An accident in Otego on Sunday afternoon has left a Delaware County man dead and his wife severely injured. Otego Fire Department officials reported that the man and woman involved were apparently trying to drive a golf cart across the railroad tracks on a private agricultural crossing at the east end of the village and struck the Canadian Pacific train. The 2-engine train was pulling 31 freight cars. Oneonta State Police said that 57-year old Charles Turk of Bloomville was found dead under the overturned golf cart. His wife 58-year old Cynthia Turk was found lying nearby with 2 broken legs. Mrs. Turk was airlifted to Albany Medical Center. The investigation is continuing. She is listed in serious but stable condition at this time. The couple had been camping near the railroad tracks over the weekend. Medical personnel from Otego Fire and Rescue squads as well as Cooperstown Medical Transport, Otsego deputies and State Police all reported to the scene of the crash.
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Improvements to the state DEC’s sporting license-issuance and game harvest reporting system are in place in time for this year’s hunting season. The 2015-16 hunting and trapping licenses go on sale Today and are valid beginning September 1st, Licenses and permits can be purchased at dec.ny.gov/permits, through the online License center at licensecenter.ny.gov or by calling 1 (866) 933-2257
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The City of Oneonta will be painting the deck of the Pedestrian Bridge adjoining the 2nd level of the parking garage to the Main Street arcade walkway beginning this morning, The bridge will be closed today & Tuesday, during that time, Main street can be accessed from the Muller Park Stairs or by lower Chestnut Street. More information is available at 432-6465.
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The Oneonta department of public service announced that they would be replacing a portion of the water main & services & the entire pavement on 8th street starting today. Work is scheduled from 7:00 AM to 4:00 PM weekdays; a completion date has not been determined. More information is available at 432-6465.
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Over 80 aviation enthusiasts came together at the Chenango Airport this past weekend to fly remote controlled planes. 300 R.C. planes took to the skies to help raise money for the Southern Tier veterans support group.
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The Otsego County Fair drew record crowds last week.
Organizers say over 31-thousand people attended the annual fair at the Otsego County Fair grounds in Morris. The Chenango County Fair in Norwich kicks off it’s 6-day fair tomorrow.
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New York State had more than 9 million total jobs in 2014, a state record, but the increase was largely in New York City and the statewide labor force continues to decline. Battling back from the recession in 2008 and 2009, New York has added 538,000 jobs since 2009 and last year had the strongest growth since 2000 with 143,000 jobs added. The other upstate regions including the Finger Lakes and the Hudson Valley added jobs at rates less than half the national average during the same stretch. Jobs increased 2.4 percent in the Hudson Valley, 2.1 percent in the Finger Lakes and 1.5 percent in Western New York over the 5-year span, but were down 2.2 percent in the Southern Tier.
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New York State is looking to be in good shape to meet President Obama’s mandated cut in carbon emissions from power plants. The state is on track to meet the mandate – which calls for a 32 percent nationwide cut – more than a decade before the Federal Clean Power Plan’s 2030 deadline. In June, the state committed to 3 major energy benchmarks for the next 15 years: reducing all greenhouse-gas emissions by 40 percent from 1990 levels, decreasing energy consumption in buildings by 23 percent from 2012 levels and making sure half of the state’s energy is produced from renewable sources.
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The Bainbridge-Guilford Central School district will be holding it’s annual mandatory parent-student meeting for JV and Varsity athletics in the Fall season. The meeting will be held at the high school auditorium tonight at 6 PM. All necessary paperwork for participation will be provided at the meeting. Fall sports offered at B-G are: Volleyball, Football, Soccer, Cheerleading and Golf.