State Education Commissioner Will Pay First Visit To County ONEONTA – State Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, announced today that MaryEllen Elia, the new state education commissioner, will visit Laurens Central School on Thursday. Senator Seward and Commissioner Elia will join Laurens Central School Superintendent Romona Wenck for a tour, and will have a chance to talk with students, teachers, and administrators during her visit.…
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At Otesaga, Athletes Learn Power of Positive Leadership CCS students Molly Mooney, Mary Kennedy, Carson Haney, Sylvia Johnson and Liz Olmstead, center, with 200 other regional students, listen to keynote speaker Jess Jecko, SU Senior Field Hockey Captain, USA National Field Hockey Team, right, speak at the Otesaga Hotel. Her talk, which focused on leadership decisions throughout her field hockey career, was part of the Student-Athlete Leadership Conference, hosted by the CCS Leadership Training for Athletes Program. Other speakers included Brad Horn…
Construction Starts On 60 Housing Units ONEONTA – Construction is about to start on $15.9 million Oneonta Heights, which includes 40 senior-citizen housing units and 20 for working families, developer Housing Visions of Syracuse announced a few minutes ago. The project will support a neighborhood transformation plan developed by Housing Visions in partnership with the City of Oneonta and Opportunities for Otsego, which will create 60-affordable housing units for families and seniors.…
SUV Flips In Collision In Oneonta; No Injuries ONEONTA � No injuries were reported in a two-car accident at the intersection of Elm and Walnut this afternoon, but I’m sure the local auto body repair Shop will be getting some business! Jackie Itgen, a junior at Hartwick College, was driving up Elm Street to her Gamma Phi Delta sorority house when the accident occurred. Her SVU flipped on its side,…
Police: Shotgun, Rifle Stolen, Suspect Faces More Charges ONEONTA – A rifle and shotgun found during a January traffic stop were discovered to have been stolen from a Delaware County home, according to the Otsego County Sheriff’s Office. Jeremy J. Morris, 32, Oneonta, was arrested on Jan. 13, following a traffic stop where he, a convicted felon, was found to be in possession of a hypodermic needle, a rifle, a shotgun and to be operating a vehicle without a license,…
Otsego Olympian Takes Fourth In Boston Rowing Competition ONEONTA – Andrea Thies, the Oneonta rowing coach and two-time Olympian, finished fourth out of 47 competitors at the World Rowing Machine Competition in Boston on Sunday. She was accompanied by Abby Rodd. Thies, who coaches rowing at the Cooperstown Country Club, covered 1.24 miles in seven minutes, 17 seconds. She competed on the Olympic Rowing teams in 1992 and 1996.…
Car Accident in Oneonta Slows Rush-Hour Traffic On Route 23 ONEONTA – A two-car accident on Route 23 in West Oneonta this morning slowed rush-hour traffic, but only minor injuries were reported, according to State Trooper Nathan Riegal. The scene has been cleared.…
IN MEMORIAM: Thomas C. Brady, 57, Cooperstown COOPERSTOWN – Thomas C. Brady, 57, passed away unexpectedly Feb. 23, 2016, at his home in the Village of Cooperstown. He was born Sep. 30, 1958, in Jamaica, Queens, a son of the late Edward and Evelyn (Hinck) Brady. …
USA Today Reviews ‘Big Rewind’ Editor’s Note: This is a review by Charles Finch published today by USA Today, the nation’s largest newspaper, of AllOTSEGO.com reporter Libby Cudmore’s “The Big Rewind.” He gave the novel three out of four stars. A hipster cozy! That’s a pretty irresistible idea, and Libby Cudmore’s debut novel delivers on it — her broke Brooklynite heroine, Jett, moves in a world of impeccably cool vegans, wine drunk out of Pokémonglasses, and Psychedelic Furs songs, all the while,…
