Accidents along 205 causing concern By Kevin Limiti • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com State Route 205 in the town of Oneonta has had two fatal accidents in the past two months and is considered by many to be a dangerous road for bicyclists and pedestrians. The road stretches past the Cooperstown All Star Village, where there is a lot of pedestrian traffic going across the road to the baseball field and is a high traffic area. The latest fatal accident on…
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COLUMN A FRONT PORCH PERSPECTIVE Accidents Will Happen… By JIM ATWELL • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Well, of course they will, if you mean by accident a sudden, undesirable event – one that might have been prevented by closer attention. “Damn, why didn’t I see that coming?” That’s our common reaction to a minor accident, a fender-bender, maybe. But if the accident’s a more serious one, our response may well be guilt, recriminations, fear of consequences. “You know kids play ball…
Editorial, July 27, 2018 Do We Divert XNG Trucks Now – Or After First Fatality? On the surface, the argument makes sense, (sort of). Boston-based Xpress Natural Gas’ trucks, carrying fuel from fracking fields in Northeastern Pennsylvania across Otsego County to the Iroquois Pipeline near Little Falls, are legal carriers and should be allow to use New York State roads just like any other legal carrier. After all, what’s next? Should we then ban oil tankers? Suburban Propane delivery trucks?…