Letter from Nick and Jeniffer Raphaelson White West Oneonta needs a guardrail On Friday April 22, for the second time in two years, we had a car drive off State Route 23, crash through our fence, and land in the culvert on the corner of our property in the Hamlet of West Oneonta. The first incident was due to distracted driving. The most recent incident was due to a medical issue. Our five-year-old and dog play every day in the…
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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?…