The Delaware County Historical Association receives a $5,000 grant from the Pomeroy Fund which is a partnership between the William G. Pomeroy Foundation® and the Museum Association of New York. The grant will fund a new in-person adult letter transcription workshop on reading and understanding 18th and 19th-century handwriting.
Smoking or vaping on Cooperstown’s Main Street sidewalks is now prohibited. All Otsego reports the Board of Trustees voted to enact the ban after a public hearing where 2 people spoke. Violators could be fined up to $100.00.
State Senator Peter Oberacker is holding a meet-and-greet tomorrow from 6:30 p.m to 8:00 p.m. at the Chenango Republican office on East Main Street in Norwich. The Evening Sun reports refreshments will be served including cider, donuts, and more. Oberacker is currently finishing his first term as 51st District State Senator.
A suspicious person call in Oneonta ends up with a man facing multiple felony charges. Police say they found a man sleeping in a car he stole and he had a loaded 9mm handgun and a quantity of controlled substances which were packaged for sale. He’s jailed on $50,000 cash bail or $500,000 bond.
The Department of Motor Vehicles and Department of Environmental Conservation reminded drivers that deer and moose become more active and are more likely to enter public roadways in the fall. 41% of the crashes between deer and vehicles last year occurred during this three-month span.
Delhi Police report people are receiving text messages offering Department hoodies for $10. The department is not affiliated with these unsolicited offers and is not selling merchandise. Authorities say the offers could be a scam to collect personal information.
A harrassment call in Walton ends up with a fugitive from Texas taken into custody. Police say the man was wanted in Harris County for aggravated assault. He was booked into the Delaware County Jail pendingt a future court appearance.
State Police continue to investigate a Chenango County shooting last Friday. According to the Evening Sun troopers responded to Chenango Memorial Hospital and located a woman being treated for an apparent gun shot wound. There’s no word on where the shooting happened or if a suspect was identified.
The State Department of Labor today released preliminary local area unemployment rates for September. Otsego County’s rate is 2.8% and in Chenango County it’s 2.7%. Delaware County is at 3.1%. The statewide rate is 4.3%. All were lower than in August.
Join Jessica Farmer, Cultural Interpreter of the Oneida Nation this Friday for a guided tour of Fenimore Art Museum’s interpretive area Otsego: A Meeting Place. Thr tour starts at 2:00 p.m at the admissions kiosk and lasts approximately 45 minutes. It is included with paid museum admission.