SUNY Oneonta has announced plans to open a food pantry for students and staff. The new Red Dragon Pantry will celebrate a grand opening this Friday at 10am on the lower floor of the Hunt Union. A statement from SUNY Oneonta says students will have free access to non-persishable items, basic need supplies, and fresh … Read more
The Cooperstown and Oneonta Farmners Markets are ready to go for the fall. The Saturday markets run from 9am to 2pm right now. The Oneonta market is next to the Foothills Performing Arts Center, while the Cooperstown Market is in Pioneer Alley. Also, the Milford Farmers Market runs through the end of October from 10am … Read more
A hit and run crash in Milford has police on the hunt for the driver who fled the scene of the deadly ordeal. 37 year old Scott Wolf was seriously injured as he was struck while riding his moped on Depot Road on September 2nd in Milford. Wolf died of his injuries at an area … Read more
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