Weekend hours for the warming station at 291 Chestnut Street in Oneonta will be extended both this weekend and next, according to an announcement issued on Thursday, February 5 by the Otsego County Board of Representatives.…
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Over a stretch of ongoing deep cold starting the weekend of January 24, often dropping below 0℉, new discussions have arisen about local support for those without shelter.…
Since Monday, January 26, 2026, the church at 66 Chestnut Street has been a refuge from the frigid temperatures for several homeless individuals in the City of Oneonta.…
Senator Peter Oberacker continues to indicate on his Facebook page that Governor Hochul delivers “lip service.” Ironically enough, Mr. Oberacker certainly delivers lip service whenever he doesn’t have his way...…
AllOtsego’s 2025 pre-election coverage begins this week with a series of questions posed to City of Oneonta mayoral candidates Daniel Buttermann (DEM, BON) and Luisa Montanti (REP). There was no word limit given. These are the candidates’ responses as they were received.…
A report issued in September 2022 by the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness, titled “How Communities Are Responding to Vehicular Homelessness,” points out that communities are seeing an increase in “visible vehicular homelessness” as housing prices continue to rise in many of the nation’s cities.…
“The goal of the public information session is to provide the community with insight into the realities of homelessness in Oneonta, and the various ways that we are addressing this issue,” said Oneonta Mayor Mark Drnek, who is the lead on the event.…
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has released its “2024 Annual Homelessness Assessment Report: Part 1: Point-in-Time Estimates,” an annual snapshot of the number of individuals in shelters, temporary housing, and unsheltered settings.…
Talk is cheap: Let’s see some action. This lady did not have to die. She did not have to live the life she did. The system failed her. The Oneonta community failed her and her family. Think about it.…
The leading policy approach to homelessness, and the one that attracts the lion’s share of government funding, is “Housing First.” Essentially, it prioritizes placing individuals into permanent housing as quickly as possible without addressing other issues like untreated mental illness or drug addiction.…
