Early voting is underway, running through November 5th in Oneida, Herkimer, Madison and Otsego Counties. If you decide to wait and vote like normal on election day, that’s November 7th. If you have any problems at the polls, you should call the state attorney general’s office. The election protection hotline is 866-390-2992. The line is … Read more
Oneonta Police are asking for help in finding the person who opened fire Saturday night. Police responded to the report of gunshots near Spruce Street and Myrtle Avenue just after 11pm. As the officers were responding, they even heard more gunshots themselves. Nobody was injured, thankfully. Despite a thorough search of the area, nothing was … Read more
The Delaware County Electric Cooperative and SUNy Delhi have received 400-thousand dollars inf ederal funding to develop curriculum for an advanced line-worker training program. US Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced the funding on Friday, saying the investment will supercharge the work of DCEC, while providing line workers with the schools necessary for jobs maintaining … Read more
We’re leaerning the criminal case against the Town House Inn manager in Oneonta – may be thrown oout of court soon. 43 year old Premodh Vilakkupattathil was arrested in early September after turning himself in on a charge of knowingly maintaining a site where people gathered to engage in unlawful activities. The motel has since … Read more
Reports of a student with a gun in one Otsego County School District. New York State Police responded to Schenevus Central School on Thursday after school staff reported a student was having a mental health crisis. The student left the school facility on his own and was found at his home a few minutes later. … Read more
A bad crash late Wednesday on State Highway 23 near I-88 in Oneonta. Emergency crews responded to the scene and found a Chevy Silverado pickup driven by a 42 year old Grand Gorge man – had rear-ended a Dodge Durango, causing the pickup to flip over onto it’s side. A 7 year old passenger in … Read more
New York State Police at Oneonta are asking for some help in locating a work truck that was taken without permission from Barney and Sons Well Drilling which is located on County Highway 10 in the town of Laurens. The truck is a 2021 pump hoist, white in color, with a red crane attached to … Read more
Bassett Healthcare has been recognized as a leading age-friendly health system. Age-Friendly Health Systems is an initiative of the John A. Hartford Foundation and the Institute for Healthcare Improvement in partnership with the American Hospital Association and the Catholic Health Association of the United States. Hospitals and health systems designated as age-friendly follow rigorous standards … Read more
Delaware County Supervisors Chairman Tina Mole says a recent security breach knocked some of the county’s computer systems offline. The county is still investigating what happened through the use of computer forensics experts. Mole says full functionality has still not returned, but the county is “largely operational.” There are limited systems, requiring certain state connections … Read more
The Hanford Mills Museum in East Meredith is celebrating 50 years of fascination. The museum was once a working grist mill and sawmill dating back to the 1840’s. It is now part of an historic district that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. After this weekend, the musem will close for the … Read more