It’s 20 years in jail for a Hartwick man convicted of sexually abusing an 8-year-old. Accoring to the Delaware County District Attorney’s Office Joshua R. Condon will also be on 10 years of post-release supervision plus a full order of protection was ordered for the victim until they turn 18.
Bassett Healthcare Network is looking at a possible partnership with the Oneonta Family YMCA to keep FoxCare Fitness open. Bassett announced they’d be closing the facility at the end of May. Bassett and the YMCA are also looking into other collaborative projects and initiatives.
19th District Congressman Marc Molinaro announced his office is accepting entries from high school students for the annual Artistic Discovery Congressional Art Competition. Artwork must be submitted with a completed copy of the competition release form no later than Monday, April 10.
A man from Richmondville is facing multiple charges from a State Police domestic dispute investigation. Troopers say the man got into an altercation with the victim causing non-life-threatening injuries, broke a cell phone to prevent them from calling 911, and threatened the victim with scissors.
Delaware County Sheriff Craig DuMond announced Deputy Kyle Karcher is named to the position of Corporal. Corporal Karcher is a 9-year veteran of the Sheriff’s Office, having joined in 2014 as a lateral transfer from the Village of Sidney Police Department.
Nominations are still being accepted for the Oneonta Inclusive Business Award. It is a joint initiative of SUNY Oneonta and Hartwick College aimed at fostering partnerships between area businesses, organizations, and the two institutions. Nominations are due by March 17.
The State Department of Environmental Conservation is restocking area waterways in advance of trout season beginning April 1. Officials say they have two different-sized trout, that are raised in DEC hatcheries. The DEC stocks fish up through the month of September.
Greater Opportunities for Broome and Chenango, Inc. is one of 2 agencies sharing in $554,000 in federal funding to support local affordable housing and community development. 19th District Congressman Marc Molinaro says the money is to be used for preserving affordable housing, revitalizing and sustaining neighborhoods and creating jobs.
The State Department of Environmental Conservation reminds residents that New York’s annual ban prohibiting residential brush burning begins March 16 and runs through May 14. Since 2009, DEC has enforced the annual brush burning ban to prevent wildfires and protect communities during heightened conditions for wildfires.
State Sen. Peter Oberacker joins his Republican colleagues in calling for increased state funding to do highway improvements. The New York State Association of County Highway Superintendents and the New York State Association of Town Superintendents of Highways also called for greater state investment in local transportation infrastructure.