At Cooperstown All Star Village, the baseball games may be the centerpiece, but the experience is intentionally designed to feel much larger than what happens between the foul lines.…
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The project includes extended turning lanes, a new sidewalk along the northern edge of the corridor and an additional pedestrian crosswalk at the north side of the State Route 23 and State Route 28 intersection.…
On Tuesday, February 4, the City of Oneonta Common Council met for more than two hours and covered a variety of topics in an agenda supported by 154 pages of detailed documentation. Council members approved warrants totaling $487,574.60.00 for payment by the finance director and authorized more than $280,000.00 in other expenses.…
This week's briefs include information about a new OPT night bus route, the opening of Hanford Mills Museum and an upcoming "Christmas in July" concert and fundraiser.…
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…
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.…
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…
‘We’re Onta Something’ Buses Roll Out in Downtown Oneonta…
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,…
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…
