SLIDE SHOW FROM CRASH SCENE TODAY’S I-88 PILEUP WORST IN MEMORY Bus, 3 Semis, 8 Cars Crash; No Fatalities, But 8 Injured By LIBBY CUDMORE & JIM KEVLIN • for www.AllOTSEGO.com SCHENEVUS – Today’s bus, semis and multi-car pileup on I-88’s west bound lanes added up to the worst incident First Assistant Chief Paul Neske of the Schenevus Fire Department has seen on the four-lane in his 40 years as a firefighter. “This is the stuff we hear about on…
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MULTIPLE CREWS AT I-88 PILEUP SCHENEVUS – Multiple crews are responding at this hour to a pileup on Interstate 88 between Schenevus and Worcester that may involved up to 30 vehicles. Check back for details. HERE IS THE WBNG REPORT…
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IN MEMORIAM: Norma Wagner, 89; Retired To Cooperstown With Husband COOPERSTOWN – Norma Wallerius Wagner, 89, who in retirement moved to Cooperstown in 2004 with her husband, Bill, died peacefully in the company of her family on March 20, 2016, in Cooperstown. Born at home in Paterson, N.J., on Labor Day, Sept. 6, 1926, she was the daughter of Otto and Lina Luebbe Wallerius, youngest sister of Lya and Otty, and one of 35 first cousins, spread out all over…
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MAYOR HERZIG, PEACEMAKER He Backs Off Some Divisive Charter Issues, Seeks Advice Toward Reaching Consensus By JIM KEVLIN • for www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – Mayor Gary Herzig has extended several olive branches on the proposed City Charter changes, some contentious. They were contained in a memo to Common Council that he made public today. The memo will be discussed at the Tuesday Council meeting at 7 p.m. in City Hall. MAYOR HERZIG DISTRIBUTES CONCILIATORY MEMORANDUM On one contentious issue – whether to…
In Otsego County, Hourly Wage Will Rise To Only $12.50 By 2021 In New York City, Minimum Wage Will Go To $15 FROM TODAY’S NEW YORK TIMES: Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo and state legislative leaders announced on Thursday that they had reached a budget agreement that would raise the minimum wage in New York City to $15 by the end of 2018, but initiate slower increases elsewhere, even in the city’s wealthy suburbs. For Mr. Cuomo, the wage agreement came with clear…
Cuomo Cabinet Member To Explain Budget Locally ONEONTA – The public is invited to a presentation, by a member of Governor Cuomo’s cabinet, on the 2016-17 state budget, Mayor Gary Herzig announced today. The presentation will be 9 a.m. Thursday, April 7, at the Foothills Performing Arts Center.…
Oneonta Fight Leads To Arrest For Cocaine ONEONTA – An early-morning fight in front of the Oneonta Hotel lead to the arrest of a man for possession of cocaine. At 1 a.m. on Sunday, March 27, the Oneonta Police Department responded to reports of a fight at 195 Main Street. When they arrived, the arrested Avi Ray Figeuroa, 25, Oneonta. During a search of Figueroa, police claim they found white powder they believed to be cocaine, as well as packaging…