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Over 80 people gathered to celebrate the opening of Oneonta Family YMCA’s Y Specialty Fitness @ FoxCare on Friday, July 14. In attendance were New York State Assemblyman Brian Miller, representatives from Congressman Marc Molinaro’s office and the NYS Alliance of YMCAs, and many community members.…
The Oneonta Green Wave was eliminated from the American Legion District 6 tournament with a tough loss to Endicott at Binghamton’s Conlon Field on Wednesday, July 19. The contest was a tight pitchers’ duel, but Endicott broke away with three runs in the final two innings to win 4-0. Asa Dugan suffered a tough loss, his only one of the season, throwing five and two-thirds innings. He allowed only four hits, walked four and struck out five.…
U.S. Army veteran and filmmaker Korey Rowe will open DOSHA, a legal cannabis retail store, on Main Street in Oneonta on Saturday, August 12. Mayor Mark Drnek and other officials will attend the opening ceremony at 4 p.m. Products will be locally sourced from certified New York growers and processors. DOSHA will also offer classes to prospective or experienced cannabis producers and entrepreneurs.…
The Oneonta Area Branch of the NAACP has awarded a second 2023 Martin Luther King Jr. Tuition Assistance Award to Anya Sloth. The purpose of this award is to recognize a student who has demonstrated the ideals and principles of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in their schools and communities. The Education Committee selected Sloth because she is an excellent role model for her peers.…
Descendants of Burrit L. and Mary Amanda Walling Anderson will convene in the Wilber Park Upper Pavilion on Saturday, August 5. It will be the 100th anniversary of the first Anderson reunion in August 1923, which attracted 103 attendees and was featured in the “Oneonta Herald.” Anderson descendants have held the event every year since except 1945 and 2020, and the event has averaged about 50 people per year. The reunion draws relatives from at least 16 states across the…
The Oneonta Area NAACP has had to cancel its August 12, 2023 summer picnic. The NAACP chapter’s leaders and members will miss seeing friends, family, neighbors, and community members at the picnic this year, according to a press release issued August 1.…
The man found dead in a public restroom at AO Fox Hospital on May 31 was the victim of the infamous April kidnapping case in Exeter, the Otsego County Sheriff’s Office announced on Thursday, July 20. Michael A. Morton, 32, of West Winfield, entered Fox some time on the evening of May 30. He died of an accidental drug overdose and was found at 10:30 the next morning.…
The Charter Review Committee of the Oneonta Common Council met on Thursday, July 20 to discuss potential changes to the city’s governing document. Chairman Scott Harrington (R-6th Ward) and members Len Carson (R-5) and Kaytee Lipari Shue (D-4) met with City Attorney David Merzig to discuss a potential amendment that would allow a majority of the Common Council to remove members of boards and commissions.…
A group known as the Bloodstained MenTM & Their Friends visited Oneonta on Sunday, July 22 as part of a 13-day New York State protest tour. Based in Davis, California, the group typically travels to more than 60 cities annually, holding protests and educating the public about the rights of all children to keep all parts of their genitals.…
Letter from Oneonta Mayor Mark Drnek Muller Plaza Plans Outlined in Video A vibrant downtown that attracts locals and visitors is our shared hope for Oneonta’s near and long-term future. To spur that along, we’ve made Muller Plaza our focus this summer. I’m happy to report that, despite rainouts and closures due to smoky skies, we are seeing an organic growth in use of the space. With an increasing interest from service organizations, businesses and entertainers, it’s likely that we’ll…