New York is allowing high-risk school sports and recreational activities to resume effective Feb. 1 pending approval from local health departments. Those sports include basketball, hockey, wrestling and cheerleading among others. Under the new guidance participation in competitions and tournaments will again be allowed. State Senators Peter Obracker and Fred Akshar wrote letters to Governor … Read more
We may learn this week who won the 22nd District Congressional race between incumbent Anthony Brindisi and challenger Claudia Tenney. The State Supreme Court judge hearing the case over contested ballots set a deadline for Wednesday to determine if around 5 dozen Oneida County voters were registered in time to cast a ballot. Ternney had … Read more
The State University of New York is increasing the frequency of mandatory COVID-19 testing at all 64 campuses. All students, staff, and faculty who frequent the campuses will be tested weekly prior to the start of in-person classes on Feb. 1. Mandatory mask wearing will be implemented and there will be no Spring Break this … Read more
SUNY Chancellor Jim Malatras visited SUNY Oneonta on Sunday under very different circumstances than his first visit last fall when the college was undergoing a COVID-19 outbreak. Malatras toured the COVID-19 testing site at the Alumni Field House and says he is confident in-person classes can resume. The first day for in-person learning is Feb. … Read more
A Unadilla man is facing multiple felony charges stemming from a traffic stop on Tuesday in Johnson City. Police say they pulled over Mark Mongillo on Route 201 after he was seen driving erratically and a check of Mongillo’s license found it was suspended. A search warrant was obtained and police found methamphetamine, drug paraphenalia, … Read more
Cooperstown Central Schools names Sarah Spross as the new district superintendent. According to All Otsego Spross comes to Cooperstown from the State of Maryland Department of Education where she is an assistant superintendent. She success William Crankshaw who left last summer to become superintendent of the Greater Johnstown School District. Spross is a Dutchess County … Read more
New York State Police are warning the public about a scam making the rounds involving purebred puppies for sale. Victims report after answering the ad, the suspects provide a photo of the breed they are looking for and arrange a deposit to be paid. Once the deposit is cleared, the victim is provided an address, … Read more
The Otsego County Law Enforcement Task Force announces it has constructed a survey to solicit opinion from the community for police reform. Data from the responses provided will help construct a county board supported resolution which will be sent to the New York State Police Reform and Reinvention Collaborative as ordered by Governor Andrew Cuomo. … Read more
A SUNY Oneonta History Department assistant professor wins a research award prize. Dr. Susan Goodier was selected for a competitive 2020 Carrie Chapman Catt Prize for Research on Women and Politics for her project, “Networks of Activism: Black Women in the Women’s Rights Movement in New York.” The prize comes with a $2,000 cash award … Read more
More COVID-19 deaths are reported in Otsego, Chenango and Delaware Counties. One death was repoted Wednesday in Otsego County and one on Thursday bringing the total to 25. All Otsego reports the two deaths were women over the age of 55 who were previously hospitalized. Chenango County recorded 3 more COVID-19 related deaths for a … Read more