Hancock High School students got to see what a DUI crash looks like when thw Hancock Fire Department comducted an assembly on Tuesday. Several students participated in the demonstration alongside paramedics. Organizers said the demonstration will encourage safety on prom night.
A man from Delhi who violated probation is back behind bars. Police say the was ordered to undergo drug abuse rehabilitation as part of his probation but he never finished the treatment program so his original 22-month jaiol sentence was reinstated.
The 2 brothers pleading guilty in the 2022 death of Kaleb O’Neill will be in jail for 20 years to life. Prosecutors say Terry and Nicholas DeCutler fatally stabbed O’Neil in an Onenta alleyway. They were sentenced Monday in Otsego County Court.
Bassett Healthcare Network appoints Staci Thompson,as Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, and interim Chief Financial Officer Jeffrey Morgan as Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer. Morgan’s first day was Monday and Thompson’s position is effective May 22.
Rail Explorers Cooperstown opened for the season on Saturday. Its “Milford Track” is a 12 mile round trip that journeys north through the farm lands and forests alongside of the Susquehanna River. Visit railexplorers.net/tours/cooperstown for more information.
A former state assemblyman who represented Chenango County for 2 decades has died. Gary Finch retired in 2020 as the state Assembly’s assistant minority leader and fifth-ranking member of the Republican leadership. He died last Friday at the age of 79.
Prosecutors in the Nauman Hussain trial say the former limo operator bears “personal responsibility” for the deaths when the vehicle crashed in Schoharie. Hussein faces 20 counts of criminally negligent homicide in the 2018 crash that killed 18 in the limo and 2 bystanders.
The City on Oneonta is screening the documentary film “A Matter of Place” on Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall. It addresses housing discrimination which producers say is one of the most shrouded and misunderstood civil rights issues.
Opportunities For Otsego is seeking input from the community to get a better understanding of the challenges and resources needed so everyone may reach their full potential. The nenpropit posted an onlie survey and the link is at its Facebook page.
The Fly Creek Cider Mill & Orchard near Cooperstown opens for the season May 12. . This year’s opening is particularly special as it marks the 150th anniversary of the Michaels family running a small business in Otsego County.