The Broome County Sheriff\u2019s Office responded to a tractor trailer accident on I-88 in the Town of Fenton that was transporting compressed Methane Gas.\u00a0\u00a0 52 year old Jeffrey Lind of Hallstead Pennsylvania was ejected from the vehicle and was pronounced deceased, deputies & local fire departments evacuated all homes & schools located within a \u00bc mile of the scene.\u00a0 Lind was operating the tractor trailer owned by Xpress Natural Gas of Montrose,\u00a0\u00a0 the preliminary investigation and eyewitness accounts indicated that Lind swerved to avoid a deer, lost control, struck the concrete barrier, overturned & slid across the highway into a concrete barrier.\u00a0 Crews removed the remaining gas from the scene, the evacuation remained in effect and surrounding roadways were closed into the afternoon hours, the cleanup and investigation continued into the afternoon hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Oneonta Police have arrested 27 year old Shawn Stilson of\nOneonta for Criminal Mischief, Reckless Endangerment, Reckless Driving and Driving the Wrong way on\na 1-Way Road. Stilson is accused of\nleaving the scene of a domestic dispute, driving his vehicle the wrong way down\nFairview Street, across Main Street & over the bridge & down to the\nRailroad tracks below early Saturday. \nThe vehicle was removed, the bridge was fixed & was re-opened to\ntraffic Saturday afternoon, Stilson was taken to Bassett Hospital, he was\ntreated, released & faces court action at a later date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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The Unadilla Rotary will hold their 10th annual Autumn Fest\non October 6th, spokesman Robert Knox explains:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(Robert Knox 9-23-19)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Additional information about the event can be found at\nunadillarotary.org\/autumn-fest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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The Otsego County Highway Department will close County\nHighway 45 in the Town of Hartwick to all traffic for 2 more culvert\nreplacements. Tomorrow, crews will be\nclosing highway 45 at the intersection with Lippitt Road, the road should be\nopened at the end of the day, on Thursday, crews are going to be closing\nHighway 45 a couple hundred feet south of Schidzick Road, and again the road\nshould be reopened at the end of the day. \nDetours will be in place through Bill Powers Road, to Towers Road, to\nSeminary Road & to State Route 28. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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The United Way of Delaware and Otsego Counties will host their\nOtsego County Kick Off for the United Way Campaign season on Thursday, from 5:00\nto 8:00 PM at J & D Wagon Wheel at 142 Main Street in Oneonta. More information is available at 432-8006\nor by email klorraine@unitedwaydo.org.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Broome County Sheriff\u2019s Office responded to a tractor trailer accident on I-88 in the Town of Fenton that was transporting compressed Methane Gas.\u00a0\u00a0 52 year old Jeffrey Lind of Hallstead Pennsylvania was ejected from the vehicle and was pronounced … Continue reading