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Body Recovered In Cherry Valley Fire CHERRY VALLEY – The body of an 86-year-old man was recovered from the house fire in Cherry Valley at around 3 p.m. this afternoon. Fire crews found the body of Frank J. Menento, 86, in an upstairs room at the back of his home at at 8 Lancaster St., which caught fire at around 5 a.m. today. An adult granddaughter escaped the blaze unharmed.…
Man Believed Dead In Cherry Valley Fire CHERRY VALLEY – An elderly man was killed when he couldn’t escape a house fire on Lancaster Street in Cherry Valley early this morning. The call came into Otsego County 911 at 5 a.m. and crews were dispatched to the house, where the second floor was fully engulfed. According to Cherry Valley Fire Chief Martin Field, the adult granddaughter escaped the fire and said that she believed her grandfather was on the second floor and…
Snow Emergencies Declared In Oneonta, Cooperstown ONEONTA – Street parking and bus services in Oneonta and Cooperstown will be suspended this afternoon due to snowfall, according to releases sent by the City and the Village.…
Small-Business Support, Signs, Westcott Lot Top DRI Projects By IAN AUSTIN & LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – The redevelopment of the Westcott Lot, new signage on Main Street, upper-floor apartments and, the centerpiece – the Mohawk Valley Food & Beverage Innovation District – were all recommended for a piece of the $10 million DRI funding by Stantec and the three Downtown Revitalization Initiative subcommittees during their annual meeting this afternoon. “No one person in this group will get everything…
Vietnam ‘Wall That Heals’ Coming To Neahwa Park ONEONTA – Two years after Gene Schmidt raised the funds and installed a monument to Oneonta high school students who died in the Vietnam War, he’s bringing the “Wall That Heals” back to Otsego County. “Last year, Princeton had 10,000 people come to the Wall,” he said during the Parks and Recreation Commission meeting earlier tonight. “With everything we have going on Memorial Day, I’m sure that number will be eclipsed here.”…
Heroin, Cash Seized On Spruce Street ONEONTA – An Oneonta man was arrested following an investigation into the ongoing sale of heroin in the city, according to police reports. Chauncey S. Couse, 48, was arrested after Oneonta Police served a search warrant at his residency at 84 Spruce St. During a search, a quantity of heroin and cash were allegedly found by police, and Couse was charged with Class B Felony Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the third…
Oneonta School Bus In Crash; No Injuries ONEONTA – An Oneonta City School bus with 25 kids aboard was involved in a two-car accident this afternoon, but no injuries were reported, according to Acting Police Chief Douglas Brenner. The scene was cleared just after 4 p.m. and although no tickets were issued at the scene, an investigation is ongoing.…
GE Turbine Slows Route 20 Traffic EAST SPRINGFIELD – A Pennsylvania-bound General Electric turbine is slowly making its away across the top of Otsego County this afternoon, causing traffic delays on Route 20. According to WKTV, the 375,000-pound turbine is on the move from the GE plant in Schenectady to Jessup, Pa., where a power plant is under construction, a 225-mile route.…
Police Seek Tips In Two Home Burglaries ONEONTA – State police are looking for a man seen in surveillance video in connection with two burglaries earlier this month. The burglaries allegedly occurred in the Town of Pittsfield and in the Town of Burlington on Jan. 19. One was from a home on County Highway 13 and State Route 80. An unknown male was seen in surveillance footage near the area burglaries, and state police are looking to speak with him.…
