HOMETOWN History Nov. 1, 2019 150 Years Ago (The following is quoted from an address by Dr. Orson M. Allaben to the members of the Delhi Agricultural and Mechanics Society at its Annual Fair, September 30, 1869) “It is but a few years since the first telegraph line was put in operation between Baltimore and Washington City. If the steamboat had been a wonder, and the steam-car had astonished and amazed the world, the Electric Telegraph was considered the miracle…
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SUNY Chorus Brings World’s Music Here Choir Director Tim Newton Develops Unusual Approach By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – For Tim Newton, music is a way to travel the world without paying for a plane ticket. One minute, his SUNY Oneonta students are in Ghana, singing about the walk to Soweto. Another, they’re in Bali, singing a song that calls to the winds. “It needs to sound authentic,” he encourages the 60 person choir at a break in…
A SECRET REVEALED ‘Love Unknown’ Explores Traumatized Poet’s Struggle By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – Tom Travisano is the top expert on Elizabeth Bishop, ever since falling in love with her work while taking a Contemporary Poetry course at the University of Virginia in 1975. “She was the poet who really jumped out to me,” he remembers. Several of his nine books dealt with her, from “Midcentury Quartet” (1999), exploring Bishop along with Robert Lowell, Randall Jarrell…
LETTER from AMY CROUSE-POWER Ogden Will Be Problem-Solver Working For District 3, County To the Editor: I’m so pleased that Caitlin Ogden is running to represent District 3 (Laurens-Otego) on the county Board of Representatives. Caitlin brings to the race a life of public service. She spent her high school years volunteering to help rescued marine life. She moved to New York seeking open spaces and a sense of community often found in Upstate New York, and over her 13…
VOTE EXPECTED ON COUNTY MANAGER Debate May Focus On Cost v. Benefit At Nov. 5 Meeting By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – The Otsego County Board of Representatives voted in 1993 to create a county manager position. The result was a 7-7 tie, but the weighted voting system blocked the move. A quarter-century plus a year later, a resolution is again headed to the county board, on Wednesday, Nov. 6, and with at least two Republicans, the one…
Schenevus, Worcester Schools Plan Forum On Possible Merger By JAMES CUMMINGS • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com SCHENEVUS – With its deficit heading toward $750,000, the Schenevus Central School has reopened merger talks with neighboring Worcester Central. A forum entitled “The Future of Schenevus” is planned at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 6, in the school gym. “Please join us for an evening of forward-thinking collaboration and gaining an understanding of what we need to do to maintain an institution that provides all students…
LETTER from ANTHONY AVANZATO Drnek Knows How To Promote Business To the Editor: It’s nice to see young people getting involved in politics, so I commend Josh Bailey for running for Oneonta Common Council in Ward 8. However, we are at a time where experience and a historical perspective are warranted. I have known Mark Drnek for over 25 years and he has always had a good handle on what Oneonta needs and how to improve our community. The SweetHome…
LETTER from ANDREW MARIETTA Bi-Partisanship Moving Otsego County Forward To the Editor: I’ve driven all over New York State and worked with community organizations and their leaders, and there is a commonality that unites them all: an investment in a better future. The same can be said for Otsego County, where success and momentum are building. Our county has no shortage of dedicated and committed leaders who put service to their communities first and strive to improve them. It isn’t…
VIEW FROM WEST DAVENPORT Democrats Keep Placing Blame On The Other Guy By MIKE ZAGATA • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com If you’ve been following the governor’s response to the inability of folks on Long Island or Westchester County to acquire natural gas from Con Ed or National Grid to heat their homes, you must be flabbergasted by the newest twist of events. The governor is now blaming the Public Service Commission and the DEC, two agencies he controls, for the energy…
LETTER from RUTH SERAFIN Passion, Determination, Confidence Define Tonner To the Editor: Passion, determination, and confidence. If I were asked to describe Ward 5 Common Council candidate Danielle Tonner in three words, those three would describe her perfectly! I have known Danielle for approximately 17 years, mainly due to our children attending school together. Often, our paths cross in school, on the field or court, or in some local shopping venue. Naturally, our discussions lead to what the future of…
