August 23rd is the scheduled date for an Otsego County Supreme Court hearing in the case of the City of Oneonta against Nicolai & Melania Pervu, the owners of 195 Main Street. The city accuses the Pervu’s of having unsafe conditions for the tenants of the building; residential tenants were evicted by the city last month.
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The state’s 2018-19 Enacted Budget Financial Plan projects that spending will outpace revenues over the next 3 years with potential cumulative gaps totaling $17.9 billion, according to a report released today by State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli. The $170.3 billion spending plan is up $6.5 billion from last year, while Total receipts are expected to by $541 million, to $166 billion. The Division of the Budget expects that the state will utilize 42% of the $9.4 billion General Fund balance from last year into the current fiscal year, and that General Fund reserves will decline to $2.9 billion by SFY 2021-22. The full report is available at http://www.osc.state.ny.us/reports/budget/2018/2018-19-enacted-budget-financial-plan-july.pdf
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The Otsego County Sheriff’s Department arrested County Jail Inmate Leroy Holley of Binghamton on charges of 2nd degree attempted assault, following an alleged fight with another inmate, causing minor injuries. Holley was arraigned & was remanded back to the Otse3go County Jail pending court action today in town of Middlefield Court.
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The City of Oneonta is holding information sessions on the $2.3 million grant program. Local business and property owners can seek grant funding to renovate, repair and improve properties, with signage & facade improvements, among other possible projects. 3 sessions are being held at the Foothills Performing Arts Center throughout the day, the first one was held at 9:00 a.m, the 2nd one is at 1:00 PM, and the last one will be held at 6:00 PM. Any business that is interested in the program please feel free to contact the Chamber for assistance or contact directly Elizabeth Horvath, Senior Project Manager with Delaware Engineering at 432-8073.
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Governor Cuomo announced that more than $1 million has been awarded to New York State farmers through two grant programs designed to promote growth in the state’s agriculture industry. The New Farmers Grant Fund assists new and early-stage farmers, and the Veterans Farmer Grant Fund supports farms owned and operated by military veterans. In the Southern Tier; Lilley Farms, LLC, Chenango County will receive $47,589 to Build and equip a livestock barn and purchase field equipment to expand the farm’s herd and increase sales.

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State Police will increase patrols to crack down on drunk and drugged driving and other traffic infractions over the 4th of July holiday. State Troopers will conduct sobriety checkpoints and target reckless and aggressive driving statewide in an effort to keep New York highways safe during one of the busiest summer holidays for travel. This special enforcement detail will run through Thursday, July 5th.
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State Police arrested 33 year old Michael Swantak of New York Mills, for felony Aggravated Unlicensed Operation, after a trooper observed Swantak commit several vehicle and traffic infractions while on Interstate 88 and State Route 205 in Oneonta. A traffic stop and an investigation revealed that Swantak’s license had been suspended 21 times. He was arraigned in the town of Oneonta court & was released on $250 cash bail and is due back in court on July 19th.
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State Police arrested 33 year old Angelica Rivera of Rochester for Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance, after an officer checked on her vehicle which was disabled on State Highway 10 in the town of Walton. Rivera had an active warrant in Monroe County and she was detained, Troopers also found 1.8 grams of cocaine in Rivera’s possession.
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Bassett Healthcare Network launched a program in 2016 aimed at making evidence-based addiction treatment more readily accessible to people living in Central New York by offering medication-assisted treatment in the primary care setting. The program earned Bassett the “Healthcare Association of New York State’s” 2018 Pinnacle Award for Quality and Patient Safety. The network now has 27 primary care practitioners who have obtained Drug Addiction Treatment waivers to be able to prescribe medication for treatment of opioid addiction.
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