Oneonta News

Frank and Nancy Greco of Sprakers announce the engagement of their daughter, Katelyn Jean Greco, to John Timothy Adams, son of Ron Adams of Syracuse and Patrice Bogan of Utica.

This weekend was a special one for those in Bainbridge as the Annual General Clinton Canoe Regatta marked its 50th year.

Wesleyan University has announced a program that will enable students to graduate with a bachelor's degree in three years, joining a growing number of colleges offering the shorter path as a way to save students money.

Gloversville graduate Lacie Newland, a senior at the State University of New York at Oneonta, competed for the women's outdoor track and field team in 2012.

For 50 years, the Village of Bainbridge has drawn people from across the country, and sometimes outside, to the General Clinton Canoe Regatta for a day of fun on the Susquehanna River.

USC The Business College, with locations in Utica, Canastota and Oneonta, recently announced that Jeff Held was appointed Director for the Oneonta Campus branch of the college.A Held, who had served in the capacity of Interim Director, is eminently qualified for the position said President Philip Williams.A "He has been an integral part of our ... (more)

Michael Corbo , the former Northeast regional vice president for Enterprise Rent-a-Car, has purchased Halfmoon, New York-based Hudson Valley Auto Appraisers of Albany.

By Joe Mahoney, The Daily Star, Oneonta, N.Y. May 15--Gas drilling advocates said they are hopeful that hydrofracking will get a boost in New York from last week's announcement by federal watchdogs that drinking water in the rural Pennsylvania village of Dimock is safe to consume despite fears by some residents that it was contaminated by shale gas ... (more)

David C. Marmon, better known as "Good Neighbor Dave" to listeners of Lockport's WLVL-AM Radio, died Tuesday night in Rosewood Heights Nursing Home, Syracuse.

Having had a few ghost sightings in the Hamilton, Ontario area during my lifetime, Dreaming of the Dead was a book I felt compelled to read and I'm so glad I did.

Ben Moxley needed only 75 pitches to complete a no-hitter for the Oneonta baseball squad in a 4-0... The New York Rangers took a 3-2 lead in their second-round Eastern Conference playoff series against the Washington Capitals in dramatic fashion, Binghamton Mets right-hander and New York Mets top pitching prospect Zack Wheeler appears to be in line ... (more)

OTSEGO COUNTY, N.Y. State Senator James L. Seward has announced that two school districts in Otsego County will receive additional senate funding to assist with budgetary needs.

The town of Skaneateles has become the latest of about 25 municipalities in New York to ban natural gas drilling.