ONEONTA _ More than 165 people attended a public hearing in Oneonta on Monday night that centered on the DEC's draft regulations governing natural-gas drilling. Although the issue has become volatile in central New York, there were no sign-carrying protesters or clashes between drilling supporters and opposers. But many of those attending the hearing at the Foothills Performing Arts Center ... Full Story »
ONEONTA _ Work on the Memorial Walkway project in Neahwa Park is ongoing, but the site will be used Wednesday for a Veterans Day ceremony. Full Story »
When Dianna Heldman takes to the stage for the Catskill Symphony Orchestra concert Saturday, it will be "like a reward," she said. Heldman, who graduated from Oneonta High School in 1978 and went on to a career in teaching and performing, said she is always excited about coming home, where her parents still live. Full Story »
Democrat Daniel Crowell's lead has widened to 139 votes in the Otsego County's treasurer's race. On election night, unofficial tallies gave Crowell, who lives in Middlefield, a five-vote lead against Republican Edward Keator Jr. of West Oneonta. Full Story »
The Delaware County Board of Elections completed the re-canvassing of the votes in Middletown, Sidney and Bovina on Monday and announced winners in three close races. Full Story »
By a five-to-three vote, MOSA's board of directors has agreed to hire Dennis Heaton, the Authority's former operations director, as executive director. Heaton, who is Montgomery County's solid-waste director, is now negotiating with the Montgomery-Otsego-Schoharie Solid Waste Authority to determine conditions of employment, according to MOSA's board chairman John Thayer. Full Story »
A 38-year-old Walton woman was arraigned on 22 felony counts of criminal sale of a prescription for a controlled substance Monday in Delaware County Court. Jill L. Butler of 16 Townsend St. was indicted by a grand jury Oct. 29. Full Story »
A program on "Pandemic Preparedness'' will be presented in Oneonta by the Otsego County Chamber and other organizations at 8 a.m. Wednesday. The community event will be in the Morris Conference Center at the State University College at Oneonta. American Red Cross officials will be the main presenters, with support by representatives from A.O. Fox Memorial Hospital, Bassett Healthcare and New ... Full Story »
Cherry Valley-Springfield Central School opened Monday as planned after a high rate of flu-like symptoms among staff and students led to unscheduled closings last week. The school was closed Wednesday for a scheduled conference day but was closed Thursday and Friday because of illnesses. Full Story »
A 19-year-old Herkimer man was arrested Thursday in connection with the alleged sale of cocaine in the village of Richfield Springs last March. Richard J. Bo was arrested at his Herkimer County home on an arrest warrant from Otsego County. He had earlier been indicted by an Otsego County grand jury on a third-degree criminal sale of a controlled-substance charge. That sealed indictment was ... Full Story »
ONEONTA _ Main Street Oneonta will host workshops for its annual gingerbread contest today at the Upper Catskill Community Council of the Arts. Two sessions will be offered: one from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m., and another from 5:15 to 6:15 p.m. Full Story »
Veterans Day came early in Gilbertsville on Sunday as more than 60 community members honored those who served in the military from World War II to Iraq and Afghanistan. Full Story »
Samantha Brown and Kimberly Kennedy both said the last person they expected to be teaching their SUNY Delhi Freshman Seminar class was the college president, Candace Vancko. Full Story »
ONEONTA _ A public hearing on the state DEC's draft natural-gas regulations will be held tonight in the atrium at the Foothills Performing Arts Center at 24 Market St. Full Story »
ONEONTA _ A city man was arrested Saturday morning after he allegedly slashed another man with a knife. Mohammed Bagaber, 28, of Oneonta, was charged with second-degree assault, a felony, and fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon, a misdemeanor. Full Story »
More than 30 students, academics and residents attended a five-hour "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" symposium Saturday at the State University College at Oneonta. The purpose of the symposium, "Get to the Point: Issues at Stake in Buffy the Vampire Slayer," was to explore the popular television show's cultural impact on gender issues, specifically how the lead character, Buffy Summers, has become a ... Full Story »
A New York City heroin dealer who supplied drugs to the Oneonta area was arrested Oct. 29 on a sealed Otsego County Court indictment arrest warrant, Otsego deputies said. Full Story »
ONEONTA _ Two area hospitals recently announced visitor restrictions in response to flu-like illnesses in the community. A.O. Fox Hospital and Bassett Healthcare issued statements Friday detailing restrictions on visitors designed to protect patients and promote infection control. Both facilities are forbidding children younger than 18 from visiting hospital patients. Full Story »
Two men have been arrested in connection with six recent burglaries in Chenango County including the theft of copper wire, currency and other property, a media release issued Tuesday said. Jerry W. Armondi Jr., 22, of Oxford, and Taylor J. Wright, 18, of Kirkwood, were charged with four counts of second-degree burglary and of fourth-degree conspiracy, and one count each of third-degree burglary ... Full Story »
A piece of Morris history took its place in a recently refurbished home on Friday. Residents can see one of the first factory-produced tractors of Linn Manufacturing Corp., which operated in Morris from 1916-50. The green vehicle that was used to haul logs can be found at a recently redesigned building, which the Morris Rotary recently completed at Guy Rathbun Community Park in Morris. Full Story »
ONEONTA _ The State University College at Oneonta will host a presentation on Henry Hudson at 7 p.m. Tuesday. Charles Gehring will present "Uncovering New York's Dutch Past, One Page at a Time" in the Instructional Resource Center, Room 5. Full Story »
A Milford teen was seriously injured Thursday when he was returning home from a Cooperstown High School sporting event on state Route 28 in the town of Hartwick, Otsego County deputies said. Full Story »
COOPERSTOWN _ Otsego County will operate a fall cleanup program in the next two months, allowing residents to discard certain household items for free. Full Story »
COOPERSTOWN _ In Otsego County Court on Monday before Judge John Lambert, three defendants pleaded innocent at their arraignments Full Story »
An administrative hearing for a suspended Oneonta police officer has not yet been scheduled, the city's personnel director said Thursday. The officer, identified by sources close to the matter as Daniel Fetterman, was suspended without pay Oct. 15. The Common Council voted Oct. 20 to appoint an outside arbitrator Peter Prosper of Clifton Park. Full Story »
A morning moonset peeks through the autumn foliage near Bradfordton, Ill. AP Photo/Seth Perlman
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