WATSON TO LEAD CSO SATURDAY 2nd Conductor’s Concert Uses Spinoffs From Bach By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – Carolyn Watson knows that among conductors, it’s a small world. “My conducting professor at the University of Sydney was Imre Palló,” she said. “He was the music director of the Hudson Valley Philharmonic, so when I saw the Catskill Symphony Orchestra, I wondered if it was near where he used to be. And it was!” Watson, the second of the…
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‘Pit,’ Canine Namesake, Joins Parisian’s Partner Trooper Has Run In 25 Of Race’s 26 Years By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – State Investigator Sales Caicedo and Trooper Ricky “Pit” Parisian, partners for four years, spent their shift on May 20, 1994, doing surveillance on an organized crime organization outside New York City. After the shift, the two officers headed up Route 17. Caicedo was headed to Buffalo; Parisian took Exit 94, bound for Oneonta. “As he was getting…
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652 Mark Trooper Parisian’s Sacrifice Oneonta Runner 1st In 26th PIT Run 10K It may have been cloudy, but the record of it never raining on race day still stands, as 652 runners turned out today to partake in the 26th annual PIT Run 5K and 10K Run in remembrance of Ricky J. “Pit” Parisian, a state trooper who lost his life while stopping an armed robbery in 1994 on Southside Oneonta. Above, Janice Bettiol, Otego, waves amidst throngs of…
MEAD TELLS FANS AT Q&A Leading Hall Of Fame Is About ‘We,’ Not ‘I’ By JENNIFER HILL • Special to AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – In a Q&A this morning, Community Day at the Baseball Hall of Fame and Cooperstown’s two other museums, the Hall’s new president Tim Mead told of his humble beginnings. He was born in Greece, and adopted, along with his sister, when he was 6 months old. He joined the Los Angeles (then Anaheim) Angels as an intern…
1,000 APPLAUD AT INAUGURAL Diverse Themes Welcome Morris To SUNY-O Helm SUNY Oneonta’s newly minted eighth president, Barbara Jean Morris, top photo, leads the recessional from the Dewar Arena’s platform shortly before 1 p.m. this afternoon after a two-hour ceremony that included an invocation by Mohawk spiritual leader Thomas Porter (behind Morris), and student performances by the college’s XClusive Dance Crew; and Gota, a traditional Ghanaian dance, and Luk Luk Lumbu, a Javanese dance, accompanied by the college’s World Chorus. …
SATURDAY, HALL ADMISSION FREE Hall Of Fame President Mead Plans Q&A With Community COOPERSTOWN – The Baseball Hall of Fame’s new president, Tim Mead, plans a Q&A with visitors at 10 a.m. tomorrow (Saturday) during Community Day, where local fans will be admitted for free, (a $23 value for adults with drivers’ license or other ID). Mead , who succeeded Jeff Idelson at the end of the 2019 Induction, spent a career at the Los Angeles Angels, the last decade…
Jail Ministry Celebration Of 60 Years Packs House Seward, Dostal, Brenner Recognized State Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, addresses a packed house at Oneonta’s Quality Inn last evening as the Jail Ministry of Otsego County marked its 60th anniversary in ministering to inmates at the county Correctional Facility. At the gathering, the Jail Ministry honored, inset photo, Seward, LEAF Executive Director Julie Dostal and Oneonta Police Chief Doug Brenner. (Photos courtesy Otsego Chamber of Commerce)…
OHS ALUMNI WEEKEND 2019 144 Golfers At Country Club As Reunion Gets Underway A record-breaking 144 golfers brought the Oneonta Country Club to full capacity as they arrived this morning to participate in the 13th annual Alumni Golf Tournament this morning to kick off OHS Alumni Weekend 2019. On the first tee, in inset photo, Bob Harlem, Oneonta, takes the first shot of the morning alongside friend and teammate Nick Lambros, Oneonta. The annual alumni reception is this evening at…