A burglary investigation in the Town of Greene results in nearly $40,000 of property recovered and a man in custody. Police say the man and an accomplice took the items from a building on private property. The items were seized at the man’s Port Crane home.
New York now has a registration system for contractors and subcontractors engaged in public work and covered private projects. The goal is to provide additional transparency and better enforce existing labor laws and regulations. Contractors will need to register with the Deaprtment of Labor.
A fire broke out Tuesday morning in the basement of St. Paul’s Catholic Church in Norwich. The Evening Sun reports reinforcements were called in to help Norwich firefighters get the fire out. No injuries were reported and the nearby Holy Family School was not directly impacted.
The American Heart Association and American Red Cross are encouraging people to learn CPR after Buffalo Bills player Damar Hamlin suffered cardiac arrest during Monday Night Football. Cardiologists said Hamlin could have died on the football field without CPR and an automated external defibrillator.
State Police are searching for a Davenport man who’s been missing since just before Christmas. Investigators say 78-year-old Theodore Sikora was last seen at a local gas station. Sikora does not have a cell phone. His photo is on the State Police social media accounts.
Voters in the Schenevus and Worcester school districts may get another chance to decide if the two should become a single district. In December 2021 Schenevus voters rejected a proposed merger while Worcester voters approved it. A new vote date hasn’t been scheduled.
Otsego County Emergebncy Services is warning that even with the recent colod snap the ice on lakes, ponds and rivers is still very thin and should not be walked on. Officials say the ice on Canadarago Lake isn’t expected to get thick enough for fishing for at least a couple more weeks.
Former Schenevus Central School District superintendent Edmund Shultis comes out of retirement to serve as interim superintendent. This comes after superintendent Theresa Carlin resigned last week after 4 years with the district. Shultis will serve on a month-to-month basis while a search is conducted for Carlin’s permanent replacement.
Otsego Now annnounces a Town of Oneonta business is awarded a $750,000 Community Development Block Grant to help the company expand operations. The grant for Ioxus will cover expenses such as equipment, testing, supplies and materials. 30 new full-time jobs are projected to result from the expansion.
The Cooperstown Board of Trustees hears a pitch from a developer for Bassett Healthcrae Network for an employee housing development. According to All Otsego it would have a 24-unit apartment building and 12 townhomes to be located on Averill Road. Apublic hearing takes place tomorrow at 6:30 p.m.