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The City of Oneonta will host a “welcome home” block party at the corner of Dietz and Main streets from noon to 4 p.m. on Saturday, August 12. Local organizations will have tables with community resource information and all residents are encouraged to attend, mingle and welcome new neighbors. The party will feature a Q&A with Mayor Mark Drnek, street painting by artist and Common Council member Emily Falco, and street games and activities.…
According to the National Weather Service, Tornado Watch 605 remains in effect until 11 p.m. this evening for six Central New York counties: Broome, Chenango, Delaware, Otsego, Sullivan, and Tioga, and in seven Pennsylvania counties. The watch includes Binghamton, Delhi, Norwich, Oneonta and Walton. For up-to-date information, visit https://www.weather.gov/.…
On Thursday, July 27, the Otsego County Office of Emergency Services made a presentation to the Susquehanna Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals that marks a significant milestone in animal welfare efforts in this county. Emergency Services Coordinator Victor Jones and two of his staff members were on hand at the SQSPCA to officially introduce shelter officials to a brand new livestock trailer for use in farm animal rescues, as well as an animal response trailer fully stocked…
On Sunday, July 30 at 1 p.m., while supplies last, TCC Oneonta invites local families to their location at 762 State Highway 28 to pick up a backpack filled with pencils, paper, a pencil box, folders, a ruler and glue. One backpack per child present will be given away on a first-come, first-served basis. Any leftover backpacks will be donated to local schools. The giveaway is part of Round Room, LLC’s 11th annual School Rocks Backpack Giveaway through participating TCC…
The Upper Unadilla Valley Association will host demonstrations of unique hobbies by Steve Davis and Richard Sherman at 654 U.S. Route 20, West Winfield from 1-4 p.m. on Sunday, July 30. Davis, who is hosting the event at his residence, will demonstrate the antique windmill and sawmill he has painstakingly restored.…
The Cancer Services Program will hold a mobile cancer screening event at the Otsego County Fair on Tuesday, August 1. Mammograms, breast exams, pelvic exams, Pap tests and HPV tests are available to eligible uninsured and underinsured individuals 40 and older. Insurance is billed for those with insurance…
Otsego Electric Cooperative’s website reports 217 power outages as of 4:55 p.m., following severe thunderstorm activity earlier in the day. New York State Electric and Gas is currently showing 684 customers without power in Otsego County.…
Opportunities for Otsego Inc. is required by the Community Services Block Grant to complete a Community Needs Assessment every three years. And while the last fully completed document was submitted in 2017, no one could predict that we would be knee deep in a global pandemic by 2020.
All of our plans, including being involved in the 2020 Census Complete Count initiative, were cancelled…
Historic House Trust of New York City named Meredith Sorin Horsford (right) as executive director on February 13. She will hold dual roles as HHT executive director and director of historic houses at the NYC Department of Parks and Recreation. Horsford has spent her career stewarding New York historic house museums, including a previous tenure as deputy director of the HHT and as executive director of Gracie Mansion Conservancy.…
Oneonta High School graduate and former Green Wave player Teddy McGraw was selected by the Seattle Mariners in the third round of the MLB draft on Monday, July 10. The 92nd draft pick overall, he is the eighth OHS alumnus to be selected in the draft, and the first since 2008.…