Davenport News

Jill Davenport and Andrew Gravelin announce they are engaged to marry. The bride-to-be is the daughter of Robert A. Davenport Jr., and Sue and Jack French of Lansing.

COOPERSTOWN _ In Otsego County Court on Wednesday before Judge John Lambert, Jacob S. Fink, 23, of Kerhonkson, pleaded guilty to fifth-degree criminal sale of a controlled substance, heroin.

DELHI "" The Delaware County Board of Supervisors voted Wednesday to support drilling for natural gas in the Marcellus shale on the condition that the state's Supplemental Generic Environmental Impact Statement addresses environmental concerns with sound science and regulatory safeguards.

Tara and Brian Gorence of Jefferson announce the birth of a daughter, Katherine Gorence, born Aug.

Route 23 is continuing to expand on the business front, with construction being conducted on four sites in the towns of Oneonta and Davenport.

COOPERSTOWN _ In Otsego County Court on Oct. 19 before Judge John Lambert, Jesse J. Miller, 20, of Springfield Center, pleaded innocent at arraignment to a charge of third-degree criminal sale of a controlled substance, cocaine.

ONEONTA _ The state tax department has seized a stove and fireplace business for nonpayment of almost $100,000 in sales taxes in Otsego County, a spokeswoman said Monday.

Step Back in Time features community news items from The Daily Star 25 and 50 years ago.

DAVENPORT _ "This is what you want to see," said Charlotte Valley Central School Principal Edgar Whaley as students and their families gathered for the school's third annual science fair Thursday night.

HARPERSFIELD _ An early-morning fire on state Route 23 in Delaware County on Tuesday damaged an apartment building.

The cause of the fire at the home of Frances Andrews on state Route 23, next to the Davenport Center diner, is still undetermined, Davenport Fire Chief Fred Utter said Friday.

26 and 27. The two-day event featured weigh-offs of pumpkins and other fall harvest items in which more than $7,000 in prize money was awarded.

Many voters in Delaware County will be adjusting to new voting machines and polling locations when they go to the polls for the general election Nov.

ONEONTA _ Mark Parisian has created a ``rolling tribute'' to his brother Ricky and other fallen troopers.

You don't have to be a longtime Oneonta resident to notice that Main Street storefronts seem to change hands pretty often.

DAVENPORT _ Black, brown, blond and gray locks fell as more than 30 staff and students from Charlotte Valley Central School let their heads be shaved Sunday to raise money for an alumna.

Leslie Sanford and Virginia Cody were united in marraige on Sept. 26, 1959, at St.

Seven area World War II veterans are bound for Washington, D.C., today to visit the World War II Memorial, according to Tex Seamon, Otsego County's veterans counselor.

ONEONTA _ If you are near downtown Oneonta on a Tuesday night and hear bagpipes in the breeze, it's not your imagination or someone's loud radio.

Two men were arrested at an Otego motel Saturday morning for allegedly possessing drugs.