IN MEMORIAM ‘Wonder Woman’ Lost Family Remembers Tifanne Wells Editor’s Note: Tifanne Wells’ family released this heart-felt obituary Tuesday. A celebration of Tifanne’s life is planned at 4 p.m. Friday at Foothills Performing Arts & Community Center, Oneonta. ONEONTA – The devastated family of Tifanne Kristin Wells, 44, announces with the greatest sadness that Tifanne died tragically on Saturday, March 7, 2015. She was born May 31, 1970, in Fort Bragg, N.C., but shortly thereafter became a lifelong resident of…
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‘COMMON CORE’ FOES PACK 2 LOCAL FORUMS Parents Warn School Board About Atmosphere Of Fear COOPERSTOWN – Last year, only six families with nine children in all declined to take the state’s Common Core exams in the Cooperstown Central School District. But if the Cooperstown Central School District had mostly avoided protests about the testing-focused regimen, that abruptly and dramatically changed in the past few days. On Wednesday, March 4, more than 100 parents and teachers packed the school board meeting in the…
Oneonta Murder-Suicide, Village ‘Common Core’ Turmoil Detailed OUR NEWSPAPERS AVAILABLE AT THESE FINE ESTABLISHMENTS…
Lynch Confirms: He Won’t Run Again ONEONTA – Common Council member Mike Lynch reportedly announced this evening that he is sticking by his original decision: He won’t be running for another term in the November elections. Council members Bob Brzozowski, Chip Holmes and Larry Malone have already announced they aren’t running again, meaning there will be four new members on Common Council beginning next Jan. 1, plus a new mayor. So far, only Democratic Gary Herzig has announced a mayoral run.…
3 Candidates Raise Range Of Issues At Cheerful Forum At Village Hall…
Bonnie Raitt Will Perform At Ommegang…
John Remillard To Retire As Fox Hospital President ONEONTA – John D. Remillard today announced his retirement as Fox Hospital president, a post he has held since 1988. Among the many highlights of his tenure, he negotiated Fox’s affiliation with the Bassett Health Network in 2011, and in 2013 led the “Gold Standard of Patient Care” fund drive that raised the local share of more than $10 million in improvements to the hospital. A native of northern New York State,…
BRINDLEY, FISHER, MARCUS WIN TRAILBLAZER AWARDS ONEONTA – The city Commission on Community Relations & Human Rights has selected Angela Brindley, Joanne Fisher and Debra Marcus to receive the 2015 Trailblazer Award. The award is presented annually to women who have made outstanding contributions to the Oneonta Community through her profession and/or professional organization or as a Community volunteer. READ THE FULL TEXT OF TRAILBLAZER ANNOUNCEMENT…
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First, Oneonta Cool; Now, Baseball Hall Ninth Best Small Town Museum In U.S. The other day, Matador.com, the travel website, designated Oneonta as the 14th “coolest town” in the U.S. Now, Fodor’s, the eminent travel guide and website, has designated the Baseball Hall of Fame as ninth on the list of 15 “Best Small Town Museums in the U.S.”…