Otsego County has launched a specialized court that addresses the unique challenges presented by opioid addiction.

 ALBANY — As state officials blocked dozens of police agencies from state motor vehicle records in a showdown over immigration policy, upstate sheriffs predicted the restrictions will jeopardize public safety.

Renovations and repairs at the Otsego County Jail are expected to wrap up next month, according to Otsego County Sheriff Richard Devlin Jr.

COOPERSTOWN — Oneonta residents Dylan Robinson and Nicolas Meridy, indicted for their alleged involvement in the October death of Worcester resident Kenneth Robinson, were offered plea bargains Monday, Jan. 13 in Otsego County Court.

 ONEONTA — Producers of a World War II-era movie set to be filmed in Otsego County were seeking actors, extras and crew members to assist with production this week.

The Cabin Fever Film Series at the Fenimore Art Museum will begin Friday, Jan. 17, with the 2019 biopic about Elton John, “Rocketman.” 

Dave Bliss will continue to serve as the chair of the Otsego County Board of Representatives, and Mount Vision farmer Meg Kennedy has been named to replace Gary Koutnik as vice chair.

Signs at the Otsego County Department of Motor Vehicles office in Oneonta, mentioning a state law allowing undocumented immigrants to apply for drivers licenses and learning permits, were moved after criticism that they were placed next to signs bearing the phone number of a “tip line” for I…

 Bassett Medical Center President William LeCates was recently selected to serve as the top medical adviser for the New York Army National Guard.

The Alexis P. Suter Band will make an encore performance for the Cooperstown Concert Series with a show at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 11 at The Otesaga Resort Hotel in Cooperstown. 

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Film Society of Cooperstown will begin its third season Wednesday, Jan. 15, with “Yesterday,” a 2019 romantic comedy.

Shiann Bellinger, 22, of Cobleskill, said giving birth to her daughter on Christmas day at Bassett Medical Center added significance to the holiday.

Betsy Jay, Bassett Medical Center’s chaplain for more than 12 years, will retire Tuesday.

For nearly 15 years, a Milford resident has been drawing people near and far to his home with a mesmerizing display of lights, cutouts and holiday inflatables. 

The sentencing for Justin Hobbie, the former Cooperstown teacher who pleaded guilty to child pornography charges, has been rescheduled.

State Sen. James L. Seward, R-Milford, in a Thursday, Dec. 19, media release announced $323.6 million was awarded to the four regions of the state he represents as part of the ninth round of the state’s Regional Economic Development Council awards.

The Fenimore Art Museum in Cooperstown has announced its 2020 exhibit schedule. 

Attendance was low, but spirits remained high during the annual Candlelight Evening at the Farmers’ Museum in Cooperstown on Saturday, Dec. 14.

The end of 2019 will also mean the end of the exhibit season at Fenimore Art Museum near Cooperstown in the town of Otsego.

 MIDDLEFIELD — Early each Friday morning, a group of up to 35 women cheer each other on as group members scale the indoor rock wall at Clark Sport Center.

 COOPERSTOWN — An East Worcester woman charged in connection with the 2018 deaths of her two infant children has a 10-year history of drug and alcohol abuse, according to Otsego County District Attorney John Muehl.

 COOPERSTOWN — Otsego County’s “tip fee” and several other trash disposal fees will go up in 2020, after the county’s Board of Representatives approved new rates Wednesday, Dec. 4, at a meeting in the county meeting room on the second floor at 197 Main St.

COOPERSTOWN — Baseball’s hot stove season will bring some warm bodies to Cooperstown during Winter Carnival weekend for a new event designed by the Friends of Doubleday Field committee. 

 COOPERSTOWN — National Baseball Hall of Fame Induction Weekend 2020 got more interesting with the Sunday, Dec. 8, announcement of the election of Marvin Miller and Ted Simmons by the Modern Baseball Era Committee.

A holiday reception for the “Not-the-Taj Winter Watch” art show will be held from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 13, at the Art Garage at 689 Beaver Meadow Road outside Cooperstown. 

SPCA Executive Director Stacie Haynes has confirmed that rescued German shepherd Zoe doesn’t have cancer and will stay local.

State Sen. James L. Seward, R-Milford, will have a challenger in next year’s election in New York’s 51st district as Middleburgh farmer Jim Barber, a Democrat, announced in a media release Monday, Dec. 2, he will try to keep Seward from a ninth term.

The Cooperstown Concert Series will continue its 50th season with a fundraiser for the Cooperstown Food Pantry. 

COOPERSTOWN — Otsego County government will include a county administrator beginning in 2020, after the position was approved by the Board of Representatives at its monthly meeting, Wednesday, Dec. 4, at 197 Main St. 

The Goodyear Lake Polar Bear Jump will have to wait until 2021 to celebrate its 25th year, as organizers have announced the 2020 jump will be canceled because of a car accident that affected the jump's founders.

Newly minted Eagle Scout Matthew Hulse had a very special guest at his award ceremony Friday.

The village of Cooperstown’s Board of Trustees passed two laws regarding zoning after lengthy public hearings at the board’s monthly meeting Monday, Nov. 25, in the village board room at 22 Main St. in Cooperstown.

MILFORD — Staff and administrators at the Otsego-Northern Catskills BOCES hosted a Thanksgiving luncheon on Monday for more than 150 students in the alternative education and Innovative Programs.