A year ago, at Houston, the Buffalo Bills allowed themselves to come apart and the result was a sudden and crushing end to the postseason in the AFC wild-card round. Josh Allen and his Bills teammates at Bills Stadium, kept it together and escaped with a 27-24 wild-card victory against the Indianapolis Colts for their … Read more
NEW YORK (WBNG) – This weekend, Governor Andrew Cuomo reported a total of four cases of the new variant of the coronavirus. The virus, originally found in the UK, has now been identified here. The Governor says two cases of the new strain have been found in Saratoga Springs and a third case was found … Read more
Here’s a given. There’s not a lot of people in Schoharie County, but it has many forests, and someday will be one of the few counties in America with two old-growth forests. Last month, the Schoharie Land Trust announced it had entered into an agreement to turn 100 acres of its Paulson Preserve into a … Read more
Sergeant Kristopher Solovitch and K-9 Dee of the Otsego County Sheriff’s Department K-9 team visited with Unadilla Girl Scout Troop 30232 at St. Matthews Church in Unadilla on Saturday. Sergeant Solovitch and Dee spoke to the Troop about K-9’s in law enforcement and worked on their Animal Helpers badge. They thanked Sergeant Solovitch and Dee … Read more
ONEONTA, N.Y. – Yesterday, SUNY Oneonta’s Acting President Dennis Craig issued a statement denouncing Wednesday’s riots at the U.S. Capitol: “Jan. 6, 2021 was a shocking and sad day for our country. On behalf of SUNY Oneonta, I condemn those who disrupted the certification of Electoral College votes yesterday. The peaceful transfer of federal executive … Read more
ALBANY, 01/07/21 – Freshman State Senator Peter Oberacker (R/C – Schenevus) announced his committee assignments for the 2021-22 legislative session yesterday. He will serve as ranking Republican of the Senate Committee on Alcoholism & Substance Abuse and the Senate Committee on Internet & Technology. The Senator will serve on the senate standing committees on education, … Read more
Delhi, NY – Sheriff Craig S. DuMond announced that the Sheriff’s Office was honored at the January 6th Delaware County Board of Supervisors meeting by Peter Kehoe, Executive Director of the NYS Sheriff’s Association. This was for achieving Accreditation of the Civil Division. Accreditation is only awarded after attaining the best practices and high professional … Read more
State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and Acting United States Attorney Antoinette T. Bacon announced Kristina Hand, 47, of Morris, New York, has pleaded guilty to stealing at least $34,000 from her former employer, the Morris Central School District. “Stealing money meant for the education of children is shameful,” DiNapoli said. Hand pleaded guilty to two … Read more
Girl Scouts, Bailey Thayer and Zola Palmer, wanted to make a difference in Cherry Valley and are upgrading their playground. They began raising funds by selling hot cocoa and mulled cider earning $250 towards their service project, and now they’ve started a GoFundMe to rally community support. The girls say in their fundraiser, “We feel … Read more
Here are the latest COVID numbers from the Otsego County Department of Health. 25 cases were reported yesterday, and of those, 16 were hospitalized. Also 2 new deaths have been reported. That brings the total for 2021 to 3. Please continue to follow all public health guidance. Stay home if you are ill or have … Read more