We have a traffic alert for you in Otsego County. Starting today, I-88 will likely begin experiencing delays between exits 18 and 19 in the towns of Maryland and Worcester. Construction crews are doing pavement work there. Eastbound drivers will be crossed over into the westbound lane and all traffic will be reduced to one … Read more
The city fo Oneonta has been selected as a bronze-certified Climate Smart Community. A Thursday news release says the city was selected by the state department of environmental conservation as one of four such cities in the Southern Tier of New York. Awards are based off of planning and implementing actions that help to reduce … Read more
A public hearing on a proposed solar farm in Harpursfield will be held July 31st at Grange Hall to accomodate the expected large attendance. A firm called BlueWave Solar wants to build its third solar farm in the region. This one would be a 5.3 megawatt facility on nearly 35 acres of land off Bruce … Read more
We’ve learned a Delhi woman has been killed in a crash that took place on Tuesday, June 25th. Reports indicate the crash happened on Highway 28 in Meredith. 45 year old Marsha Rotella was headed south when she reportedly attempted to pass another vehicle. Despite trying to get back into the southbound lane, Rotella was … Read more
New York Congressman Marc Molinaro has announced more than 4 million dollars in federal funding has been awarded to the town and city of Oneonta for water infrastructure upgrades. The announcement came during a Monday news confernce at the town’s Robert Wood Water Building in Fortin Park. The funding will allow for the installation of … Read more
New information on damaging weather over the weekend. A survey team from the National Weather Service has determined an EF-1 rated torando tounched down in Herkimer County near the town of West Winfield on Saturday, damaging buildings and uprooting trees. An EF-1 tornado is considered a weak tornado, with winds up to 100 miles per … Read more
A new exhibit at the Fenimore Art Museum celebrates music legend Bob Dylan’s creativity. “Bob Dylan Remastered: Drawings from the Road” features 92 unique and original signed works. Dylan began sketching glimpses of his life on the road at the start of his “Never Ending Tour” in 1988. Works include sketches thatw ere drawn in … Read more
A boil water notice for the city of Norwich was finally lifted on Friday. The Chenango County Health Department implemented the notice on Wednesday for the city’s municipal water supply after routine testing showed inadequate levels of chlorine. The city said the lack of chlorine was due to equipment failure. The city confirmed that repairs … Read more
Oneonta’s new Market Street mural at the Foothills Performing Arts Center will be done by Yulia Avgustinovich. Avgustinovich was chosen as the winner of a competition that closed on June 1st. Both the performing arts center and the Oneonta Public Arts Commission will chip in the funding to pay the artist, who was chosen on … Read more
You will likely see some new technology going up around Oneonta in the very near future. The common council on Tuesday – approved the purchase of new fixed license plate readers for police officers. The technology scans the police car’s surroundings and can read license plates. It then sends that information to a database, and … Read more