U. S. Senator Chuck Schumer was in Norwich on Tuesday to meet leaders and discuss the area’s economy which he says was hit hard by COVID-19. Schumer announced that funding from the recently-passed American Rescue Plan means $720,000 for Norwich, $400,000 for the Town of Oxford and $550,000 for the Town of Greene. The Democrat … Read more
State Senator Peter Oberacker joined with fellow Republicans to unveil parole reform legislation designed to protect crime victims and increase public safety.One bill calls for extending the period of time between reconsidering parole board denials from two years to five years when the inmate was sentenced for a violent crime. Oberacker cited the case of … Read more
Sindey Police say a man found sleeping on a discarded couch turned out to be wanted in Pennsylvania and in New Jersey. The man identified as Richard Chlebuch, from Philadelphia was taken into custody on Tuesday and officers found he was wanted for a probation violation in Pennsylvania and for an unspecified charge in New … Read more
Felony arson charges are brought in a Springfield fire that damaged a camper and an abandoned farmhouse. According to the Otsego County Sheriff’s Office, Jason Tracy of Cherry Valley started the fire in the camper at a Briar Hill Road address and it spread to the farmhouse. Investigators say they quickly determined the origin of … Read more
2 Sidney residents are arraigned on felony drug charges followiung a months-long investigation into heroin and methamphetamine sales. Colin J. Stanton was taken into custody on April 16th, 2021 while Jessica Ambrose was apprehended last Tuesday. Both were arraigned in Village Court where, in accordance with the state’s bail reform law, they were released on … Read more
The Canal Street String Band performs a virtual concert entitled “Grant Rogers and Delaware County’s Homespun Music” this Saturday at 7:00 p.m. The concert is being promoted by the Walton Theater and is produced by the the Grant Rogers Project, a collaboration between Music on the Delaware and the William B. Ogden Library. It emphasizes … Read more
Cooperstown’s Brewery Ommegang unveils its summer concert series schedule. The Fire Pit Friday events start this week and are free and open to the public. The concerts will be held from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. outside of the Tap House. Guests can bring blankets or folding chairs. The brewery’s nine-hole disc golf course is … Read more
State Senator Peter Oberacker joined former Senator James L. Seward on Memorial Day for a tribute to the late Corporal Michael Mayne of Burlington Flats, the 2020 inductee to the New York State Senate Veterans’ Hall of Fame from the 51st Senate District. Members of the 1st Cavalry Regiment of the 1st Stryker Brigade Combat … Read more
A Chenango County Sheriff’s Office investigation into a reported horse theft ends up with their owner facing animal cruelty charges. Deputies were called on Friday to a home in Guilford where the 2 horses were found and a vet examination determined they were not being provided with adequate care and nutrition. The owner identified as … Read more
New York is giving teens a big incentive to get the COVID-19 vaccine. The state is raffling off 50 full 4-year college scholarships including tuition along with room and board as well as books and other supplies Parents and guardians can enter their kids starting today if they received their first COVID-19 dose after May … Read more