The Chenango County Nursing Division is hosting a special TDAP vaccine event at the Dairy Day on Saturday, June 21st. The event will run from 10am to 12:30 p.m. at the Norwich Fairgrounds in Chenango. TDAP is recommended for kids ages 10 and older and adults who are in need of a booster. Pregnant women … Read more
A Sidney man has pleaded guilty to druig and weapon charges. 47 year old Michael Thiel was in court this week. As part of the plea deal, a prosecutor recommended he serve 2-4 years in state prison for the gun crime and up to 3 years for the drugs. Thiel was the focus of a … Read more
Oscar’s Law has been adopted by the Otsego Board of Representatives. The law creates a registry of people who have been convicted of animal abuse crimes. The law is named after a dog that died last year in Milford due to animal abuse. A message from the Susquehanna SPCA thanked Sheriff Richard Devlin for his … Read more
The Pride fest on Saturday will include a marriage ceremony. Otsego Pride Alliance’s annual event is scheduled to take place this Saturday, with a parade along Main Street in Oneonta. There will also be festival activities in Neawha Park. This year’s theme is A Celebration of Queer Love. To mark the 10th anniversary of same … Read more
An Oneonta man is accused of firing a gun at a train. Felont charges have been filed against 33 year old James Fulginiti. Polcie say he opened fire at a Norfolk Southern Railway train on Wednesday last week. Deputies responded to the tracks just off State Highway 7 and Corporate Drive after 911 dispatchers received … Read more
A Preston man is facing a theft charge involving a Norwich business. The Chenango County SHeriff’s Office says 20 year old Kaleb McEwan is charged with petit larceny. Authorities did not name the business that McEwan is charged with stealing from, but say he was arrested after the fact at his home in Preston. McEwan … Read more
A major crash on State Highway 206 near Walton has left two people with serious injuries. The crash happened near Bear Spring Mountain. Walton Fire and EMS personnel responded to the scene just after 4pm on Tuesday and found two vehicles had collided nearly head on. One of the vehicles ended up going over the … Read more
Rite Aid, the struggling drugstore chain with 1,245 stores in 15 states, is planning to close all of its 178 stores in New York, including 11 local stores, as part of a plan to sell all of its assets through a Chapter 11 reorganization plan, its second bankruptcy in two years. There are two Rite … Read more
An Otsego County woman has pleaded guilty to leaving animals to die. Whitney Bachanas appeared in an Otsego County courtroom on Monday for an arraignment hearing, but decided to take the plea deal offered to her. Bachanas is expected to be sentenced to 100 days of house arrest at her sentencing hearing in June. She … Read more
Work will soon begin on improvements to the Market and South Main Streets area, thanks to an Oneonta City COuncil vote this week. The council unanimously approved 230-thousand dollars for repairs to the water main that broke underground last month. City Administrator Greg Mattice has said that the break significantly damaged some newly built parts … Read more