Rep. Delgado Meets With Small Business Community Ahead of opening his Oneonta office on Thursday, Feb. 7, Congressman Antonio Delgado, D-19, met with members of Otsego County’s small business community at Hartwick College’s Shineman Chapel this afternoon. “I’m best equipped as your advocate when I have spoken to you” he told, seated from left, Michelle Catan, Small Business Development Center director; Jill Morgan-Meek, owner, Transitions Boutique; Otsego Now CEO Jody Zakrevsky, and developer Ed May. The discussion was hosted by…
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IDELSON RETIRES AT HALL OF FAME He’ll Serve Through Induction 2019 COOPERSTOWN – Jeff Idelson will retire as Baseball Hall of Fame president after the July 21 induction, board Chairman Jane Forbes Clark announced a few minutes ago. “I am heartbroken for the Museum and its staff, but thrilled for Jeff,” Clark said. “Over his 11-year tenure as President of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, Jeff’s leadership and passion have guided this institution to great successes. We…
Oneonta’s General Retires From Guard USGS Named Glacier In His Honor For Service To South Pole Station SCOTIA – Otsego County’s general, Anthony P. German, turned aside praise with levity at his retirement ceremony Saturday at Stratton Air National Guard Base here. Saying he didn’t recognized the man described in his colleagues’ accolades, the former commander of the New York Air National Guard’s 109th Airlift Wing told the audience, “It’s not about what we do at the two-star and three-star level. …
Delhi Culinary Earns Top Chili Bowl Honors More people voted in this year’s 15th annual Chili Bowl in Oneonta than at any other in the history of the event. Guests and chefs waited in suspense for over an hour as CANO volunteers and staff sorted through more than 400 ballots, then announced a Caribbean-inspired dish from SUNY Delhi Escoffier Club members Jessica Shultis, Peter Blayne, John Gougoutris and Carly Yezzo, in top photo with CANO President Jim Maloney. Maloney took both…
Ice, Ice, Baby! Crowds Flood Hanford Mills For Annual Ice Harvest It was a perfect winter day for the festivities at the annual Ice Harvest this morning at the Hanford Mills Museum. Above, Steve Kellog, left, Watertown, a volunteer blacksmith at the event, works with Lucas Nouko, Oneonta, and Nathanien Francisco, West Oneonta, as the demonstrate making cooking forks for visitors. At right, Erin Neal, Walton, and son Tanner, try their hand at cutting blocks of ice from the lake…
‘I’d Buy That For A Dollar!’ Historical Advertising Focus Of Newest GOHS Exhibit Tom Heitz, local historian and volunteer at the Greater Oneonta Historical Society shows off some of the scores of historical advertisements on display at GOHS’s newest exhibit Oneonta Commercial Advertising: From the 1850’s to the New Millennium. The exhibit pulled from a collection of nearly 700 ads from the archives of the Oneonta Herald and other local papers from The Fenimore Art Museum microfilm collection. “We all…
SPCA, Sheriff, District Attorney Form Animal Cruelty Task Force COOPERSTOWN – The Susquehanna SPCA will partner with the Otsego County Sheriff’s Department and the District Attorney’s office to look at creating a task force dedicated to combating animal cruelty in the county. “In addition to having a system in place for when we do have animal cruelty cases involving animal seizures, we plan to educate and empower law enforcement and the public about the humane treatment of animals and what…
Bassett Executive Finds Winter Carnival Medallion…
Community Bank Promotes Wood To Vice President At Oneonta Office ONEONTA – Community Bank has promoted Paul F. Wood to vice president, senior trust officer, in Oneonta. Wood brings to the position seven years of experience in the banking industry. In his new role, Wood will assume responsibility for the bank’s Oneonta trust group, which has provided investment management as well as trust and estate planning services since 1922.…
Packed House At Otesaga For Chamber Energy Summit…