New York State Police are increasing patrols to catch drunk, impaired and reckless drivers as St. Patrick’s Day celebrations get underway. This special traffic enforcement detail, which is funded by the Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee runs through this Sunday. Drivers can expect to encounter additional patrols and a number of sobriety checkpoints during the enforcement … Read more
The City of Oneonta will be replacing a catch basin today across from 58 Market St Market St will remain open to traffic in both directions but traffic will be slowed in the area. Officials remind drivers to obey all temporary traffic control devices. The work is to wrap up by 3:30 p.m. Call the … Read more
7 New Oneonta Police Department Officers are set to take their oath on Monday beginning at 10:00 a.m.. The six men and one woman will be sworn in by Mayor Gary Herzig in an open-air ceremony at Neahwa Park which will be streamed live on the police department’s Facebook page. According to All Otsego after … Read more
Bassett Healthcare Network is partnering with the state to staff the COVID-19 mass vaccination clinic at SUNY Oneonta which opens tomorrow. Bassett will deploy more than 30 clinical professionals per day, seven days a week. New York State and the National Guard are supplementing daily staffing for administrative tasks like registration and patient navigation. Local … Read more
The state gives the green light to construction of a wind power farm in the Town of Guilford. The state Board on Electric Generation Siting and the Environment Siting Board approved the 100-megawatt proposal by High Bridge Wind, LLC which they say will create 250 jobs in manufacturing, supply, and construction. Developers say the nearly … Read more
The City of Oneonta’s curbside residential brush and yard waste collection program starts up on April 12 and runs through November. Brush and yard waste needs to be out no sooner than the weekend before your scheduled pickup to prevent possible code violation. Brush and yard waste cannot be left out between collection dates. If … Read more
A new Siena College poll finds 5 in 10 New Yorkers think Governor Andrew Cuomo should not resign amid allegations of sexual harrassment from 7 women. The survey also found around the same amount of respondents say Cuomo will be able to continue performing his duties as governor while the investigation is ongoing. Over 3 … Read more
19th District Congressman Antonio Delgado is holding a telephone tall hall today at 6:00 p.m. to answer questions about the third stimulus payment in the recently-approved $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan. Delgado says there will be an IRS representative on hand to provide information on when payments will be rolling out and other tax questions. … Read more
Now a heads up if you need to use College Terrace in Oneonta today. Crews will be replacing a catch basin in front of 32 College Terrace with work expected to conclude by 3:30pm. College Terrace will be closed from Overlook Dr to Suncrest Terrace. Local traffic will be allowed through. Plan for extra time … Read more
The Cancer Services Program of the Central Region is bringing its Cancer Screening Mobile Coach to Tops Market in Stamford on April 15 between 9:00 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Cancer screenings breast exams, pelvic exams, Pap tests, and HPV tests are available to uninsured and underinsured women 40 or older. Free colon cancer screening take-home … Read more