Roger Clough has officially resigned as Superintendent of the Walton School district, following an out of court settlement where Clough will receive 2 years pay, and possible charges of professional misconduct against him will be dropped will be dropped. The Walton School Board has appointed Larry Thomas as the new Superintendent.
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A “Go Fund Me” page has been set up for Cooperstown Police Chief Mike Covert, who is suffering from a variety of Health issues & had to take a leave of absence. Covert faces expensive medical bills & will need a kidney transplant, his health insurance had lapsed briefly, and the fund was set up, it has raised almost $14,000 dollars through yesterday.
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The Rotary Club of Sidney will be hosting a fundraiser on March 16th for the Howard & Catherine Lynch Scholarship fund for a graduating Sidney High School Senior. Spokesman Larry Halbert explains:
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Tickets can be purchased at the Sidney & Norwich American Legions, at VEP+ on Main Street in Sidney, or by calling Larry Halbert at 237-4762, the deadline to purchase tickets is March 6th.
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The first Teen Institute Summit was held at Sidney high school on Monday, coordinated by the Heart of New York Teen Institute program. Sidney Superintendent Bill Christensen explains:
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The Teen Institute seeks to reduce underage alcohol use, tobacco and other drug use and other self-destructive behaviors. Monday’s summit in Sidney was a supplement to a fall conference the program normally holds.
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State Senator Jim Seward welcomed J.P. Dewey from Sidney High School to Monday in Albany as part of the annual “Music in our Schools Month” celebration. Dewey performed as a member of the prestigious All State Instrumental Jazz Ensemble. He is the first ever pianist from the Sidney area to be selected to play with the 18 member group. Choirs, orchestras and bands from across the state travel to Albany throughout the month of March to perform in the concourse of the Empire State Plaza as part of “Music in our Schools Month”.
Otsego County Sheriff’s deputies arrested 19 year old Skyler Blass of Otego & 18 year old Treyton Hathaway of Oneonta on Felony drug charges after traffic stop Friday. Deputies were alerted to be on the lookout for a vehicle that fled the scene of a motor vehicle accident in the Town of Davenport. Deputies observed the vehicle on State Highway 23; it was stopped on East Street in the City of Oneonta. Deputies seized 3 pounds of packaged psychedelic mushrooms and 5 pounds of packaged marihuana in the vehicle. Blass & Hathaway were arraigned, Blass was remanded to the Otsego County Jail on $20,000 Cash Bail / $50,000 bond, Hathaway was remanded on $10,000 Cash Bail / $20,000 Bond. The motor vehicle accident is still under investigation by the State Police.
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State Police arrested 39 year old Brad Keesler of Triangle for Criminal Obstruction of Breathing, Criminal Mischief and Unlawful Imprisonment, after a report of a domestic dispute. Keesler allegedly choked a victim and prevented the victim from calling 911 and leaving the residence. Troopers attempted to locate Keesler for several days; he turned himself in on March 3 and was arrested. He was processed then taken to Broome County Central Processing for arraignment.
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The announcement of the City of Oneonta Downtown Improvement awards will be made Today by Mayor Gary Herzig as part of his annual State of the City address during the regularly scheduled meeting of the Oneonta Common Council beginning at 7:00pm. The meeting will be held in the Foothills Performing Arts Center’s Production Center on the first floor to accommodate those wishing to attend. As part of Oneonta’s Downtown Revitalization Initiative, $2.3M was set aside to be provided to downtown business and property owners for grants to update exterior signage and building facades along with the development of quality upper floor housing. The Mayor and Common Council had appointed a Project Selection Committee chaired by former Mayor Kim Muller to review the more than 100 applications which were received.
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Delaware County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested 25-year-old Allen Conkling of Fish’s Eddy for 2 counts of Burglary & 2 counts of Petty Larceny. Conkling is accused of entering a building at a Lumber Yard and stealing various items on 2 separate occasions. Conkling was arraigned in the Town of Colchester Court he was remanded to the Delaware County Correctional Facility on $2,500 cash bail or $5,000 bond.
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The next General Clinton Canoe Regatta committee meetings will be held tonight at Galaxy Bowl in Bainbridge. At 6:30 the Race committee will meet, followed at 7:30 by the General Meeting.
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