The Nourish NY program, established to help farmers, food banks, and families will soon become permanent. The program was launched in April 2020 in response to the financial hardships dairy farmers were facing with the loss of key markets along with greatly increased demand that New York’s food banks were seeing from COVID-19. State lawmakers … Read more
The New York Power Authority announced that the Blenheim-Gilboa Visitors Center and Lansing Manor on State Route 30 are back open and now are on an expanded schedule Tour hours are Monday through Friday between 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. with advance reservations required for the center and for Lansing Manor. Tours are limited to … Read more
City of Oneonta crews will be doing road crack sealing work today on a portion of Main St. so no parking is allowed between Chestnut and Maple St. after 7:00 a.m. Vehicles left on the street are subject to ticketing or towing at the vehicle owner’s expense. Police say similar projects are taking place this … Read more
The Chenango County Sheriff’s Office hosted a New York Law Enforcement Assistance Program course titled “Assisting Individuals in Crisis” last week. The course is the first step in developing a peer support team intended to help law enforcement officers and other first responders deal with the daily stress, and individual or group crisis that they … Read more
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand joins with 2 Congressmen to reintroduce the Clean Water Standards for PFAS Act which the lawmakers say will stop manufacturers and other polluters from contaminating the nation’s waterways. Currently, there are no Environmental Protection Agency regulations limiting how much of the chemicals can be discharged and the lawmakers say that endangers … Read more
U. S. Senator Chuck Schumer was in Norwich on Tuesday to meet leaders and discuss the area’s economy which he says was hit hard by COVID-19. Schumer announced that funding from the recently-passed American Rescue Plan means $720,000 for Norwich, $400,000 for the Town of Oxford and $550,000 for the Town of Greene. The Democrat … Read more
State Senator Peter Oberacker joined with fellow Republicans to unveil parole reform legislation designed to protect crime victims and increase public safety.One bill calls for extending the period of time between reconsidering parole board denials from two years to five years when the inmate was sentenced for a violent crime. Oberacker cited the case of … Read more
Sindey Police say a man found sleeping on a discarded couch turned out to be wanted in Pennsylvania and in New Jersey. The man identified as Richard Chlebuch, from Philadelphia was taken into custody on Tuesday and officers found he was wanted for a probation violation in Pennsylvania and for an unspecified charge in New … Read more
Felony arson charges are brought in a Springfield fire that damaged a camper and an abandoned farmhouse. According to the Otsego County Sheriff’s Office, Jason Tracy of Cherry Valley started the fire in the camper at a Briar Hill Road address and it spread to the farmhouse. Investigators say they quickly determined the origin of … Read more
2 Sidney residents are arraigned on felony drug charges followiung a months-long investigation into heroin and methamphetamine sales. Colin J. Stanton was taken into custody on April 16th, 2021 while Jessica Ambrose was apprehended last Tuesday. Both were arraigned in Village Court where, in accordance with the state’s bail reform law, they were released on … Read more