HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6 Rock Wall Climbing Competition ROCK CLIMBING – 3:30 – 5:30 p.m. Free, grades K-6. Compete to see who can climb the rock wall the best. Sign-up at climbing wall. Clark Sports Center, 124 Co Rd 52, Cooperstown. 607-547-2800 or visit www.clarksportscenter.com…
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LET’S GET IT DONE! In State Of The City, Herzig Revisits DRI, Charts Steps Ahead Editor’s Note: This is the full text of Mayor Gary Herzig’s State of the City speech, delivered this evening to Common Council in Oneonta City Hall. It is Herzig fifth annual assessment of the city’s health. By GARY HERZIG • Mayor of Oneonta In 2018, Hartwick College’s president Margaret Drugovich introduced me to a young lady named Nadya Zhexembayeva, a 2001 graduate of Hartwick College.…
Two Men Arrested In Walmart Vandalism ONEONTA – State police have arrested the other two men accused of vandalizing the Walmart craft aisle in early January. Jamie R. Sophie, 21, and Nathaniel Rubera 21, both of Unadilla, were arrested and charged with the felony of Criminal Mischief in the third degree and the misdemeanor of Conspiracy in the fifth degree for allegedly entering the store on Jan. 8, and opening bottles craft paint to damage more than $250 worth of…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 5 Courtship In The Animal Kingdom LEARNING LECTURE – 6:30 p.m. ‘Romance In The Wild’ presentation on animal kingdoms most creative courtship displays. Maybe get inspired for Valentines Day. Cost, $5/non-member. Rogers Environmental Education Center, 2721 St. Rt. 80, Sherburne. 607-674-4733 or visit friendsofrogers.org…
Assemblyman Salka Hosts Bail-Reform Rally Locally Lawmakers, Sheriffs, Prosecutors Gather Thursday At County Jail MIDDLEFIELD – Otsego County Assemblyman John Salka, R-Brookfield, is organizing at “Repeal Bail Reform” Rally at 10:30 a.m. this Thursday, Feb. 6, at the Otsego County Correctional Facility, next to the county’s Meadows Office Building in the Town of Middlefield. In addition to state Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, attendees include three other assemblyman, including Chris Tague and Brian Miller, who represent parts of Otsego County; four…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4 Red Dragon Reading Series Begins READING SERIES – 7:30 p.m. Novelist Alice Lichtenstein presents her works at Red Dragon Reading Series. Craven Lounge, Morris Conference Center, SUNY Oneonta.…
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IN MEMORIAM: William ‘Bill’ Truscott, 74; After Farming, Lived in Arizona, California MILFORD – William “Bill” Truscott, 74, who retired from farming in Laurens, then pursued a career in business, living in Arizona and California, passed away peacefully Saturday night Feb. 1, 2020, surrounded by his family at home after a long battle with MS. He was born on Aug 17, 1945, son of Howard and Alice (Buel) Truscott in Delhi. After graduation from Laurens Central School, Class of 1964,…
IN MEMORIAM: Evelyn Jacobs, Oneonta; Centenarian, Retired RN At Fox Hospital ONEONTA – Evelyn Jacobs, 100, a registered nurse at Fox Hospital for 20 years, passed away peacefully on Friday, Jan. 24, 2020. She was predeceased by her loving husband of 45 years, Albert Rowe, then married Larry Jacobs, who she was loved by for 12 years until his passing. An Oneonta native, Evelyn was a graduate of Binghamton General School of Nursing in 1943, then served as a Fox…
IN MEMORIAL: William Aris Mixon Jr., 81; High-End NYC Retailer, Hotelier In Bahamas CHERRY VALLEY – William Aris Mixon Jr., 81, of Cherry Valley, a high-end retailer in New York City and hotelier in the Bahamas, passed away due to complications from a head injury on Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019, at Albany Medical Center. Known familiarly as Aris Mixon, he was born on Jan. 27, 1939, in Cairo, Georgia. An active, creative man, he attended Florida State University, where he…