The Oneonta city council – placing its stamp of approval on Mayor Mark Drnek’s plan to try to address the growing homelessness problem. The plan also hopes to address an increase in the use of illegal drugs and petty crimes. Drnek urged to council to pass his idea of creating a so-called Safe Homes and … Read more
Delaware County has begun work to preserve the Soldiers Monument at the Courthouse Square in (DEL-heye) Delhi. Some of the fencing around the monument has been removed. A consultant has been hired to test concrete samples before work can begin on the statue itself. Earlier this year, town supervisor Mark Tithill told the county’s shared … Read more
The town of Richmondville has been chosen to receive funding for a massive sewer line expansion project. The 11 million dollar project could start as sson as next year. Town Supervisor Jeff Haslun says he found out on Friday that the town will receive 9.6 million dollars of the funding through the federal bipartisan infrastructure … Read more
Gas prices continue to creep up throughout the state of New York. In fact, approaching 4-dollars per gallon again here in Oneonta and surrinding areas. Most gas stations around Oneonta were selling regular unleaded gasoline for 3.99 per gallon. That’s actually higher than the statewide average of 2.85 per gallon. The cheapest gas in New … Read more
The city of Oneonta confirmed Wednesday that it IS moving to shut down a troubled motel. Further, the manager of the Town House Inn has been arrested for maintaning a public nuisance. Mayor Mark Drnek says there have been more than 400 police calls at the motel in the past year. On Friday, someone opened … Read more
SUNY Cobleskill is celebrating a grant for flood mitigation along the Cobleskill Creek. In a prepared statement, the state says the 600-thousand dollar grant is designed to implement the goals of the Mohawk River Basin Action Agenda, a five year plan to conserve, preserve, and restore the Mohawk River and its watershed. Over the next … Read more
The Oneonta city council has approved spending about 25-thousand dollars on a new city bus tracking system. The new software will allow riders to track the real-time location of any bus right from their smart phone. The city is hoping to increase ridership by about 50 percent with the new program. Riders can also set … Read more
New York State Police have arredted a New York City man after a reported attack on a charter bus in Delaware County. The ordeal happened on Friday on a Trailways Tranpsortation charter bus that was coming from New York City, headed to Binghamton. As the bus drove along Route 17 in the town of Deposit, … Read more
According to the Evening Sun, the NY Hot Farm Pulling Series ( NYHFPS) tractor and truck pull has been rescheduled for September 9 at the Chenango County Fairgrounds. The initial pull date was scheduled for July 4 but was cancelled due to weather. Gates open at 4 p.m. with tractor pulls starting at 6:30 p.m. … Read more
According to allotsego.com, the Village of Cooperstown Local Planning Committee met on Tuesday, August 22 to review projects submitted following an open request for proposals associated with the village’s New York Forward grant. On March 2, the Village of Cooperstown was awarded a $4.5 million NY Forward grant, one of three Mohawk Valley winners of … Read more