ONEONTA _ An Oneonta man was arrested Monday in connection with several residential burglaries in the area since August and troopers are calling the man a “cat burglar.”
Mark A. Clark Jr., 23, was charged by state police with nine counts of second-degree burglary, a felony, and three counts of petit larceny, a misdemeanor.
Clark illegally entered occupied homes at night and stole property, troopers said in a media release Tuesday.
Clark was arraigned in Unadilla Town Court and sent to Otsego County jail on $25,000 cash bail/$50,000 bond. A Felony Hearing is scheduled for Dec. 14.
Transitions Counseling Center in Cooperstown is collecting donations of gently worn shoes for Soles4Souls, a shoe charity that gives away free pairs of shoes to those in need.
The efforts of Transitions Counseling Center and participating groups will go directly toward helping put shoes on barefoote [...]
SECTION FOUR BOYS SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIPS
Saturday at National Soccer Hall of Fame fields
Class B: 2-Oneonta 3, 1-Owego 0
Class D: 2-Margaretville 2, 1-Cherry Valley-Springfield 1
SECTION FOUR GIRLS SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIPS
Saturday at National Soccer Hall of Fame fields
Class D: 2-Schenevus 2, 1-Davenpor [...]
Staff Report
Cherry Valley-Springfield Central School will close for the rest of the week due to a high-rate of flu-like symptoms among students.
There is a high rate of absenteeism and “the school is unable to provide and educationally sound environment,” district officials said in a media rele [...]
New York (AP) - New York’s law against texting while driving went into effect Sunday.
The law forbids the use of mobile devices for reading, typing and sending text messages while driving.
The ban on texting while driving comes with fines up to $150. It was already illegal in the state to ta [...]
This weekend is that time again, Day Light Savings time. Please remember to turn your clocks back one hour before Sunday, November 1st.
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A forum featuring the candidates for Oneonta mayor has been scheduled for 5:30 p.m. today at the Foothills Performing Arts Center.
Democratic and independent candidate Dick Miller, independent candidate Jason Corrigan and Republican, Conservative, Working Families and Independence candidate Erik Mil [...]
Walton Town Supervisor John Meredith died Monday night, according to his family.
Meredith was at home with his mother when he became unresponsive. He died en route to Delaware Valley Hospital shortly after 9 p.m.
Meredith had been undergoing treatment for a brain tumor, and was scheduled for surgery [...]
Staff Report
An 89-year-old man died after his car crashed into a mobile home in Otego on Wednesday afternoon.
Seymour Bourn of Lot 9 at the Mill Creek Estates mobile home park was driving south on a circular drive that services the park when for unknown reasons he drove off the roadway for about 75 [...]
ONEONTA _ A small electrical fire at the Opportunity for Otsego offices at 3 West Broadway resulted in the closure of the non-profit agency Tuesday.
OFO was expected to re-open Wednesday, according to fire officials.
A fire broke out in an electrical outlet in an office at OFO at about 10:11 a.m. Fi [...]
