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85 SOUL-SEARCH FOR 3 HOURS Some County Dems Ponder What To Do By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – Melinda Hardin, the local Democratic organizer, hosted a meeting of party faithful this morning to discuss what to do as a result of Donald Trump’s election as president. Hardin had planned to host the gathering at her and husband Lou Allstadt’s home; (he is an independent). But the response was so great – 85 attended – the meeting needed…
Drugovich, 100 College Presidents, Urge President-Elect To Speak Against Hate ONEONTA – Hartwick College President Margaret L. Drugovich this morning added her name to an open letter to President-elect Trump – co-signed by 100 college and university presidents – urging him to speak out against recent acts of harassment, hate and violence. CLICK FOR FULL TEXT OF LETTER…
DEDICATION MONDAY AT BINDER Hartwick Naming Complex For President, Mayor Miller ONEONTA – Hartwick College will dedicate the new men’s locker room complex at the Binder Phys-Ed Center at 6 p.m. Monday in honor of Richard P. Miller, former Oneonta mayor and college president. A 5:30 reception will precede the dedication; tours of the Dick Miller Locker Room Complex will follow. The refurbished complex on the Binder’s third floor includes brand new lockers, showers and shower partitions, lights and light fixtures,…
CCS Community Agrees To Disagree – Respectfully…
IN MEMORIAM Maureen Agnes Gallagher, 63; Hartwick Math Prof For 22 Years ONEONTA – Maureen Agnes Gallagher, 63, 22-year Hartwick College mathematics professor and a life-long Oneonta resident, died on Thursday, Nov. 17, 2016, after an extended illness. She was born May 10, 1953, at Fox Hospital, the daughter of John J. and Catherine M. Gallagher. Maureen was a graduate of Bugbee School and a proud “Bugbee Brat,” having attended from Junior Kindergarten through ninth grade. She graduated from Oneonta…
Proceeds From Laurens Openers Underwrite Grasso Scholarships LAURENS – The Laurens Central School Booster Club is honoring the memory of beloved Pat “Coach” Grasso at the Leopards’ opening games Tuesday, Nov. 29. Admission will be by donation, and proceeds will go to the Pat Grasso Scholarship Fund, according to Margie Barker, LCS Booster Club secretary, who called Coach Grasso “the heart and soul of our athletic program, our school and our community.”…
School Board President Apologizes ‘Mishandled’ Communication Led To Appearance Of CCS Insensitivity Editor’s Note: CCS board President Theresa Russo issued this statement this afternoon, saying a miscommunication inadvertently created the appearance of insensivity toward 30-year elementary school secretary Laurie Pestar. The matter has now been resolved to the family’s satisfaction she said. On behalf of the Cooperstown Central School Board of Education, we apologize for what appeared to be an insensitive response to Mrs. Pestar’s situation. While it is true…
‘Unity Vigil’ At 5:15 At Cooperstown Central COOPERSTOWN – A school-sponsored “Cooperstown Unity Vigil” is planned at 5:15 p.m. at the flag pole in front of the middle/high school. All are welcome Principal Donna Lucy organized the event after being approached by students in recent days interested in expressing their patriotism after last week’s post-election Facebook complaint and subsequent rally, according to school board President Theresa Russo.…
Former SUNY Oneonta Professor Wins 2016 National Book Award ONEONTA – Ibram X. Kendi, former SUNY Oneonta assistant history professor, just won the National Book Award for Nonfiction for “Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America.” “In the midst of the human ugliness of racism, there was the human beauty,” he said in his acceptance speech when the awards were announced Wednesday in New York City. “There is the human beauty in the resistance to…