Oneonta News

According to the Syracuse office of the U.S. Postal Service, all post offices nationwide will be open today, although most will shorten retail lobby hours and close at noon.

A Walton teen died in a one-car motor vehicle accident this morning, state police at Sidney said.

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London, June 29 : A team of scientists has claimed to have solved the curious case of the missing legs in many frogs, by suggesting that the deformed frogs are actually victims of the predatory habits of dragonfly nymphs, which eat the legs of tadpoles.

ONEONTA _ The Common Council on Thursday approved two measures to fill a void created by the sudden resignation of the city's recently hired chamberlain.

EDMESTON _ Maddy Smith, 5, of West Oneonta, read 1,000 books in eight months. Maddy, who will enter first grade in September, is part of the 1,000 Book Club at Edmeston Central School.

Plans for a 1,000-acre music festival complex in Springfield are on hold. Madison Square Garden Entertainment has not purchased land near the intersection of U.S. Route 20 and Continental Road, where its annual three-day festival was to be held.

A fire that gutted a vacant Meridale house Friday morning is being investigated as suspicious in origin, a Delaware County fire official said.

ONEONTA _ A 19-year-old Oneonta man was arrested early Thursday morning in connection with a stabbing on Dietz Street.

MIDDLEFIELD _ A man who previously lived in Milford and Daytona Beach, Fla., was arrested Tuesday after a joint investigation by Otsego County deputies and the state Division of Parole.

Tara Campoli and Elayne Mosher fell in love after meeting as college students in Oneonta, where they live and work.

ONEONTA _ A blaze just after midnight this morning heavily damaged a Sixth Ward duplex and killed three dogs.

ONEONTA _ A $1 million flood-prevention project on Oneonta Creek can proceed without a local share of the cost, Mayor John Nader said Tuesday.

Two roads in the Oneonta area will be closed for some of this week for construction purposes.

The Oneonta City School District is reorganizing staffing at Wednesday's board of education meeting to better meet its needs and save money for local taxpayers, according to Oneonta Superintendent Michael Shea.

MIDDLEFIELD _ A Brooklyn man awaiting a trial on drug charges was arrested Friday for allegedly beating up another man at the Otsego County jail in April.

The cause of a fire that heavily damaged a vacant three-story house in the village of Delhi is being treated as suspicious, said county fire investigator James Olmstead.

An Oneonta doctor has focused her caring toward pet owners struggling to fill food bowls because of the recession.

An Oneonta teen will be achieving his longtime goal on Saturday when he is awarded Scouting's highest honor.

A New York City teenager has been charged with causing an explosion while taking a welding class in an Oneonta education and job training center Tuesday, according to state police.