Oneonta’s police department Community Advisory Board is now reviewing changes to the department reforms document produced on order of Gov. Andrew Cuomo following the death of George Floyd last year in Minneapolis. According to All Otsego the changes made by a board committee are to be finalized within about a month then a public hearing … Read more
New Yorkers who arre enrolled in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program will receive the maximum allowable level of food benefits for July even if they didn’t quality for the top benefit. That extra benefit comes from a federal aid program. Households already receiving the maximum monthly benefit, and those that had been receiving an emergency … Read more
Bassett Medical Center’s mobile cancer screening coach will be at the Morris Fairgrounds during the Otsego County Fair on Thursday, August 5 between 9:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. No-cost mammograms and Pap tests to women 40 and over are available to the uninsured and underinsured. Colorectal cancer screening kits are also available for men and … Read more
A Hancock man is facing felony charges following two separate order of protection violations last week. According to the Delaware County Sheriff’s Office the first happened last Thursday at an East Branch residence then last Friday the suspect identified as Thomas H. Newman, Jr. tried to run the victim over on Route 30 near their … Read more
Police are investigating a burglary at the Delaware County Fair offices in Walton. Fair officials say they discovered the break-in Monday morning and a number of items were taken from the fair secretary’s office. The suspects also vandalized the office. Call Walton Police at 607-865-5400 if you have on the suspect’s whereabouts. The Fair’s Board … Read more
A. O. Fox Auxiliary announces the winners of the 2021 Joanne Burdick Scholarships. Morgan Boldt of Smyrna and Megan Scriver of South New Berlin will each receive $2,000 awards to help them pursue majors in the health care field. Boldt graduated from Sherburne-Earlville Central School and will attend Le Moyne College in Syracuse. Scriver graduated … Read more
A blood drive in Walton takes place next Monday and it’s sponsored by the Watershed Agricultural Council. It will be from Noon until 5:00 p.m. at the Walton Fire Department on West St. Book your appointment, roll up your sleeve and become a part of the lifesaving mission of the Red Cross and the Watershed … Read more
Due to the potential for bad weather, today’s City of Oneonta Trailblazer Award Ceremony will be held in the City Hall lobby at 6:30pm. The four women selected as the 2020 and 2021 Trailblazer Award recipients are former Mayor Kim Muller, SPCA Director Stacie Haynes, Judge Lucy Bernier, and OHS teacher Cathy Lynch. Light refreshments … Read more
A grant awarded by financial firm Morgan Stanley will allow the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum to support students in low-income communities across the country, through inspiring and educational programming. The Hall will use its award-winning educational curriculum to teach core-curriculum topics through the lens of baseball, engaging students in the material for … Read more
The American Red Cross reports blood shortages are continuing and donors are needed now. Officials say there is always a downturn in donations during the summer but COVID-19 has made that even greater than in the past. All who donate between now and the end of the month will get a $10 Amazon gif card. … Read more