The Oneonta Department of Public Service continues to flush water mains in the high service area. During flushing, water users may experience a change in water color or pressure. Run cold water faucets to clear up any discoloring.
Bassett Healthcare & Helios Care are partnering to bring Author Sallie Tisdale for a town hall event Thursday at 6:00 PM at the Bassett Medical Center’s Clark Auditorium. Tisdale will be talking about advance directives including a Health Care Proxy or a Living Will.
State lawmakers pass a temporary spending measure to insure the state meets its obligations while negotiations continue on a new state budget. The measure funds the state government until the day after Easter. The budget deadline was Monday.
Voting is open for the Oneonta Inclusive Business Award. It is a joint initiative of SUNY Oneonta and Hartwick College aimed at fostering partnerships between area businesses, organizations, and the two institutions. Voting is open until April 14.
A raccoon tested positive for rabies in the town of Delhi. One dog was bitten and it wasn’t up to date on vaccines so it is in a 6-month quarantine per state regulations. There were no other exposures.
A memorial service was held last Saturday for former Unadilla Fire Chief Carl French, who died March 21 at the age of 81. French also was Otsego County Deputy Fire Coordinator for 36 years. He is buried at Evergreen Hill Cemetary.
Today is the deadline for state lawmakers to pass a budget and state comptroller Thomas DiNaspoli warns 57.000 state workers may not get paid without a spending plan in place. DiNapoli says a budget needs to be passed by Wednesday in order to meet payroll.
Wayward Lane Brewing in Schoharie wins the Brewery of the Year award in the annual New York Craft Beer Competition. This year’s event had 1,350 beer entries from 189 breweries across 29 different categories. 90 medals were awarded.
A judge issued a temporary restraining order preventing Templeton Foundation from any further on-site work at the foundation’s property on Averill Road in the Village of Cooperstown. All Otsego reports a show cause hearing takes place this coming Thursday.
The City of Oneonta parking garage’s middle level is undergoing repairs today through Wednesday to replace some of the metal panels on the ceiling. A few parking spaces will need to be closed during this time period.