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Mohawk Valley Receives $89.1 At REDC Awards

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.…

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Police Make Arrest In Stolen Motorcycle Case

Police Make Arrest In Stolen Motorcycle Case ONEONTA – An Otego man was arrested and charged with stealing a customized motorcycle from an Oneonta garage back in May. Gregory C. Flanagan, 31, was arrested after a seven-month investigation into the missing motorcycle, a highly-modified 2013 Suzuki motorcycle valued at $35,000.  He was charged with the class D felonies of burglary in the third degree and grand larceny in the third degree, as well as the misdemeanor of petit larceny.  If convicted of all charges, he…

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Police Chief Dennis Nayor Accepts Job With State Association

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…

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NYCM Vice President Considered For Otsego Now Board Of Directors

NYCM Vice President Considered For Otsego Now Board Of Directors COOPERSTOWN – Cheryl Robinson, vice president of NYCM Insurance, Edmeston, and a member of the company’s founding family, is being considered for a vacancy on the Otsego Now board of directors. She would succeed Jim Jordan, the Richfield Springs architect, who resigned. The county Board of Representatives was scheduled to act on her appointment today, but the resolution was delayed until a special meeting next week. Robinson, a graduate of…

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Oakland A’s Broadcaster Receives HoF Frick Award

Oakland A’s Broadcaster Receives HoF Frick Award COOPERSTOWN – Bill King, whose quarter-of-a-century run as the voice of the Oakland Athletics cemented his status as one of the Bay Area’s iconic voices, has been selected as the 2017 recipient of the Ford C. Frick Award, presented annually for excellence in broadcasting by the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. King, who passed away in 2005, will be recognized during the Hall of Fame Awards Presentation on Saturday, July 29,…

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Sister Marie Denise Monser, 91; Oneonta Native Taught Speech

IN MEMORIAM Sister Marie Denise Monser, 91; Oneonta Native Taught Speech ONEONTA – Sister Marie Denise Monser, CSJ, 91, died Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2016, at home in Oneonta. She had been a Sister of St. Joseph of Carondelet for the past 64 years. The former Esther Mary Monser, she was born on June 14, 1925, in Oneonta, daughter of the late Francis and Shelby (Nader) Monser, Lebanese immigrants.  She graduated from Oneonta High School and Lowell Business School and worked…

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Council Discussed Options To Keep Teen Center Open

Council Discusses Options To Keep Teen Center Open By JASON BRICKELBACK • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – Common Council this evening discussed options to continue operation of the Oneonta Teen Center despite the YMCA’s choice not to carry the program beyond Dec. 31, when the Y’s contract with the city expires. “At first we were led to believe that the Y would be able to continue after the 31st until we find another operator,” Council member Dave Rissberger told his…

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Common Council Passes $22 Million City Budget

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.…

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Putting the Community Back Into the Newspaper

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