The City of Norwich Common Council recognizes Police Chief Rodney Marsh on his retirement from a nearly 30-year law enforcement career. The Evening Sun reports Mayor Brian Doliver presented Marsh with a plaque thanking him for his many years of service and dedication to the Norwich community.
A woman is taken into custody following a complaint in the Town of Edmeston. An Otsego County Sheriff’s Office investigation resulted in the woman who is from New Berlin being charged with 2nd degree harrasment. She will appear in Town of Edmeston Court on a later date.
Otsego County Deputy Sheriff James P. Mateunas officially retired this week after a 23 year career. Mateunas was seriously injured in 2019 when a fleeing suspect deliberately hit his patrol vehicle head on in the Town of Springfield and those injuries prevent him from continuing his career.
The Firefighters Association of the State of New York is accepting applications for its Gerard J. Buckenmeyer Memorial Scholarship Program. Each year they provide 25 high school seniors with a $1500 scholarship to continue their post-secondary education. The application deadline is March 15.
Delaware County Sheriff’s Deputy Jeff Clark attended the 2nd Annual School Safety Training Conference for School Resource Officers in Saratoga. The four day conference is attended by over 200 School Rrespurce Officers and many school administrators, superintendents and counselors. Clark serves as a SRO.
The State Department of Labor reminds workers about a new law about taking legally protected absences from the job. It is illegal for employers to threaten, penalize, discriminate, or retaliate against employees for using protected absences including time off covered by paid family leave or paid sick leave.
Four Hartwick College students and Professor of Political Science Laurel Elder attended and presented at The National Political Science Honor Society’s Undergraduate Research Conference, It was held last week at George Washington University in the nation’s capital from February 17-19. The trip was funded by Hartwick’s FlightPath program.
The former Best Western and Top of the Town in Cobleskill is hitting the auction block. According to the Times-Journal the auction is in the Schoharie County Courthouse at 10am on March 16. The hotel hhas been vacant for over 4 years.
United Health Services officials announce masking is no longer required at most facilities including Delaware Valley Hospital. The policy will be reviewed on a weekly basis and could change. Masks are still required at UHS Senior Living at Ideal and UHS Senior Living at Chenango Memorial Hospital.
Once again Schenevus Central School District residents veto the merger with the Worcester Central School District. The first vote was in late 2021 and a resident called for another vote last month. Worcester voters previously approved the merger. Schenevus officials say a third vote isn’t likely to happen.