The Arc Otsego announces the retirement of Executive Director Patricia Knuth. Pat started her career with The Arc Otsego in November of 1986. and became Executive Director in 2015, She is credited with making many positive changes within the community, including expansion of residential, day and employment opportunities to those with intellectual and developmental disabilities. … Read more
An Otsego County Sheriff’s Deputy who was injured in the line of duty is given the 2019 Deputy of the Year award. In May of 2019 Deputy James Mateunas was pursing a suspect in a domestic vioolence incident when the suspect hit Mateunas’ cruiser with so much force that it went 200 feet before coming … Read more
On Sunday a group of students and community members will gather at the Otsego County Courthouse in Cooperstown to show their support for Asian-Americans and protest the recent increase in violence against those individuals. The event called the “Otsego Solidarity Rally for Asian Americans” will be held at 2:00 p.m. A number of digtnataries will … Read more
The SUNY Oneonta chapter of Beta Gamma Sigma, International Business Honor Society inducted 27 students and 3 faculty in a virtual ceremony held last Friday. Beta Gamma Sigma is an international business honor society that has more than 830,000 members and 600 chapters throughout more than 190 countries worldwide. Students in the top 10 percent … Read more
UHS Chenango Memorial hospital is partering with the Awestruck Tap Room in Sidney for a pop-up COVID-19 vaccination clinic taking place today from 10:00 a.m. until 6:30 p.m. The clinic will have the Moderna vaccine so it is open to those 18 and over. A second dose will be available at the same location on … Read more
State Senator Peter Oberacker voted in favor of ending three COVID-19 directives put in place by the governor. Among those is a measure requiring patrons to purchase food with a drink at restaurants and bars. http://blogaudio.virtualnewscenter.com/WDOS-042921-OBERACKER-Beginning.mp3 Oberacker says residents and businesses have certainly done their part during COVID-19 and it is time to start reopening … Read more
There’s a sign thief in the town of Sharon and police are looking for tips to catch this individual. According to the Times Journal more than 2 dozen signs have disappeared over the last 2 weeks from one end of town to the other. In some cases the thief couldn’t detach the sign from the … Read more
SUNY Oneonta’s A.J. Read Science Discovery Center is hosting the last trivia night of the semester via online teleconference on May 3. You can play on a team of 2-5 people or play solo. Virtual teams can work together via text or messenger, and team captains will record answers and submit those to the quiz-masters. … Read more
A domestic abuse incident on Monday lands a Unadilla man in jail on multiple felony charges. Police say Randy Deese got into an argument with the victim and things escalated to the point where Deese choked the victim then sexually forced himself on them. The victim reported the incident on Tuesday and Deese was found … Read more
State Police conducted an undercover underage drinking initiative last Friday in Delaware County. 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. 12 businesses were checked and one in Sidney did sell alcohol to the … Read more