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SUNY Oneonta student found at OPT garage passes away

SUNY Oneonta student found at OPT garage passes away A SUNY Oneonta student found unconscious outside an Oneonta Public Transit parking garage Thursday morning died from his injuries later that night. Oneonta Police say Transit workers found Tyler Lopresti-Castro, 20, outside the Silas Lane garage at 6:50 a.m. on January 27. Responders took him first to A.O. Fox Hospital, then to Bassett in Cooperstown, where he died. Oneonta Police Chief Chris Witzenberg said workers discovered Mr. Lopresti-Castro in an area…
January 28, 2022
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Oneonta-Cooperstown Bus Changes

Oneonta-Cooperstown Bus Changes Oneonta Public Transit this week consolidates four bus runs into two, addressing a driver shortage, overlapping existing routes, and changing ridership data. OPT Director David Hotaling told the Oneonta Common Council in December that existing “East End” and “Cooperstown” routes overlap, and “West End” and “River Street” routes faced dwindling ridership. The Council unanimously approved the plan.…
January 20, 2022
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OPT Running Otsego Express Bus To Sidney

OPT Temporarily Takes Otsego Express Route 6 ONEONTA – Oneonta Public Transit will begin running the Otsego Express Route 6 on Monday, June 22 as a means of helping Arc Otsego clients use public transportation to get between Oneonta and Sidney. The bus will make stops at the Oneonta Park and Ride and Department of Transportation, Otego Elementary School, Church Street in Wells Bridge, the Red Apple in Unadilla and Amphenol and the Great American in Sidney. The fare structure…
June 15, 2020
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Hartwick Student Arrested For Breaking OPT Door

College Student Charged For Breaking OPT Door ONEONTA – A Hartwick College student was arrested after allegedly kicking and breaking the glass door of the Oneonta Public Transit offices over Labor Day weekend, Police Chief Doug Brenner said today. Ellis Hancox, 20, was arrested by Oneonta Police after surveillance footage from the OPT showed him trying to board the Hillside Commons bus at 2:10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 1, before turning away from the bus and allegedly kicking the glass door,…
September 11, 2018
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Seniors Tour The Bright Side Of Oneonta

Nader Towers Seniors Tour The Bright Side Of Oneonta For the second year in a row, seniors of Nader Towers enjoyed a free tour of Oneonta’s Christmas lights this evening courtesy of Carla Balnis and Oneonta Public Transit. The bus toured the streets from East End to West End enjoying holiday light displays while Oneonta’s DJ Wooden and Judy Pitel, above, led the riders in singing Christmas songs. When the bus reached 10 Tilley Ave, home owner John Hayen, (seen…
December 13, 2017

OPT Bus Back On Road, On Schedule

OPT Bus Back On Road, On Schedule The Oneonta Public Transit bus that slid off Route 28 is back on the road, according to the OPT.  The 6 o’clock southbound departure from Cooperstown is expected to be on schedule.…
November 26, 2014

OPT BUS SLIDES OFF ROUTE 28

OPT BUS SLIDES OFF ROUTE 28 HARTWICK SEMINARY – At this hour, a northbound Oneonta Public Transit bus has slid off Route 28 at the curve in front of Dog Wild in Hartwick Seminary.  Three other cars were reported off Route 28 between I-88 and Coopertown in the last half hour.…
November 26, 2014

PUTTING THE COMMUNITY BACK INTO THE NEWSPAPER

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