Fenimore Art Museum is currently accepting artist submissions for its annual juried summer art invitational, Art by the Lake, taking place Saturday, August 12. Painters, photographers, and sculptors are invited to submit their work. The Scoharie News reports selected artists will have the opportunity to display, demonstrate, and sell their art during the event. Awards … Read more
Bassett Healthcare Network and A.O. Fox Hospital announced today that they have reached an agreement with the Oneonta Family YMCA to keep FoxCare Fitness open to the public. Effective June 6, Bassett will begin leasing the space to the Oneonta Family YMCA and the facility will remain open, operated by the YMCA. The two organizations … Read more
State Supreme Court Justice Peter Lynch denied a motion Monday by Nauman Hussain’s legal team to delay the Schoharie limousine crash trial so that prosecutors could subpoena FBI Director Christopher Wray for details on an investigation into Hussain’s father Shahed Hussain, a longtime FBI informant with a checkered past. The Times Union reports Lee Kindlon, … Read more
A woman from Middleburgh faces charges for not returning a rental moving truck for more than 4 months even though she rented it for one day. According to State Police the woman rented the truck last December and the truck was recovered last week.
With temperatures warming Oneonta Police remind residents it comes with an increased tendency for crimes of opportunity to occur as vehicles, homes and other valuables may be left unsecured. Always close and lock your windows and doors and keep valuables hidden from sight in vehicles.
The Otsego County Sheriff’s Office participated in the 25th annual Students Against Drunk Driving Run on Sunday in Oneonta. All proceeds are given to participating local area SADD Chapters to be used for alcohol and drug free after prom parties and other events.
NBT Bancorp announced the shareholders of Salisbury Bancorp, Inc. approved the proposed merger with NBT. Salisbury is headquartered in Lakeville, CT, and has 14 offices in northwestern Connecticut, the Hudson Valley region of New York, and southwestern Massachusetts.
On Friday crews completely contained the huge brush fires at the Otsego-Schoharie county line. About 80 firefighters were on the scene for two days battling the fires plus State Police helicopters dropped water on the blazes. Officials say more than 240 ares was consumed.
Norwich Police are asking for tips to catch the two suspects who burglarized a North Broad Street smoke shop last Friday. According to the Evening Sun the duo quickly and destructively ransacked the store as the alarm rang.The suspects were gone by the time officers arrived.
SUNY Oneonta’s Alumni Hall is to reopen this fall after undergoing renovations. According to the State Times the original Alumni Hall was created in 1959 and according to SUNY Oneonta’s renovation policy, they must renovate structures on campus when they become about 50 to 60 years old.