Congressman Gibson Job Corps Commencement Speaker ONEONTA – U.S. Rep. Chris Gibson, R-19, will be here Friday to deliver the commencement address at the Oneonta Job Corps Academy at 2 p.m. Friday. The Job Corps is celebrating its 50th anniversary. …
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August 2014 - Page 3
Bassett Acquires More Advanced CT Scanner COOPERSTOWN – Bassett Hospital has announced acquisition of an advanced 128-slice CT scanner, saying it will more effectively detect and treat heart disease, cancer, stroke, lung disease and other life-threatening ailments. “This technology will translate into less procedure time for patients with sharper, more detailed images,” said Dr. James Peters, chief of radiology. “In addition, the new scanner uses technology that allows for the most appropriate radiation exposure for each patient examination. So we’re…
Former RSCS Superintendent Bob Barracco Awarded Purple Heart 45 Years After Injury RICHFIELD SPRINGS – Congressman Chris Gibson, R-19, this week presented Bob Barracco, a Vietnam veteran and retired Richfield Springs superintendent of schools, with a Purple Heart. “Having served in combat myself, I am deeply honored to assist veterans who made extraordinary sacrifices in defense of our freedoms,” said Gibson while visiting Barracco at his home here. Barracco joined the Army in 1968 and was deployed to Vietnam in January 1969.…
Zephyr Teachout To Speak In Oneonta Aug. 29 ONEONTA – Zephyr Teachout, the Fordham University law professor who is running against Andrew Cuomo in the Tuesday, Sept. 9, Democratic primary, will be back in Otsego County at 4 p.m. Friday, Aug. 29, at the Foothills Performing Arts Center. A fundraiser will follow at the Green Earth, a few doors up the street. Teachout is a progressive who positioned herself as the “true Democratic candidate” when she appeared earlier this month…
Little League Phenom Mo’ne Davis Praises All-Star Village Experience…
WORK UNDERWAY TO UPDATE COOPERSTOWN’S MASTER PLAN People To Be Surveyed Saturday At Farmers’ Market, Pioneer Park COOPERSTOWN – The Saratoga Springs consultant hired to develop a downtown revitalization and economic development strategy will be collecting data this Saturday from residents and visitors at The Cooperstown Farmers’ Market and in Pioneer Park. Elan Planning, Design & Landscape Architecture by the village and the county Industrial Development Agency to help solicit community input in the development of an updated Comprehensive Master…
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Nicoletta To Retire As Bassett CFO; Andrews Succeeds Him At Hospital COOPERSTOWN – Nick Nicoletta, Richfield Springs, longtime chief financial officer at Bassett Hospital and also CFO of its eight-county healthcare corporation, will retire at the end of the year. He will be succeeded as hospital CEO by Sue Andrews of Schuyler Lake, a veteran in the hospital’s administration, Bassett President/CEO Vance Brown announced today. He said a search will be launched for corporate CFO.…
2 Deans Appointed, Fulfilling SUNY Oneonta 5-Division Plan ONEONTA – SUNY Oneonta will begin the academic year with two new founding deans, Jan Bowers and Joao Sedycias, completing a reorganization into five academic divisions begun last fall. Also appointed is Terrence Mitchell as the college’s first chief diversity officer. Classes begin Monday for the 2014-15 academic year.…
Artist Janet Wentworth Seeking Oneonta Heroes For Portrait Series ONEONTA – Artist Janet Wentworth wants to make sure Oneonta’s notables get the recognition they deserve. “I want to paint the unsung heroes, the under-represented, the never-represented,” she told Common Council earlier this evening. Wentworth, an artist and adjunct art professor at SUNY Oneonta, has received a grant to paint 10 oil portraits of Oneonta community members in the “classical style” to be displayed at The Fenimore Art Museum’s community gallery.…