SUNY Oneonta University Police is hosting a training session on preventing and responding to active shooter situations on April 20 at 3:00 p.m. in IRC Lecture Hall 5. It covers case studies and information on rendering aid.
The state Department of Transportation is moving ahead with a new bridge construction project on Route 79 in the Town of Greene. According to the Evening Sun traffic will be maintained on the existing bridge during construction.
One of the drivers in a Town of Milford crash ends up facing charges. According to the Otsego County Sheriff’s Office the driver from Walton was charged with two counts of Harassment in the 2nd degree – Follow Person in Public Place.
The Cooperstown Board of Trustees holds another public hearing today on an ordinance covering use of stationary camera use in public places and the use of camera images. According to All Otsego the hearing is at 7:00 p.m. during the Board’s meeting.
A man from Middleburgh is charged with illegally possessing over a dozen firearms. State Police say an active Court Order contained the firearms prohibition. He was booked then released pending a future court appearance.
The City of Oneonta is awarding a $35,000 grant to a small business from the current round of the Microenterprise Program from the State Office of Community Renewal. See the City’s Facebook page for details. Application deadline is April 24.
An attempted traffic stop in the City of Oneonta turns into a police pursuit with the driver now facing multiple charged. According to the Otsego County Sheriff’s office it happened last Monday and the chase went from the city to the Town of Oneonta.
The Corbett Bridge on Corbett Road over the East Branch Delaware River is closed until further notice. According to the Delaware County Department of Public Works a structural issue was discovered on Saturday but no specifics were provided.
The New York City Department of Environmental Protection, Friends of the Upper Delaware River, and the Upper Delaware River Tailwaters Coalition are holding a public meeting about the Delaware Aqueduct shutdown. The meeting is April 11 at Hancock Town Hall.
The Delaware County Board of Elections announced a chnge in the Village of Delhi mayoral race. On Tuesaday Jessica Raber was named the winner but the recount gives the victory to Jeffrey Gearhart by a 1-vote margin.