Otsego County Sheriff Richard J. Devlin has been at the center of controversy since Eric Santomauro-Stenzel first reported that Devlin’s office had entered into a 287(g) Warrant Service Officer agreement with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in an article published November 27.…
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If you’re an Otsego County resident and have a hankering for competitive chess, your best bet is tournaments in Albany or Binghamton. A search of the history of rated tournaments in Oneonta or Cooperstown on the United States Chess Federation’s site yields zero results.…
Donald Trump campaigned on deporting the “worst of the worst” and has, as I expect you’re aware, hired a poorly trained army of well-funded yet poorly trained, unaccountable, masked men to meet unrealistic quotas.…
A Franklin woman representing herself sued Otsego County, the Sheriff’s Office and two deputies in May over alleged misconduct. In seeking $5 million in damages, Janel Whitbeck alleges false arrest, deliberate indifference to her medical needs, violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act...…
“Right here in Otsego County, many of our neighbors are living with high blood pressure, often without knowing it,” said Kelly Morrissey, Healthy Heart Ambassador Program Manager at the Oneonta Family YMCA.…
H. Laverne Thomas, retired professor of mathematics at the State University of New York at Oneonta, musician, and community leader, passed away peacefully at home on Monday, September 1, 2025, surrounded by his children, caregivers, and Hospice staff.…
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The program began on June 2, lasting six weeks and offering two law students that have completed their second year of schooling (rising 3Ls) per each of the three counties the opportunity for a legal internship.…
“I am thrilled to announce the tentative opening of our second satellite location for the Mobile DMV Program,” Basile said in a press release. “In a coordinated effort with the Town of Hartwick, this new location is scheduled to launch this fall, pending final approval.”…
My colleague Maria Griswold and I are on a summer-long mission to shed light on the vast array of vistas and vacation destinations Otsego County has at its disposal. For clarity, this series will be focusing on state parks and New York State Department of Environmental Conservation-managed state forests and waterway accesses in order to maintain a manageable scope.…
