Adam Cole, the 25-year-old man eyewitnesses said stole a Schoharie County EMS ambulance off Main Street, Cobleskill after a bar fight Saturday, then crashed it in Schenectady following a bizarre series of events, is being held in Schenectady County Jail on a long string of charges including first-degree assault and reckless endangerment.
Mr. Cole was jailed without bail and is due back in Schenectady City Court Friday.
After that, he’ll be extradited to Schoharie County to be arraigned on additional charges—including the attempted theft of another vehicle--before being sent back to Schenectady County.
Jesus Espinal, 24, of Utica, was listed in critical condition after th ...

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Central Bridge wants to know why it’s not on Schoharie County’s ARPA list.
Barbara Simone and Elizabeth Farr, both of whom live in Central Bridge, brought their concerns over longtime water issues in the hamlet to supervisors’ ARPA Committee Thursday.
Supervisors have awarded the Town of Schoharie $550,000 from ARPA to address water and sewer issues in the Business Park, in part because of Highbridge Development’s plans for a warehouse across the street.
Economic development is important, Ms. Simone said.
“But why go to new projects when there are serious, imminent problems with our water and sewer systems—and have been for years?”
Water comes out of the ta ...

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A 22-year-old Cobleskill man was killed Thursday after a collision between his electric bike and a northbound vehicle on Route 10 in the Town of Seward.
Services will be held Saturday for Mackenzie Bamberger, who was airlifted from the scene to Albany Medical Center, where he later died from his injuries.
State Police said they responded to reports of the accident at the intersection of Route 10 and Hill Road at about 2:13pm.
Troopers said Mr. Bamberger entered the intersection from Hill Road, where he was struck.
The driver of the vehicle stopped immediately and called 911, they said.
The investigation is ongoing and the driver has been cooperative, they s ...

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Cobleskill’s Greenbush Hill Road will be closed for a couple of months while a culvert is being replaced.
Work began in August to stabilize erosion along a stream that runs into Smith Reservoir, according to Brendon Becker of Lamont Engineers, who designed the project.
Mr. Becker credited Soil and Water Conservation District Director Pete Nichols with identifying the problem.
A culvert had been washed out during flooding years ago, and a replacement culvert was not only too small, but also wasn’t aligned properly with the stream, Mr. Becker said.
“It just shot the water right into the bank,” causing further erosion, he added.
“A flood just completely washed ...

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There’s a new location for the state’s October 9 public hearing on Rock District Solar:
The Holiday Inn Express, Schoharie—not SUNY Cobleskill.
The time is the same—6pm—as is the format, said Carlisle Supervisor John Leavitt after making a couple of phone calls.
There was concern that the venue change was an indication the Office of Renewable Energy Siting hearing, one of the last steps in likely permitting the Carlisle and Seward project, would mean a switch to one-on-one conversations at “displays.”
But Mr. Leavitt said he’s been assured those attending will still get their time at the mic.
The hearing was moved after the SUNY Cobleskill site became unava ...

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