A public hearing takes place at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday at the Town of Otsego building on Route 31 in Fly Creek regarding an application for a developer to demolish the Fly Creek Hotel. According to All Otsego the meeting was incorrectly reported as happening on Tuesday. Source: Correction – Fly Creek Hotel hearing
A man from Afton is facing felony charges from a State Police investigation into reports he sexually abused two children under the age of 11. According to investigators the report came in on April 15. The man was booked into the Chenango County Jail without bond. Source: https://www.nyspnews.com/chenango-county-man-charged-with-crimes-against-children.htm
Water service on Chestnut St & High St. in Oneonta will be shut off intermittently today so work can continue on the West St. reconstruction project. Once service is restored you may experience a brief change in water color and/or pressure. Run cold water faucets until water runs clear. Source: https://local.nixle.com/alert/9392479/
New York State receives $7.2 million from the United States Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to help strengthen crisis call center services. The grant will help prepare for the transition on July 16 of the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline to the number 988. Source: https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-hochul-announces-72-million-federal-award-strengthen-crisis-call-centers
Primary elections for state senate and Congress are pushed back to August because the district maps need to be withdrawn due to a court order. A judge determined the maps favored Democratic candidates. Other statewide primary elections will still be held in June Source: https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/central-ny/news/2022/04/29/ny-s-congressional–state-primaries-to-be-held-aug–23–judge-rules
An Oneonta 8th grader wins first place in the ‘Kids Safe Online’ cyber security awareness poster contest and will now have her artwork featured nationally. The winning artwork will be featured in the 2023 Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center Cybersecurity Awareness Calendar. Source: Press release
It’s been over 3 months since a SUNY Oneonta student’s body was found near the Silas Lane bus garage and police now say his death is not considered suspicious. According to News 10 investigators social media account analysis doesn’t have information on why he was alone at the garage. Source: https://www.news10.com/news/ny-news/suny-students-death-no-longer-considered-suspicious/
Super Heroes Humane Society receives a $440,000 state grant to go toward building a new facility. The money is from the Companion Animal Capital Fund awarded by the State Department of Agriculture. Shelter officials say they need another $400,000 to build the new shelter on Pony Farm Road in Oneonta. Source: LOCAL HUMANE SOCIETY SECURES … Read more
A public hearing takes place at 7:00 p.m. next Tuesday at the Town of Otsego building on Route 31 in Fly Creek regarding an application for a developer to demolish the Fly Creek Hotel. According to All Otsego there is no advance registration required to speak at the hearing. Source: Historic Fly Creek Hotel might … Read more
Water service on Franklin St. & Harmon Ave in Oneonta will be shut off today until around noon work can continue on the West St. reconstruction project. Once service is restored you may experience a brief change in water color and/or pressure. Run cold water faucets until water runs clear. Source: https://local.nixle.com/alert/9390607/