An Oneonta business which received a lifeline from a sports & pop culture blog is returning the favor by holding a fundraiser this Wednesday. Interskate 88 received a grant from Barstool Sports whose founder created a fund to help businesses affected by COVID-19. The fund has grown from $500,000 to $33 million. Wednesday’s fundraiser for … Read more
The suspect in a 2019 Town of Pittsfield vehicle theft is now faxing charges. According to the Otsego County Sheriff’s Office an investigation determined Billy Bates of New Paltz stole the vehicle from a Pittsfield business then fled to Pennsylvania. The town of Pittsfield court issued an arrest warrant and Bates was picked up on … Read more
Delaware County Public Health issued guidance on high-risk school sports following the state’s announcement that those sports can resume. The department is advising school districts that they cannot resume high-risk winter sports until the Delaware County seven-day rolling positivity for coronavirus is at or below 4.0%. Delaware County’s rolling 7-day positivity is 5.9% as of … Read more
The Delaware County Sheriff’s Office received a complaint from a resident saying they received unsolicited documentation from the New York State Department of Labor- Unemployment Insurance. It appears that unknown individuals with access to resident’s Personally Identifiable Information inappropriately and fraudulently applied electronically for unemployment benefit. If you are contacted about unemployment benefits not applied … Read more
51st District State Senator Peter Oberacker and 121st District State Representative John Salka reacted to the report from Attorney General Letitia James that New York underreported the number of nursing home COVID-19 deaths by as much as 50%. Oberacker says if that number is true then state Health Commissioner Howard Zucker should immediatelly resign. Salka … Read more
Chenango County health officials report 2 more deaths attributed to COVID-19 related complications bringing the total to 39. There are 179 active cases with 17 people hospitalized and 512 are in quarantine. Otsego County Health Department reported 207 active cases as of Thursday with 15 people hospitalized. In Delaware County there are 147 active cases … Read more
A one-car crash on Saturday in the town of Duanesburg results in the death of a 16-year-old boy. State Police say the driver identified as 19-year-old Alyssa Bruno of Cobleskill was heading eastbound on State Route 7 when she lost control on a snow-covered road resulting in her car hitting a utility pole. The teenager … Read more
52nd District State Senator Fred Akshar launched an online petition calling for Governor Cuomo and state lawmakers to not eliminate a $400 million middle-class tax cut which Cuomo proposed to do in his executive budget as a way to help bridge a $15 billion deficit. Akshar says the middle class needs relief and financial peace … Read more
Bassett Healthcare Network CEO Dr. Tommy Ibrahim held a press briefing on Wednesday to talk about the progress in administering the COVID-19 vaccine and also to discuss a possible new crisis – increasing hospitalizations for non-coronavirus issues resulting from patients putting off healthcare during the pandemic. Ibrahim said things that could have been handled in … Read more
A 28th Otsego County resident died from COVID-19 related complications. The Otsego County Health Department didn’t release information on the individual’s age or gender. In Chenango County 2 more deaths are attributed to complications from the coronavirus. That brings the total to 37. Officials are calling for veryone to be diligent, wear masks, wash hands … Read more