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DWI Arrest - 9 January 2026

KidSkill Fund Winter Gala Brings Community Together to Support Access to Education in the Catskills

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Bassett Healthcare Network Welcomes First Baby of 2026

COOPERSTOWN – Bassett Healthcare Network’s Birthing Center at Bassett Medical Center in Cooperstown welcomed its first baby of 2026 on January 1, 2026 at 5:11 p.m.Charlotte Marie was born to Jaimie and Matthew. The family lives in Cobleskill. Both mom and baby are healthy and happy. At birth, Charlotte weighed 7 pounds 10 ounces and was 20 inches long.She is the couple’s first child and she happens to share a birthday with her family’s two dogs, Patches and Poppy.Jaimie works for Bassett...

SWEARING IN

Our own Elizabeth Barr got these photos of the swearing in Ceremony on January 1st. Sheriff, Albro Fancher, Michele Price, Schoharie County Treasurer, Christopher Luhr, District Attorney and Ryan McAllister, Schoharie County Judge. Remember to Subscribe! Subscription Options One Year $50.00 USD Six Months $30.00 USD One Year with Insider Newsletter $75.00 USD Thank you for reading the Schoharie News! Our work depends on your continued generosity and as such we appreciate all the support our rea...

Santa’s Little Helper? Or a Little Angel?

By Diane DobryCOBLESKILL — Someone has been leaving small bags of inspirational gifts and notes almost every day around Main Street in Cobleskill, offering words of encouragement for whomever may find and claim them.  Some gifts are key rings, others may be snowflake-shaped ornaments, with positive messages such as, “You matter,” and “You’re awesome!” The Secret Santa who prepares these treats is, surprisingly, a 9-year-old homeschooled boy named Joshua Walrath, whose mother Holly ...

Catskills Film Screening Sparks Debate Over NYC Water, Energy, and Land Use

ONEONTA — A nearly sold-out public screening in Oneonta is drawing attention for tackling a subject most New Yorkers have never been told is changing: a shift in how New York City plans to use the Catskills once water filtration becomes inevitable.On January 17, the New York Energy Alliance will host the world premiere of Unfiltered: New York’s Watershed Battle at the Foothills Performing Arts & Civic Center in Oneonta, followed by a live, in-person discussion on water, energy, land use, and...