Hatred of Asians isn’t new, but support helps Editor’s Note: In honor of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, we asked some of the speakers at the recent rally against violence against people of Asian descent to submit their speeches as columns. The first one submitted came from Bassett researchers and League of Women Voters Co-President Liane Hirabayashi. Thank you Olivia, and Cate, Riley, Elizabeth, Jaina, Maya and Charlotte for organizing this event. Today we have the actions of…
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City of the Hills Oneonta to close Main Street on Saturday Oneonta will be closing Main Street from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m., Saturday, May 15, in celebration of SUNY Oneonta and Hartwick College graduates. The street will be closed between Elm Street and Chestnut Street for the purpose of outdoor shopping and dining. Council to revisit mask ordinance The Oneonta legislative council discussed the city’s mask ordinance Monday, May 10, and the matter is expected to be brought up…
Schools face budget votes Tuesday; prepare for graduations By KEVIN LIMITI • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Budget and board of education elections for schools in Otsego County will take place from noon to 9 p.m., Tuesday, May 18. In addition, schools are preparing for a second year of coronavirus-proof graduations. Here are the details for each of Otsego’s public school districts:…
BOUND VOLUMES May 13, 2021 Compiled by Tom Heitz/SHARON STUART, with resources courtesy of The Fenimore Art Museum Research Library 185 YEARS AGO Nature is beginning a length to throw off her sable mantles and everywhere Spring is appearing in all its primitive loveliness – the God of the seasons is breathing upon the autumnal earth and changing it from gloom to glory. There is a lofty and peculiar spirit belonging to the vernal developments of nature which man would…
In Memoriam Mary Ellen Budro, 79 Principal’s secretary at Richfield Springs CS, Active Catholic Mary Ellen Budro, 79, a resident of Richfield Springs (RS), NY, passed away on Good Friday, April 2, 2021, at the Charleston, SC, home of her loving daughter who was by her side. She was born in Plattsburgh, NY, on May 8, 1941, the daughter of the late Joseph and Bertha (Brien) Vernosky. A graduate of Lyon Mountain High School, Mary was employed as secretary to…
In Memoriam Richard M. Rumenapp, 72 EMS volunteer, NRA member, loving husband Rick was born at Fox Hospital in Oneonta, NY on January 13, 1949 to Henry and Hilma Aleksa Rumenapp, immigrants from Germany. As a teenager, he enjoyed raising beagles, working in the garden, going hunting and driving his cars. He was a graduate of Oneonta High School in 1968, first working on a farm, then at the Jamesway Shoe Store and finally 40 years in multiple jobs on…
In Memoriam Charles W. (Chuck) Holcomb, 77: Worked at Oneonta Grocery Company, enjoyed tinkering Charles W. (Chuck) Holcomb, 77, passed away on May 8, 2021 at Bassett Hospital, Cooperstown after a short illness. Chuck was born the son of Charles Holcomb and the former Elsie Platt. He retired from Oneonta Grocery Company and after worked a few years at Ames Department store in Oneonta. Chuck married the former Doris Jubar of Oneonta and they recently celebrated their 56th wedding anniversary.…
Cooperstown stays undefeated with baseball win at Adirondack STAFF REPORT • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Kendall Haney scored three runs, had two RBI and pitched four innings for the win as Cooperstown beat Adirondack, 12-4, in Boonville on Wednesday, May 12. Haney had little trouble on the mound until the fourth inning, when he gave up two runs. He struck out four and gave up four hits, but walked no batters. Liam Ford pitched a one-run fifth inning and Chris Ubner…
Rommer sets track record for Spartans, but Sidney tops Unatego on track STAFF REPORT • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Unatego’s Anabel Rommer broke the Unatego school record in the girls 400 hurdles, with a time of 1:09.5, but the Spartans fell to visiting Sidney in a Mid-State Athletic Conference meet in Otego. Sidney’s boys won the meet, 87-31. Sidney’s girls won the meet, 58-46. Unatego hosts Afton/Harpursville for a meet 4:30 p.m., Wednesday, May 19.…
SS/CV-S tops Morris/Laurens in baseball STAFF REPORT • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Luke Dubben and Owen Johnson combined to shut out Morris/Laurens, 11-0, in five innings, in a Tri-Valley League baseball game Wednesday, May 12, in Morris. Dubben went four innings for the win, striking out eight batters while only allowing three hits and one walk. Johnson pitched to four batters in the bottom of the fifth, striking out one and walking one.…
