State Senator Peter Oberacker participated in the initial meeting of the joint budget conference committee on transportation.The conference committees are made up of five senators and five assemblymen tasked with negotiating budget differences between the houses, in concert with the governor, to develop a final spending plan.
April 22 is Earth Day and the Catskill Watershed Corporation provides supplies to groups and individuals who clean litter and other debris from streambanks in the Catskill-Delaware Watershed. Visit cwconline.org for more information and to arrange a supplies pickup.
This is Agricultural Literacy Week which is organized by New York Agriculture in the Classroom to educate students about the importance of agriculture and opportunities for careers in the industry. New York has one of the longest running and largest Agricultural Literacy Week programs in the country.
A woman from Maryland who pleaded guilty to federal child pornography charges will be in jail for 15 years. Prosecutors say Shelby Ortiz will be on 20 yearsof supervised release when she gets out of prison and will be required to register as a sex offender.
The Edmeston man charged last month with possessing a stolen and forged business check ends up more trouble after police say he falsely reported a man with a gun was in his home. He was booked on the new charges then released.
The state announces the winners in its Buildings of Excellence Competition and Richfield Springs is awarded $110,000 for the design, construction and operation of a multifamily housing unit that was a bank building. 14 projects received awards statewide.
Temporary traffic lights are operating today at the intersection of Main Street and Gardner Place in Oneonta so crews can tie a new sewer pipe into an existing sanitary sewer manhole. This is part of the Gardner Place Street Reconstruction project that runs through the end of June.
City of Oneonta staff identified a safety concern on the exit ramp in the Market Street Parking Garage resulting in the ramp’s immediate closure until further notice. The top level of the parking garage and the exit ramp will remain closed until repairs can be made.
Bassett Healthcare Network lifts masking mandates for patients, visitors and staff members across most areas of the health system. Masks are still required in Bassett’s skilled nursing facilities at A.O. Fox Nursing Home, Valley Residential Services and Valley Health Services.
The City of Oneonta’s Gardner Place Street Reconstruction project begins on Wednesday and continues thru the end of June. Gardner Place will be closed to through traffic and no on street parking will be permitted.