A dispute Tuesday night on Maple St. in Oneonta resulted in three drug arrests by the Oneonta Police Department.
Police responded to a reported fight in progress at 40 Maple St., and through an investigation, police say drugs were determined to be the cause of the dispute.
The New York State Senate passed the Public Assistance Integrity Act on Tuesday to crack down on welfare fraud and prohibit welfare recipients from using cash assistance for the purchase of cigarettes, alcoholic beverages, lottery tickets, or for casino gambling
State Assemblyman Steve McLaughlin said he is considering a run for the governorship. Since Governor Cuomo defeated republican challenger Carl Paladino in 2010, the search has been on for the next republican challenger
State Senator Tom Libous said Tuesday that the legislative session went well this year, even with the apparent failure of the governor’s campaign finance reform and abortion-rights bills.
The Deputy Senate Majority Leader John J
As area high school seniors prepare to graduate this week, the traditions of the graduation ceremony that have existed for generations will be put into practice yet again. But what exactly are the origins of all these traditions? When was “Pomp and Circumstance” written? What’s up with those gowns? Who came up with tossing the graduation caps? And why do graduates move their tassel from one side to the other?
I decided to do some research on the history of graduation customs to understand why these traditions have remained over the years
Two dozen communities in New York have been designated as fiscally stressed under State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli’s new Fiscal Stress Monitoring System. No community from Chenango, Delaware and Otsego counties made this list.
State Senator James Seward announced Tuesday final legislative passage of a bill that would protect providers for services for developmentally disabled from state funding cuts.
The legislation, co-sponsored by Senator Seward, would appropriate up to $90 million to the Office for People with Developmental Disabilities to protect providers from funding reductions if recommended savings measures fall short of projections.
A capsized kayak in the West Branch Delaware River and a capsized canoe on Goodyear Lake resulted in two drowning deaths this week.
Donald Shamus, 21, of Delhi, was discovered by emergency services personnel and law enforcement after a call came in around noon of a possible drowning in the West Branch Delaware River. Grant Houseworth, 56, of Maryland, died in the hospital nearly 24 hours after he was pulled from Goodyear Lake after a Monday storm capsized his canoe.
A special meeting is scheduled Wednesday morning for the Oneonta City School Board of Education to appoint a new superintendent. School officials say the new superintendent will be Joseph Yelich, Superintendent at Waverly Central School
The Oneonta City Manager says his selection for the City Clerk position is Doug Kendall. Michael Long is asking the Common Council at their meeting tonight to confirm this appointment.
Since last year, Kendall has been the Registrar at the New Bedford Whaling Museum in New Bedford, Mass
