News Staff After three years, there are plans for a church building that burned in Cobleskill. The Times Journal reports that the vacant Zion Lutheran Church will be transformed into a performance center that includes a bar and restaurant. RJ Freitag still must close on a deal to purchase the building, which was sold for 150-thousand dollars … Read more
The blighted demolition of a long-vacant eysore in Oneonta has finally begun. The city says Gorick Construction began the tear down of 27 Market Street on Friday, which was once a car dealership. The building has long been condemned. The city purchased the building in 2020 from a private resident for 425-thousand dollars in 2020. … Read more
The Otsego County health Department confirms that a skunk in East Worcester tested positive for rabies. The skunk was found in a field with farm animals, acting abnormally. All of the farm animals have been boosted with rabies vaccine and there was no human exposure. As a reminder, all pet dogs, cats and ferrets must … Read more
The village planning board in Scoharie has rejected a plan to expand parking for the village’s largest employer. Scoharie Dental owner Hazem Elbialy was asking for some zoning changes to accomodate his dental practice. Mainly, tearing down a vacant home next to the office and turning it into a parking lot to handle as many … Read more
A Chenango County woman is identified as the victim of a tragic crash in Norwich. Reports show 82 year old Lorena Mayes was killed in the Tuesday crash near State Highway 12 and County Road 32 in the town of North Norwich. State Polcie say Mayes was driving her Buick Lacerne with a 91 year … Read more
A reminder that demoliton work at 27 Market Street in Oneonta begins today. Gorick Construction is tearing down the concemned building that’s been deemed unsafe. Because of the asbestos, the city urges everyone to stay far away from the area. Barricades and signs will go up and the sidewalk will be closed. Additionally, no parking … Read more
SUNY Oneonta’s Biological Field Station has completed another round of regular water quality testing on Otsego Lake as part of the ongoing evaluation of harmful algal bloom conditions. Shoreline sites were sampled last week, followed by open-water site testing. Coloinies of algae were present at moderate to high levels at all test areas. Toxins were … Read more
City leaders in Oneonta are trying to solve the problem of shopping carts being taken from stores and left all over town. A proposed ordinance in front of the common council would make it illegal to take grocery shopping carts off the property of the business that owns them. Similar rules have been enacted in … Read more
A Chenango County man has been jailed for drug charges after leading police on a chase. Lance A. Madsen is named in police reports as being pulled over for traffic violations, but instead of stopping, he tried to flee. Madsen led police straight to his home, where he was eventually arrested in his driveway. During … Read more
A Delhi woman is also in big trouble… jailed for welfare fraud. A statement from village polcie says 46 year old Courtney O’Neill was arrested after a complaint filed by the Delaware County Department of Social Services. She was released from jail with an appearance ticket ordering her to return to Delhi Town Court at … Read more