Six local businesses were awarded for their economic contributions to the community. Mohawk Valley EDGE's annual Leading Edge Awards were held at the SUNY POLY Field House in Marcy, New York.
The budget in Dolgeville was turned down by a vote of 326 Yay's to 574 Nay's. That proposed budget included an 11% property tax cap hike. The Dolgeville Board of Education will have to meet to come up with another way of funding the upocoming school year. The District is faced with three options, vote again on the same, $19 million budget, put out a revied budget for a vote, or opt for a contingency budget. If a contingency budget is decided on, the tax levy would need to be set below this...
The group calls themselves 'No Slaughterhouse For Dolgeville', and they oppose the idea of a meat processing facility at the Manheim Business Park, which is ready for meat processing. Currently, no developer has been chosen to start moving into the site. Executive Director of the Herkimer County Industrial Development Agency, John Piseck, says he continues to market the site to numerous developers and industrial operations. Piseck also stated that conversations with the Department of...
New York State Police have shared new details in a fatal crash in Otsego County involving an Otsego County Sheriff's Deputy. The suspect led police on a car chase when the crash occured. The suspect has been identified as 23-year-old Matthew All of Sharon Springs. Troopers shared with Eyewitness News that at 2:30pm on May 21st they approached All in his vehicle following a complaint that he threatened someone with a knife. All took off in his vehicle and the pursuit made it's way East on...
Local Law Enforcement have arrested Angie Rios of Miami, Florida following her attempts to scam the elderly in our area. Rios surrendered to the New York State Police on a Madison County Court warrant. Rios is being charged with one county of Grand Larceny, accused of ripping off an elderly couple in Hamilton. In November of 2018, Rios called the couple to tell them that their grandson had been arrested and his bail was $40,000. The grandparents then sent the money. Rios was arraigned in...
As we head into Memorial Day Weekend, local law enforcement, officials and first responders want to remind those heading out on the water of the importance of not only safety, but understanding the laws. Sylvan Beach will be a hot spot for visitors, and those who are taking water craft out on the lake should be aware of several of those laws. Any person under the age of 12 should be wearing a life vest at all times while on board a water vessel. Although life vests are not required to be worn...
Utica College is now one of a few colleges across the nation to have their undergrad and graduate programs recieve an Academic Excellence Designation. About one thousand students major in Cyber Defense at Utica College. Of those, about 350 of them graduated with the Class of 2019, which will give those who are looking to join the program a better chance of getting accepted. Students who have completed the Cyber Defense program have gone on to join Law Enforcement, Homeland Security and the...
A woman from Miami, Florida is in the Madison County Jail, accused of scamming an elderly couple out of $40,000. Angie Rios, 28, turned herself in to the New York State Police after Madison County Judge Patrick O'Sullivan issued a warrant for the arrest of Rios. She is charged with one count of Grand Larceny in the Third Degree. The allegation is that Rios benefitted from a scheme that deceived the victims into believing a family member had been arrested and needed bail.
School board election night across the area and all school district budgets passed, with one major exception. Voters in the Dolgeville Central School District rejected their budget by a vote of 574 no votes to 326 yes votes. That budget was for $21,081,959 but it carried a onetime only 11% tax increase. The large increase was need to offset a $2.6 million dollar budget deficit. Because that tax increase exceeded the district tax cap, a super majority of 60% approval was required to pass. But...
