Norwich Mayor Shawn Sastri rescinds his resignation after the Common Council met on Tuesday and decided to hold off on appointing him as youth bureau director. According to the Evening Sun the council met in a private session before deciding to delay the appointment. Officials say Sestri is required to leave office before accepting the … Read more
The Otsego County Board of Supervisors votes to particpate in a state Department of Environmental Conservation program allowing 12- and 13-year-olds to partake in deer hunting activities including using firearms. According to All Otsego 12 of the 14 supervisors voted to opt in to the department’s temporary program which wwas approved by the state legislature … Read more
An executive order allowing New York State restaurants to utilize municipal spaces like sidewalks and streets for outdoor dining that was signed dueing COVID-19 is remaining in effect for another year. The June 2020 executive order permitted the use subject to reasonable limitations and procedures set by the State Liquor Authority and the safety and … Read more
New York has a new law holding gun manufacturers liable for the harm their products cause. Under the new legislation a lawsuit can be brought in cases where reasonable controls and procedures are not in place. It ensures that responsible manufacturers and dealers will not be held accountable for the actions of criminals. The state … Read more
19th District Congressman Antonio Delgado incorporated funding for road projects in Otsego and Schoharie Counties in the House-passed “INVEST in America Act”. The funding includes $3.2 million for reconstructing the intersection of Rt 7, Rt 23 and Maple St in Oneonta into a roundabout configuration and nearly $6.3 million to replace a nearly 100-year-old bridge … Read more
The Chenango County Historical Society two graduating high school seniors from Chenango County with the annual Elinor Robb Troicke Memorial Scholarship. This year, the recipients are Amy Avolio of Norwich and Bailey Mizrahi of Sherburne. Elinor Robb Troicke taught art at Oxford Academy and Central School for more than 20 years before retiring in 1989 … Read more
Norwich Mayor Shawn Sastri is leaving that role to become the city’s new Youth Bureau director. Sastri tells the Evening Sun his passion for working with youth and his experience with current Director Bob Mason sparked his interested in the job. Sastri’s resignation is effective July 18 and city officials are working on locating his … Read more
An Otego man is injured when he crashed a motorcycle on Sunday. Police say Anthony Masi was on State Highway 28 when he struck a SUV that was on James F. Lettis Highway. Masi was taken to A.O. Fox Hospital then airlifted to Albany Medical Center. The SUV driver wasn’t hurt. According to investigators the … Read more
Governor Andrew Cuomo declares a disaster emergency after a weekend of shootings that left 26 people dead across New York. According to the governor’s office this new strategy treats gun violence as a public health crisis, using short-term solutions to reduce the shooting rate and well as long-term solutions that focus on community-based intervention and … Read more
The City of Oneonta is featured in an issue of a national business magazine. The article in Business View Magazine called Oneonta “a small city with the heart and amenities of a big one”. Writers interviewed Mayor Gary Herzig, Otsego County Chamber of Commerce Interim President Al Rubin and Otssego Now CEO Jody Zakrevsky. The … Read more