Bound Volumes September 14, 2023 110 YEARS AGOThe Otesaga Hotel is entertaining this week what is probably the most representative, if not the largest gathering in the history of the hotel. The members of the Association of Edison Illuminating Companies of America are here with their families to the number of about four hundred. The visitors come from all over the United States. The men are holding daily business sessions in the ball room while the ladies are amusing themselves…
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Bound Volumes, Hometown History September 14, 2023 40 Years AgoThe city’s new Wilber Park pool created a big splash in its first season of use and made it through the summer with just a few minor problems, Assistant City Engineer Bruno Bruni said. “The main pool held up fine,” Bruni said, adding, “The wading pool was the one that gave us the most problems.” The wading pool was closed twice because of a broken part in the filtration system and…
Asimov then traces 1,500 terms through history, starting at their roots—their etymologies, their origins. Because so many science words have Greek and Latin roots hidden inside them, learning even a few of these roots can seriously help students, professionals, and anyone frustrated by their doctor’s medical gibberish.…
We are happy to go on record supporting the candidacy of MacGuire Benton for Otsego County clerk. A lifelong Otsego County resident and dedicated public servant, MacGuire brings to the table his experience in the public and private sector.…
Jennifer Basile is a great person and a great candidate for Otsego County clerk. I’m fully endorsing her candidacy because Otsego County residents who use the clerk’s office and DMV deserve a leader with integrity, ethics, experience, and customer service skills.…
It’s been an odd summer, with lots of cloud cover folding in and out each day, sometimes fully taking over the sky and sometimes made to give way to the sun. At times the clouds are blue-black and menacing, filled with the fury of storms.…
In a news brief from the MacGuire Benton campaign published last week, it was incorrectly stated that Jennifer Basile—Benton’s opponent in the race for Otsego County clerk—had challenged his nomination petitions to run as a candidate on the Customer Service Independent Party line in the upcoming election.…
Ashley Fassett explains why she submitted objections to petitions filed by Otsego County clerk candidate MacGuire Benton, and why she felt it was important to do so.…
How many photo ops can one mayor have? One? Maybe a dozen or more? On Mayor Drnek’s Facebook page, he’s got more photo ops than policies to help end the drug epidemic as well as the homeless problem and other issues in the City of Oneonta.…
Dan Maskin of Opportunities for Otsego discusses median income, minimum wage and the pitfalls of the "benefit cliff."…
