Government
By Timothy Knight on Monday, Oct. 19, 2015 - 6:26 pm
Above: Gilboa Supervisor Tony VanGlad, left, accepting a check from Oorah Camp Director Avraham Krawiec in July 2014. Photo courtesy of the Schoharie News.
Schoharie County officials have denied an application from Oorah, a New Jersey-based nonprofit... Read more
By Robert Cairns on Friday, Oct. 16, 2015 - 2:54 pm
A local law to create a hotel and motel occupancy tax came a step closer to reality on Wednesday, Oct. 14, when the Delaware County Board of Supervisors scheduled a public hearing on the law to add two percent to the bills for overnight stays.
Wednesday's... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Thursday, Oct. 15, 2015 - 5:09 pm
Despite some initial opposition, a dairy goat farm has received a permit to operate a microcreamery and retail store in a long-vacant barn in the center of the Delaware County town of Andes.
Cyndi Wright, the owner of Dirty Girl Farm, received approval... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2015 - 4:42 pm
A judge has ordered Angel's Gate, a notorious animal hospice based in the Delaware County town of Meredith, to close immediately, sell all its assets and donate the proceeds to a legitimate animal charity.
Angel's Gate, which had a mission of caring for... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2015 - 2:50 pm
An elderly woman who wandered away from her home in the Schoharie County town of Esperance was found alive but hypothermic in a ditch on Columbus Day morning, according to Tony Desmond, the Schoharie County Sheriff.
The woman, who is 91 years old and has... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2015 - 5:21 pm
The New York State Police and the Sullivan County Sheriff's Office are investigating a homicide in the Sullivan County hamlet of Swan Lake, located in the town of Liberty, according to media reports.
Police found the body of Michael Northcote on Monday,... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Friday, Oct. 9, 2015 - 1:04 pm
A 46-year-old East Durham man allegedly assaulted another man with a sword on Friday, Oct. 2, sending his victim to the hospital, police say.
David M. Girard was arrested by the New York State Police and charged with felony assault and criminal possession... Read more
By Robert Cairns on Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2015 - 3:50 pm
Delaware County's board of supervisors is set to introduce legislation to impose a two-percent hotel occupancy tax.
At a public information meeting held on Monday, Oct. 5 in Delhi, Delaware County Economic Development Director Glenn Nealis said that the... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2015 - 9:32 pm
UPDATE: New York State Police have confirmed to Action News that a man is in custody, after a standoff situation Tuesday...
Posted by WBNG-TV Action News on Tuesday, October 6, 2015
Update, 2 p.m., October 7, 2015: The New York State Police have... Read more
By Timothy Knight on Monday, Oct. 5, 2015 - 10:11 am
With all 16 town supervisor seats up for grabs and three major countywide offices also slated to be on the Nov. 3 ballot, it is setting up to be a contentious season of vigorous campaigning in Schoharie County.
Although County Treasurer Bill Cherry has... Read more
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