Congressman Gibson Due At Hometown Fest ONEONTA – U.S. Rep. Chris Gibson, R-19, will attend the second day of the Hometown Fourth of July festival. He will be at Neahwa Park at 12:45 p.m. Saturday, July 5, meeting and greeting local residents.…
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RETIRED FINANCIER BOB HANFT SUCCEEDS OBERRITER AT IDA Bob Hanft, Pierstown, the retired Wall Street banker, has been elected chairman of the Otsego County Industrial Development Agency board. Meeting yesterday, the IDA accepted “with regret” the resignation of Sharon Oberitter of Fly Creek, retired founder, with husband Don, of the Cooperstown Bat Co., who had shepherded the IDA through its dramatic transition.…
Y’s Frank Russo Unveils Playground In Memory Of Dad, Former Fire Chief Oneonta Family Y Executive Director Frank Russo, in top photo, is embraced by Jim Sawyer, former Crew 36 OFD firefighter, after he announced the opening of the Francis “Cootie” Russo Jr. playground on Scramling Avenue in memory of his father, a retired city fire chief who passed away last July. Firefighter Shane Mattice looks on. “I have a huge family.” said the son. “I have my family, my Sixth Ward family…
Hartwick Town Board Asked To Petition DOT To Make Hamlet Intersection Safer HARTWICK – The Town of Hartwick Planning Board last evening adopted two resolutions aimed at improving signage in the town and expressing support for the local post office, according to board co-chair Alex Thomas. The first of the two resolutions called on the state Department of Transportation to install directional signs at Routes 205 and 11 in the hamlet. The board cited the use of 205 as a thoroughfare…
Visit Oneonta Gorge, Photographed, Named By City’s Carleton Watkins http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/hike-to-oregons-gorge-ous-oneonta-gorge…
Tribute To Postcard Collector Lois Herrick Planned ONEONTA – Friends of postcard-collector Lois Herrick, who passed away in April, are planning a tribute, “Postcards From A Friend,” 1-3 Sunday a the Swart-Wilcox House. Speakers will include collectors John Carney, Loraine Tyler and others. VIEW MORE ON LOIS HERRICK APPRECIATION…
Cuomo: No Rush On Fracking In State ALBANY — Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo has again made clear what has become increasingly obvious to both supporters and opponents of fracking: He is in no rush to make a decision, the New York Times reported yesterday.…
After Questioning Alleged Accomplice, D.A. May Lower Renert Charge, OD Says It no longer appears that an employee fired from a sport memorabilia shop in Cooperstown was planning to kill his former boss after all, and District Attorney John Muehl may lower the charge against him, the Utica Observer-Dispatch is reporting today. Although Barry Renert, 62, of Florida, has been charged with attempted murder, prosecutors now say the recent arrest of his accomplice has shed new light on the circumstances surrounding…
YMCA Junior Firefighters Given Up-Close Look At EMT Helicopter…