Police: Man Graffitied Churches, Businesses ONEONTA – Oneonta Police arrested a man after he allegedly spray-painted “demonic” symbols on a church and other Main Street businesses, according to Police Chief Doug Brenner. Thomas R. Miller, 26, Oneonta, was arrested after a tip into graffiti that appeared on Main Street businesses and two churches between November 2019 and Feb. 22. “We were able to match the symbols with ones he posted on social media,” said Brenner.…
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VIEW FROM ALBANY Reform Bail Reform – And Here’s How Editor’s Note: In light of yesterday’s Siena Poll finding that 55 percent of New Yorkers support rolling back the state’s bail reforms, here are state Sen. Jim Seward’s recommended adjustments, reprinted from the Feb. 13-14 editions of The Freeman’s Journal and Hometown Oneonta. By SENATOR JIM SEWARD • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.COM Another week in Albany but still no legislative action has been taken to fix the disastrous bail/discovery laws that…
ASHES FOR TOMORROW’S CEREMONIES Cooperstown’s Clergy Burns Palms For Lent…
ANIMALS LODGED AT SHELTER 4 Horses, Dog Rescued From Emmons Barn Fire The Susquehanna SPCA was called to the scene of last night’s fatal barn fire in Emmons and tasked with rescuing the four horses and dog on the property when the barn caught fire. Though a man was found dead at the scene, the animals were uninjured. Executive director Stacie Haynes brought all five animals back to the shelter for the night and put out a call on Facebook…
2ND CANADIAN PAYS HOMAGE TO 1ST Larry Walker Stops By Fergie Jenkins At Hall…
MAN FOUND DEAD IN EMMONS BARN FIRE By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com EMMONS – A man was found dead when Oneonta firefighters responded to a call about a barn fire at 130 Riverstone Road, according to Sheriff Richard J. Devlin Jr. The Oneonta Fire Department was called to the scene of a fully involved barn fire at 11:20 p.m. last night. Schenevus, Milford and Pindars Corners all provided mutual aid, and they were on the scene until 4…
Bail Reform Support Plummets, Poll Says ALBANY – A new poll out Monday shows support for the state’s bail reform plummeting, following weeks of pushback about the new laws from police groups and prosecutors, North County Public Radio is reporting. The Siena College poll finds that just one third of New Yorkers now think that the January 1 laws that ended most forms of cash bail for non-violent crimes and shortened the time prosecutors have to hand over evidence to…
Some Say Nay, But Bassett Parking OK’d Matt Borowski, 40 Walnut St., top photo, said, “I wasn’t particularly crazy about it at the bottom of my street, but I think Bassett has a comprehensive plan, and this is better than what is there now.” However, Andrew Armstrong, 34 Susquehanna Ave., at right, argued otherwise: “It would be great shame if a car, rushing to the parking lot, hit a kid. We’d have to tell him, ‘Public safety came second. Bassett…
IN MEMORIAM: Margaret Schwarzhans, 54; Nurse, Active In Rotary Exchange Program MORRIS – Margaret Elizabeth (Schneider) Schwarzhans, 54, of Morris, transitioned into the universe on Monday, Feb. 17, 2020, while surrounded by her six dedicated children and her loving husband. Margaret was a scholar and musician, mother and wife. At 15, before graduating from Arlington High School, she spent one year in India as a Rotary International youth exchange student. She then served her country as a Vietnamese Signals Intelligence…
IN MEMORIAM: Edward J. Johnston,72; Worked In Family’s Center Street Grocery ONEONTA – Edward James Johnston, 72, who worked for years in his family-owned Center Street Food Store, oassed away at his home on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2020. He was born at Ellis Hospital, Schenectady, on Aug. 3, 1947, the son of Edward Alexander and Genevieve (Irish) Johnston. Ed moved with his family to Otsego County at an early age, graduated from Oneonta High School in 1965 and attended Central…