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Fikes’ deep roots in the Civil Rights Movement date from the 1960s. As a member of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, Fikes sat in at lunch counters, boycotted buses, registered voters, and led walkouts of her own R.B. Hudson High School—all to advocate for desegregation, voting rights, and social justice.…
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. famously said, “We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools.” As an activist, this was an extremely strong quote. It can mean numerous things to many individuals but, in my perspective, this quote is simply saying that we as people have a choice and can make a decision.…
“We spent the following week exploring the nest and learning all about wasps. The children were eager and excited to see and touch the nest and, with a magnifying glass and head lamps, could even see way down deep inside of it. We also read books about wasp homes, and studied the body parts and life cycle of wasps,” Marshall said.…
Martha Mary (Richtsfeld) Messner, a well-known and much-loved nurse in Otsego County for most of her life, died on December 13, 2024 at age 75 after a courageous battle with Alzheimer’s disease. Martha was born on March 22, 1949 in Oneonta, New York, to Erna and Marcus Richtsfeld, both immigrants from Germany, and was baptized at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Delhi on May 1, 1949. Martha grew up on the family dairy farm near East Meredith where she and her…
Catch up on academic honors, awards, graduations and commendations earned by students throughout Otsego County.…
WORCESTER—Martha Mary (née Richtsfeld) Messner died at home on December 13, 2024. She was born March 22, 1949. Calling hours will be on Friday, January 17, 2025 from 3-7 p.m., followed by a service of Evening Prayer at Atonement Lutheran Church, 1 Center Street, Oneonta.…
Bonfiglio is a World War II Navy veteran who lives in an assisted living facility near his son, Chris Bonfiglio, in Westchester, New York. Vincent had four children, two boys and two girls. The youngest son predeceased his father. His wife, Frances, also passed away after 35 years of marriage, at age 52.…
Hurricane relief, a case of chronic wasting disease, two new children's books by sportswriter James Buckley Jr. and upcoming events are among the topics covered in this week's news briefs.…
Upcoming performances by Orpheus Theatre and the Catskill Community Players, a blood drive at Cooperstown Central School and the City of Oneonta's holiday schedule are among the topics covered in this week's news briefs.…
“Through this tour we will learn what downtown Worcester was like in the last decades of the 1800s and what factors led to the demographic decline in subsequent years.”…