The search continues for a missing 14-year-old Town of Rosebloom girl. Police say Anjelia Sturtevant was last seen Monday night at her home. Anjelia is 5’ 2″, 190 pounds with brown eyes and brown hair. She has several facial piercings. Anjelia was last seen wearing a pink camouflage pull over sweatshirt with a hood and … Read more
The Deposit Lumberjack Festival.is back for 2021. Organizers say the 45th annual event will be July 16 and 17. The Festival began in 1976 and has only been cancelled twice – last year due to COVID-19 and in 2006 due to flooding. There will be carnival rides, games, competitions, live music and of course the … Read more
Otsego 2000 is hosting a Historic Preservation Trolley Tour of Oneonta on Sunday, June 27. It’s led by Dr. Cindy Falk, Professor of Material Culture, Cooperstown Graduate Program in Museum Studies at SUNY Oneonta. Tours are at 1:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. and starts at the Riverside Elementary School Parking lot on House St. Registration … Read more
Members of the Norwich Police Department were commended at this week’s Common Council meeting for their actions during an armed stand off along Cortland Street. It happened last Thursday after a caller said they didn’t feel safe and the suspect identified as Bernie Infante of Norwich fired a shot after officers arrived. According to the … Read more
Voters in the Schenevus and Worcester school districts will decide if the two should become a single district. On Tuesday, the two districts each unanimously approved putting the proposed annexation merger to what’s being called a “straw vote” on Sept. 22. If that’s approved a formal vote will be tenatively scheduled for Dec. 3. If … Read more
A Town of Oneonta man is facing multiple charges for passing a bad check. The Otsego County Sheriff’s Department says 21-year-old Scott Sieger attempted to use a forged check to purchase a vehicle in the Town of Oneonta. Sieger was taken into custody last Wednesday and charged with first degree forgery, criminal possession of stolen … Read more
Nonprofit organization 6 On The Square in Oxford is presenting 3 outdoor concerts this summer to celebrate their 14th anniversary. According to the Observer-Dispatch the first show is July 11 at Lafayette Park and features the Nate Gross Band. The Burns & Kristy Band takes the stage on July 18 with singer/songwriter Joe Crookston performing … Read more
Charges are filed in a fatal car-pedestrian accident on Tuesday in Cobleskill. Police say the victim identified as James Williams was sitting outside a East Main St. motel when he was run over by a car driven by Raymond George, Jr. George fled the scene but was found about a mile away. An investigation determined … Read more
New York makes $26 million in grant funding available to promote affordable homeownership. Local governments and nonprofit organizations may apply for grants through the Affordable Home Ownership Development Program to help low- and moderate-income residents acquire and rehabilitate existing owner-occupied homes, and to construct new owner-occupied homes. The program also provides funding for home improvements … Read more
Hartick College names Dr. Patricia Sagasti Suppes as director of Global Education. The Lima, Peru native comes from Cormack Consultancy Group of Edinburgh, Scotland where she developed new partnerships and existing connections between higher education institutions in the U.S. and abroad. Hartwick’s Global Education office oversees the College’s signature off-campus J Term program, and also … Read more