ON THANKSGIVING, HELP FOR ADDICTS Coop Chief’s Immediate-Response Plan Starts COOPERSTOWN – Beginning Thanksgiving Day, heroin addicts can walk into the Cooperstown Police station at 22 Main and be assigned to a detox and recovery program “on the spot,” Chief Michael Covert is announcing on his department’s Facebook page. “Bassett Medical Center has committed to helping fast-track people that walk into the police station so that they can be assessed quickly and the proper care can be administered quickly,” Covert…
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2 Days, 2 Crack Raids Reported In Oneonta ONEONTA – Police Thursday executed a warrant at 8 Wells Ave., seizing one ounce of crack cocaine, a set of digital scales, drug packaging material and $22,000 in cash, according to a state police press release. After the search, Godfrey A. Little, 33, who lives at 8 Wells, was charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree, a Class B felony, and two counts of criminally using drug paraphernalia,…
Greens Up – And More Coming…
IN MEMORIAM: Ralph J. Sobers, 64; Fisherman ONEONTA – Ralph J. Sobers, 64, an avid fisherman and the Susquehanna Bass Club’s Angler of the Year in 1997, retired from the physical world Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2015, to hunt and fish with the angels.…
Victory Goes To Bob O’Brien HARTWICK – Bob O’Brien, the father of triplets, is used to surprises. Still, when Hartwick’s surprise-rich election year ended Tuesday, Nov. 10, you can understand why the Hartwick town supervisor-elect declared, “Thank God it’s over.” O’Brien learned that day that, 233 to 229, he had defeated two-term incumbent (and longtime Town Board member) David Butler after months of campaigning, legal challenges and political infighting to claim the top office in Otsego County’s fastest-growing town. A third…
Village Trustees Consider Professional Parking Study…
Merchants Beware: That $100 Bill May Be Bogus ONEONTA – State police have received “numerous complaints” of counterfeit $100 bills being used in Otsego and Delaware county stores with the intent of scamming merchants, according to State Trooper Nathan Riegal, public information officer. The scam works when a person uses a counterfeit $100 bill to purchase a small number of item, then receives change back in legal tender. If a merchant suspects someone of using a counterfeit bill, they are urged…
Former City Chamberlain Joins In Charter Review ONEONTA – Former city chamberlain David Martindale has been named to the Charter Review Commission, Mayor Gary Herzig announced.…
