Its Girl Scout Cookie time, and thanks to COVID 19, there will be fewer of the familiar stands you usually see outside your local grocery store. Cookie sales are going virtual, with online ordering and in many areas, orders placed with the NY/Penn Council could be delivered by GrubHub. Whether you love the classics like … Read more
There’s the possibility of more snow over the weekend, which means that you may not be able to park on the street in Oneonta if there’s a snow emergency. What many residents forget, is that when you can’t park on the street, you can park in the local parking structure and other lots for free, … Read more
An advisory from the City of Oneonta, various streets are scheduled to be patched today between 7am-3:30pm. City crews will be working throughout the city. Please use caution when encountering vehicles and personnel and obey all flaggers.
State Police closed down I-88 Near exit 9 in Sidney yesterday morning following a collision between a DOT Snowplow & a tractor trailer. The crash occurred at about 11:50, both vehicles slid off the highway, there has been no report of injuries, the investigation is continuing.
The Internal Revenue Service reminds you tax season starts this Friday, when the agency will begin accepting and processing 2020 tax year returns. The February 12 start date for individual tax return filers allows the IRS time to do additional programming and testing of IRS systems following the December 27 tax law changes that provided … Read more
Commerce Chenango in partnership with NBT Bank and supporting sponsor Preferred Mutual will host their annual Economic Outlook Briefing virtually on February 25th. Keynote speaker will be Kenneth J. Entenmann, Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer for NBT Bank. This year’s presentation will help to define some of the economic impacts due to COVID-19. … Read more
Jeanet “Jan” Calhoun, MSN, RN, EMT, was honored last month as the Trauma Program Manager of Distinction for 2020 by the New York State Division of the American Trauma Society. Typically this award is given to managers of Level One or Level Two trauma centers in large city hospitals. In 2019, the Bassett Cooperstown Emergency … Read more
Due to popular demand, the Catskill Area School Study Council has announced a second round of Enrichment Seminars The focus of this program is to enhance the intellectual horizons of students in grade 3-12 by offering courses not offered by their own schools. Seminars are taught by SUNY Oneonta Education majors. All classes are being … Read more
Governor Andrew Cuomo’s office has announced that New York’s 7-day average COVID-19 positivity rate has dropped to 4.38 percent, its lowest since December 1. Statewide positivity stands at 5.12%. Governor Cuomo said. “Now more than ever, it’s critically important we stay united and keep the momentum on our side – especially as new variants of … Read more
A local family may soon find their way to a favorite national TV game show…the Lishanskys of West Oneonta love to play games, and now they’re auditioning for Family Feud. According to AllOtsego.com, Eileen Lishansky says her daughter, Katie Lossi of Oneonta applied for the show when she saw episodes were to be filmed in … Read more