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Milford water-main work starts 8 a.m. Wednesday

June 23, 2009 | Otsego County Breaking News | Comments

The village of Milford ha announced it’s planning to fix a water main on East Main Street. Digging will begin at 8 a.m., and this may interrupt water service to all village users. The outage could last until 3 p.m., depending on the severity of problems, village officials said. For more inform [...]

MSG’s Springfield plans are on hold

June 23, 2009 | Cooperstown Breaking News, Health, Otsego County Breaking News | Comments

Plans for a 1,000-acre music festival complex in Springfield are on hold. Madison Square Garden Entertainment has not purchased land near the intersection of U.S. Route 20 and Continental Road, where its annual three-day festival was to be held. And it has no business pending before the Springfield [...]

Saturday’s rainfall tops 2 inches in some areas

June 21, 2009 | Chenango County Breaking News, Delaware County breaking news, Oneonta Breaking News, Otsego County Breaking News, Weather | Comments

The National Weather Service has released rainfall amounts for the four-county area from Saturday’s storm. The results were compiled through unofficial observations through 10:40 a.m. today. The rainfall estimations are as follows: Chenango County ■ Norwich, 1.15 in. at 8:50 a.m. ■ Greene, [...]

Flash-flood warning in Chenango, Delaware, Otsego

June 20, 2009 | Chenango County Breaking News, Delaware County breaking news, Otsego County Breaking News, Weather | Comments

The National Weather Service has issued a flash-flood warning until 9:45 p.m. Saturday for the three area counties. Map of the affected areas Chenango County Emergency Management Office updates Radar is indicating rainfall of 1.5 to 2.75 inches in southern Chenango County, the NWS said, and similar [...]

Lost a bike? One found in Laurens

June 19, 2009 | Otsego County Breaking News | Comments

The Otsego County Sheriff’s Office has recovered a 26-inch girl’s mountain bike from the village of Laurens, according to a media release received Thursday. The owner may call deputies at 547-6434 to recover the property. [...]

Otsego conducts alcohol-sale checks

June 19, 2009 | Otsego County Breaking News | Comments

On Wednesday, state police conducted an underage drinking enforcement detail to ensure that various convenience stores were not selling alcohol to minors, according to a media release. Deputies used volunteers younger than 21. The following businesses were checked in the Otsego County and found to b [...]

At least 8 swine-flu cases in Cooperstown

June 17, 2009 | Cooperstown Breaking News, Health, Otsego County Breaking News, Swine flu | Comments

Of nine samples from Cooperstown sent to the state laboratory for swine flu, or H1N1, testing, eight have proven positive, The Daily Star has learned. The result of the ninth test is pending. More is expected to develop with this story. [...]

Chance of hail in area tonight

June 15, 2009 | Chenango County Breaking News, Delaware County breaking news, Otsego County Breaking News, Weather | Comments

Update: The warning for Chenango and Otsego counties has been canceled as of about 4:40 p.m. Chenango, Delaware and Otsego counties are under a hazardous weather outlook issued by the National Weather Service at 3:45 p.m. today. Scattered thunderstorms are expected through the early evening, with is [...]

Six swine-flu cases at Morris Central School

June 11, 2009 | Chenango County Breaking News, Delaware County breaking news, Health, Otsego County Breaking News, Swine flu | Comments

Oneontanow.com’s Swine Flu page MORRIS — The Otsego County Department of Health reports today that there has been a cluster of individuals with influenza-like illness identified in the Morris Central School. The cluster has been identified as H1N1. The six students affected have either r [...]

In Springfield, Otsego County has first rabies case

June 3, 2009 | Health, Otsego County Breaking News | Comments

A raccoon killed in the town of Springfield on Saturday is the first confirmed case of rabies in the county, an Otsego county health official said on Wednesday. The animal had no contact with people or pets before it was killed, said county rabies coordinator Peggy Benjamin. A person whose family wi [...]

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