Manager Charged In Apartment Burglary ONEONTA – An building manager was arrested and charged with taking items from a Hill Street apartment in mid-November, Oneonta police reported today. Nir Dhan, 41, of Closter, N.J., was arrested for allegedly entering an apartment and removing items in lieu of payment for rent. He allegedly hid the items in the basement of the building, and they were subsequently recovered and returned to the owners. He was charged with the felonies of Burglary in the second degree, class…
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Mohawk Valley Receives $89.1 At REDC Awards ONEONTA – Otsego County will share in the $89.1 million given to Mohawk Valley as a “Top Performer” in the Regional Economic Development Council awards, announced just moments ago. This is a developing story. Please check back for details.…
Police Chief Dennis Nayor Takes State Association Job ONEONTA – Police Chief Dennis Nayor, who has served as City of Oneonta Police Chief since 2012, has accepted a position of Director of Research, Development, and Training with the New York State Association of Chiefs of Police. Chief Nayor began his career as a Patrol Officer on September 27, 1995. Since that time, he has served as DARE Officer, Sergeant, Interim Detective Sergeant, and Lieutenant. He was promoted to Chief of…
Common Council Passes $22 Million City Budget ONEONTA – Common Council unanimously passed the $22,917,579 budget this evening. The budget included a 10 percent increase in water rates across the board to help pay for upcoming water infrastructure projects. “We have pipes that are in need of maintenance,” said Mayor Gary Herzig. “These increases will help pay for those repairs.” The six present members all voted yay. Council Members Michelle Osterhoudt, Fourth Ward, and Russ Southard, Sixth Ward, were absent.…
Girl Reported Missing From Oneonta Job Corps ONEONTA – A 16-year-old girl is believed to have run away from the Oneonta Job Corps Academy early this morning and may be headed towards Rochester, according to state police. Delany Ramos, a student at Job Corps, was reported missing to police this morning. She is Hispanic, about 5 feet tall, medium build and blonde hair. It is unknown what she was wearing. Anyone who has seen her or has information on her disappearance…
Council Will Name Judy Pangman Community Development Director By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – Judy Pangman, a former Lamont Engineering project manager and beef farmer in Carlisle, will be appointed as Oneonta’s new director of community development at tonight’s Common Council meeting. At Lamont Engineering, Cobleskill, she was instrumental in the development and management of infrastructure projects for communities throughout the region, from small ventures to multi-million dollar projects.…
Holiday Inn Express Unveiled, But Neighbors Voice Concerns…
IN MEMORIAM Joseph Ruffino Sr.,78; Ruffino’s Pizzeria Founder ONEONTA – Joseph Ruffino Sr, 78, founder of Ruffino’s Pizzeria in downtown Oneonta, passed away on Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2016, at Bassett Hospital. He was born on March 1, 1938, in Carini, Sicily, the son of Giuseppe and Rosa (Sgroi) Ruffino. In the late 1950s a young Joseph, barely 20 years old, came to the great USA as a stone quarry worker from Carini, Sicily, in search of the American Dream. During…
Police: Man Punches Bouncer, Officer At Bar ONEONTA – A Rochester man was arrested Saturday night for allegedly assaulting a bouncer and the city police officer who attempted to break up a fight. Divonte L. Geiger, 20, was denied entry to the Sip & Sail Tavern, 80 Water St., when he failed to produce proper identification. Police said he became belligerent and punched the bar’s bouncer, then an officer attempting to take him into custody.…
Cocaine, Heroin Seized In Raid At Townhouse Inn ONEONTA – Two men were arrested and more than $7,000 in heroin and cocaine were seized in a raid this morning at the Townhouse Inn on Main Street in Oneonta. Allen E. McMullen, 25, with no address, and Donald F. Starr 3rd, 37, Davenport Center were arrested after a joint investigation by the Oneonta Police Department Detective Division and the NYS Police Bureau of Criminal Investigations, along with K-9 Diff, served a search…
