River Street House Where Fictional Det. ‘Philo Vance’ Was Created Is Endangered Salvation Army Plans To Raze It, But GOHS May Object To Plans By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – Hidden behind a row of overgrown trees on River Street is a literary legacy. As S.S. Van Dine, Willard Huntington Wright (1888-1939), wrote 12 novels starring dandy detective Philo Vance – and Bob Brzozowski, Greater Oneonta Historical Society executive director, believes that they were written here. “We…
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from CHIP NORTHRUP For Now, Gas Necessary, But Before Long, Goodnight Irene To the Editor: Have followed the local fossil fuel v. renewables debate from afar and would like to suggest that there may be more compatibility between the two that either side is willing to admit. What the fossil-fuel junkies fail to understand is that the source of that gas is literally the bottom of the hydrocarbon barrel, the source rock. When it taps out, it’s Goodnight Irene. Wish…
from GREG CATLIN WSKG Listened To Patrons, Brought Back Classical Music To the Editor: Here at WSKG, we value your patience as we transitioned our radio stations in February. Since the switch we have heard from many of you about your listening preferences and desires. When we made the programming switch, 105.9 in Cooperstown remained WSKG News programming, with the understanding that was not necessarily a final decision. WSKG’s 91.7 FM, Oneonta, changed from classical music to an all-talk format.…
LIBBY’S BEST BETS Mother’s Day Tea, Spring Fest Choir Sings, ‘Dancing Queen’ It’s a lovely day for tea! Foothills hosts the annual Mother & Daughter tea party with treats, crafting, dancing and more. Tickets $25-$55. 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. Sunday, May 5 Foothills Performing Arts & Civic Center, 24 Market St., Oneonta. Info http://foothillspac.org/. • Do a traditional cake walk & win a cake or gift card for a cake donated by local bakers. Free admission, $2/cake walk. Friday,…
HOMETOWN HISTORY May 3, 2019 150 Years Ago Newspaper Change: L.P. Carpenter, late editor of the Oneonta Herald, has bought out the Chronicle at Morris, and commenced his labors there last Monday. As Mr. Carpenter has been foreman in our office most of the time since it came into our hands we can speak of his thorough integrity and industry from the daily intercourse of business. But, while we regret to lose so true a friend and counsellor our whole…
DEVELOPER RECORD ROCKY, THEY SAY 6th Ward Neighbors Complain To Seward About RSS’s Record By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – The Sixth Ward Neighbors United is hoping to enlist the assistance of state Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, in the fight against Riverside Apartments, a 64-unit low-income housing project proposed by Rehabilitation Support Services. We “are seeking a full investigation of the financial dealings of (RSS), who have submitted funding applications to several state agencies,” the letter…
from ART RORICK It’s Time To Move Forward On Upgrading D&H Yards To the Editor: I find your editorial of March 12-13, “Herzig: Act Today, Look To Tomorrow”, troubling. In my opinion, Mayor Herzig and the Common Council have not been transparent about the whole railyard development. From my standpoint as a Fifth Ward resident, this administration has done minimum communication for this development. The city has a 2014 document that the Greater Oneonta Economic Development Council worked on. GO-EDC…
FIRST UM MARKS 30TH ANNIVERSARY Oneonta ‘Reconciling Congregation’ Ramps Up Vs. Ban On Gays By JENNIFER HILL • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – It will be a bittersweet celebration. On Sunday, May 5, Oneonta’s First United Methodist Church will celebrate its 30th anniversary as a “Reconciling congregation,” sanctioning same-sex weddings and gay clergy. But the milestone comes right as the United Methodist Church’s Judicial Council, the church’s legal arm, has agreed April 26 to mostly uphold a “Traditional Plan” approved by…
HEAT from the EARTH Geothermal Pioneers, Kuzminskis Now Heat For Just $100 A Month By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com FLY CREEK – Sitting on their front porch on a warm evening, Adrian and Antoinette Kuzminski can look out at the green field across the road from their home in Fly Creek Valley. Or, looking at it another way, at their home heating and cooling system. “We get our heat from the earth,” said Adrian. “We’ve had geothermal for…
from JAMES R. DEAN As We Toil, Thanks For Nothing, Homer To the Editor: Regarding the ongoing New York Times articles about people moving up to the Hudson Valley and the Catskills: It cannot not come soon enough for me. I have driven back and forth through those areas for 50 years and I have seen the decline and loss of people and interest. It has gone from not being able to pass cars on the road in the 1970s,…
