Otsego County’s industrial development agency gets a $600,000 county loan to develop a town of Richfield property. According to All Otsego county commissioners on Wednesday unanimously approved the financing for Otsego Now which will go for extending natural gas, water and sewer lines to the Route 28 property. Executive Director Jody Zakrevsky says around $1.2 … Read more
New York State Police conducted an Underage Drinking Initiative in Otsego and Delaware Counties on May 29. Retail establishments are checked utilizing a trooper in plain clothes and one or several underaged operatives who cannot lie about their age or give a fake date of birth if asked. When asked for ID, them must show … Read more
22nd District Congresswoman Claudia Tenney is sponsoring a bill establishing a federal grant program to assist communities with the construction, restoration, or maintenance of memorials honoring veterans, active-duty military personnel, law enforcement, and firefighters. The “Remembering Our Local Heroes Act” provides maximun grants of$100,000 to applicants who can demonstrate strong community support and who secure … Read more
The American Legion Auxiliary Unit 376 announced that 10 students were chosen in winners of the Poppy Poster Contest held at the Oxford Academy Middle and High Schools. The event was chaired by Terrill Sutton with assistance by Middle School Art Educator Charity Gipp and High School Art Educator Joni Eaton. Sutton says the contest … Read more
Military veterans diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder, a traumatic brain injury or disclosure of military sexual trauma now have access to state benefits without having to first receive a diagnosis from the Veteran’s Administration. The new law now allows veterans to be diagnosed by any state licensed healtcare provider. It’s an extension of the he … Read more
The Nourish NY program, established to help farmers, food banks, and families will soon become permanent. The program was launched in April 2020 in response to the financial hardships dairy farmers were facing with the loss of key markets along with greatly increased demand that New York’s food banks were seeing from COVID-19. State lawmakers … Read more
The New York Power Authority announced that the Blenheim-Gilboa Visitors Center and Lansing Manor on State Route 30 are back open and now are on an expanded schedule Tour hours are Monday through Friday between 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. with advance reservations required for the center and for Lansing Manor. Tours are limited to … Read more
City of Oneonta crews will be doing road crack sealing work today on a portion of Main St. so no parking is allowed between Chestnut and Maple St. after 7:00 a.m. Vehicles left on the street are subject to ticketing or towing at the vehicle owner’s expense. Police say similar projects are taking place this … Read more
The Chenango County Sheriff’s Office hosted a New York Law Enforcement Assistance Program course titled “Assisting Individuals in Crisis” last week. The course is the first step in developing a peer support team intended to help law enforcement officers and other first responders deal with the daily stress, and individual or group crisis that they … Read more
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand joins with 2 Congressmen to reintroduce the Clean Water Standards for PFAS Act which the lawmakers say will stop manufacturers and other polluters from contaminating the nation’s waterways. Currently, there are no Environmental Protection Agency regulations limiting how much of the chemicals can be discharged and the lawmakers say that endangers … Read more