" the only agreement is that "kill" is Dutch for "creek". Whether originally "Koebell's" (a miller), "Cow-bell" (for the herds grazed there), "Cobble" (for the small stones in the creek, and still the most common mispronounciation) or "Cobus" (an old Indian who lived near the stream - supported by a 1728 document) remains a vibrant village of shops, cafes, & the Park Theatre. During the last quarter of the 1800's, Cobleskill became a fashionable place to spend the "heated term", being a pleasant town, "free of malaria". As "taking the waters" of Saratoga and Sharon Springs became fashionable, a local resident developed a small sulphur spring and built a boarding house, just south of the village, on what is still known as Mineral Springs Rd. Which just happens to be the location of the Village Court. Conveniently close to I-88. When the Schoharie County Courthouse burned down in 1846, the village of Cobleskill tried to have the county courthouse - as well as the county seat - moved to Cobleskill. The proposal failed. Instead, they got the county's agricultural fair (Cobleskill Sunshine Fair) and a State University. Not a bad trade off.

Village Justices Richard C. Hamm & Nancy M. Hisert.

DA James Sacket's office; Depot Lane, PO Box 888, PSF, Schoharie, NY 12157 Tel: 295-2272; FAX: -2273