http://www.thedailystar.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.thedailystar.com/local/local_story_311040029.html http://www.thedailystar.com/local/local_story_311040029.html Gas drilling has become a dominant issue in central New York, with money to be made and risks to be taken. Thousands of landowners have signed leases to permit drilling, some with bonuses of $2-an-acre and others, near major pipelines, as in Deposit, at $2,500. That's a mere fraction of what landowners might earn in royalties if the wells on their land are good producers. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.thedailystar.com/local/local_story_311040024.html http://www.thedailystar.com/local/local_story_311040024.html When I asked Oneonta Fire Chief Robert Barnes if his role as the city's emergency coordinator was something that evolved over time after he became chief in 1991, he had a quick response. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.thedailystar.com/local/local_story_311040022.html http://www.thedailystar.com/local/local_story_311040022.html An administrative hearing for a suspended Oneonta police officer has not yet been scheduled, the city's personnel director said Thursday. The officer, identified by sources close to the matter as Daniel Fetterman, was suspended without pay Oct. 15. The Common Council voted Oct. 20 to appoint an outside arbitrator Peter Prosper of Clifton Park. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.thedailystar.com/local/local_story_311040021.html http://www.thedailystar.com/local/local_story_311040021.html COOPERSTOWN _ In Otsego County Court on Monday before Judge John Lambert, three defendants pleaded innocent at their arraignments Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.thedailystar.com/local/local_story_311040015.html http://www.thedailystar.com/local/local_story_311040015.html COOPERSTOWN _ Otsego County will operate a fall cleanup program in the next two months, allowing residents to discard certain household items for free. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.thedailystar.com/local/local_story_311040014.html http://www.thedailystar.com/local/local_story_311040014.html A Milford teen was seriously injured Thursday when he was returning home from a Cooperstown High School sporting event on state Route 28 in the town of Hartwick, Otsego County deputies said. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.thedailystar.com/local/local_story_311040011.html http://www.thedailystar.com/local/local_story_311040011.html ONEONTA _ The State University College at Oneonta will host a presentation on Henry Hudson at 7 p.m. Tuesday. Charles Gehring will present "Uncovering New York's Dutch Past, One Page at a Time" in the Instructional Resource Center, Room 5. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.thedailystar.com/local/local_story_311040008.html http://www.thedailystar.com/local/local_story_311040008.html A piece of Morris history took its place in a recently refurbished home on Friday. Residents can see one of the first factory-produced tractors of Linn Manufacturing Corp., which operated in Morris from 1916-50. The green vehicle that was used to haul logs can be found at a recently redesigned building, which the Morris Rotary recently completed at Guy Rathbun Community Park in Morris. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.thedailystar.com/local/local_story_310040043.html http://www.thedailystar.com/local/local_story_310040043.html A North Norwich man has been accused of growing and selling marijuana. Walter J. Russell, 57, was charged Thursday with third-degree criminal possession of marijuana and unlawfully growing marijuana, said Chenango County deputies, who executed a search warrant at his home. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.thedailystar.com/local/local_story_310040041.html http://www.thedailystar.com/local/local_story_310040041.html DELHI _ The Delhi Village Zoning Board of Appeals has approved a request for use and area variances to locate a Tractor Supply Company store at the former Great American store on Main Street in Delhi. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.thedailystar.com/local/local_story_310040039.html http://www.thedailystar.com/local/local_story_310040039.html WALTON _ A project to build housing units and construct a factory in Walton has changed venues but is still moving forward, according to Craig Northacker, executive director of Vets-Help.org. Northacker said Thursday that the nonprofit organization is purchasing the former Buteau Motors location on Delaware Street in Walton. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.thedailystar.com/local/local_story_310040028.html http://www.thedailystar.com/local/local_story_310040028.html Whether they were wriggling like snakes or flying like geese, students at the Oneonta Nursery School were having fun Thursday. Nine 3-year-olds and one 4-year-old participated in a half-hour dance-fundamentals class started last month by Oneonta resident Bhala Jones. Another class is given on Fridays. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.thedailystar.com/local/local_story_310040020.html http://www.thedailystar.com/local/local_story_310040020.html According to updated election results posted to Otsego County's website, Bill Elsey is now in the lead in the Springfield town supervisor's race, with 206 votes to Thomas Armstrong's 192. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.thedailystar.com/local/local_story_310040015.html http://www.thedailystar.com/local/local_story_310040015.html In Otsego County's extremely close treasurer's election, Democrat Daniel Crowell's unofficial margin grew by 54 votes Thursday. In results posted election night, Crowell, who lives in Middlefield, led Republican Edward Keator Jr. of West Oneonta by just five votes, 5,869 to 5,864. However, while checking votes cast on lever machines, the staff at the Otsego County Board of Elections found errors Thursday in reporting in Laurens and Plainfield. ``When we checked the numbers, Ed lost 10 votes and Dan gained 44,'' said Lori Lehenbauer, the county's Republican deputy elections commissioner. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.thedailystar.com/local/local_story_310040012.html http://www.thedailystar.com/local/local_story_310040012.html Fire Chief Robert Barnes is retiring next month after a 36-year career in public safety, including 18 years at the helm of the Oneonta Fire Department. Several current and former city officials on Thursday lauded Barnes' service and said he will be hard to replace, especially in his role as the city's emergency manager.