Oneonta Mayor Mark Drnek held a public meeting on the downtown parking issue on Thursday, at the Downtown Merchants Update and Strategy Session. Drnek says he feels like it’s a misconception that there is no parking downtown. The city has implemented a new parking strategy that will increase time limits to two hours for downtown … Read more
The common council’s legislative committee has given approval to a proposed ordinance that would formalize Oneonta’s response to abandoned shopping carts. Code enforcement has been busy reviewing hundreds of city ordinances from around the country. The city says the issue needs to be addressed because it’s a burden on city resources. The new ordinance would … Read more
The homeless population in Oneonta now has a place to keep warm in the winter months. Catholic Charities held a ribbon cutting ceremony on Thursday at their new warming center on Thursday. The center has ten beds, laundry services, bathrooms and showers, and some basic food items. Executive Director Christy Houck says the center is … Read more
One person arrested after contraband drugs were discovered inside the Otsego County Jail. A statement from the sheriff’s office says 37 year old Sarah Stevens was arrested and charged with several felony crimes, including criminal possession of a controlled substance. Deputies said they found two different drugs on Stevens during a routine search.
The Oneonta Planning Commission has approved a design concept for the new Market Street transportation improvement plan. Plans call for a parking lot, a bus station, and staircase and elevator tower where the current parking garage is located. The plans got kickstarted in June when the common council voted to tear down the existing parking … Read more
One of New York’s biggest cannabis fetivals is happening in Laurens this weekend. The New York Cannabis Arts and Music Festival runs this Friday through Sunday. Events take place at the Kncarich Family Farm at 2013 County Highway 10. Weekend camping passes are stiull available for 130-dollars per person. Day passes go for 66-dolars.You can … Read more
Authorities are searching for a missing teenaged girl from Herkimer County – and they say she could be in the Oneonta area. Emily R. Clapper is 16 years old. She was reported missing on October 2nd and is described as being 5-feet 4-inches tall, weighing 120 pounds, with red hair and blue eyes. She was … Read more
SUNY Oneonta has annoucned that it raised more than 33.2 million dollars in it’s latest fundraising effort that ended June 30th. The campaign was titled “Grow. Thrive. Live. The Future of SUNY Oneonta.” It’s being called the most successful fundraising effort in the history of the university. Donations will go toward new and expanded funding … Read more
Otsego County leaders are approving the use of opioid settlement money to provide up to 5-thousand dollar signing bonuses for new hires in clinical positions at the county’s addiction recovery clinic. The staffing situation at the clinic has been described as at a crisis level recently. The county has authorized the use of 25-thousand dollars … Read more
Be aware that a new school speed zone and traffic light are being installed on State Highway 23 in the area of the Cooperstown All Star Village in Oneonta. The changes are being taken due to the youth baseball tournament and resort facility that operates as a day camp. The Cooperstown All Star Village, on … Read more