The State Department of Labor today released preliminary local area unemployment rates for September, The State’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate held constant at 4.4% in September 2024. Locally, Chenango County had 2.7% unemployment, Delaware County 3.2% & Otsego County had 2.9% in September.
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Delaware County Sheriff’s Office arrested 48 year old Noel Wildey following an execution of an eviction in the Town of Masonville. Last Wednesday, members of the Delaware County Sheriff’s Civil Division were conducting an eviction at a residence in the Town of Masonville, where Wildey failed to provide his proper name and date of birth, giving several false names, it was discovered that Wildey had an active Arrest Warrant out of the State of Pennsylvania. Wildey was charged on the warrant & for Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance and Obstruction of Governmental Administration, he was held at the Delaware County Correctional Facility to for arraignment.
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Secretary of State Walter Mosley today announced the completion of the $19 million Dietz Street mixed-use housing development as part of the Oneonta Downtown Revitalization Initiative, which includes the new Hartwick College Baking Innovation Lab:
(Walter Mosley 10-22-24)
The new mixed-use building was constructed on an underutilized parking lot on Dietz Street and now hosts not only the Hartwick Baking Innovation Lab, but also 64 units of affordable and below market rate housing. The project received $1,470,000 in funding from the City’s $10 million Downtown Revitalization Initiative award.
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The 43rd Annual Norwich Family YMCA Turkey Trot a 5k Run/Walk will be held in Norwich, to support the Norwich Family YMCA. The event will be held on November 24th, registration is available at raceroster.com.
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Broadway In Binghamton’s latest show, AIN’T TOO PROUD – THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE TEMPTATIONS, opens tonight and will play tonight & tomorrow Night at the Forum Theatre. Tickets can be purchased in person at the Forum Box Office, online at BroadwayInBinghamton.com, or through Ticketmaster.com.
A.M. NEWS TUESDAY 10-22-24
The Otsego County Sheriff’s Office arrested 30 year old Jacob Nack of Oneonta for Promoting Prison Contraband. Nack is accused of not taking his medications properly while in the Otsego County Correctional Facility, he was issued an Appearance Ticket returnable to the Town of Middlefield Court at a later date.
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Several Fire Companies responded to a barn fire on County Route 22 in Smyrna Sunday morning. Several animals died in the fire, the cause of the fire is under investigation.
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A ribbon cutting will be held for the Hartwick College Baking Innovation Lab on Dietz Street in downtown Oneonta this morning at 11 am. This unit of the Hartwick Center for Craft Food and Beverage will provide world-class research and hands-on learning.
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