BRINDLEY, FISHER, MARCUS WIN TRAILBLAZER AWARDS ONEONTA – The city Commission on Community Relations & Human Rights has selected Angela Brindley, Joanne Fisher and Debra Marcus to receive the 2015 Trailblazer Award. The award is presented annually to women who have made outstanding contributions to the Oneonta Community through her profession and/or professional organization or as a Community volunteer. READ THE FULL TEXT OF TRAILBLAZER ANNOUNCEMENT…
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First, Oneonta Cool; Now, Baseball Hall Ninth Best Small Town Museum In U.S. The other day, Matador.com, the travel website, designated Oneonta as the 14th “coolest town” in the U.S. Now, Fodor’s, the eminent travel guide and website, has designated the Baseball Hall of Fame as ninth on the list of 15 “Best Small Town Museums in the U.S.”…
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Holiday Inn Manager, Former Employee Found Dead Outside Emmons-Area Home ONEONTA – State police report they are investigating a suspected murder-suicide involving Larry Jones, 51, general manager of Holiday Inn Southside, and Tiffanne Wells, 44, the former catering director at the hotel. Troopers report being called to a home on Route 47, which runs between Emmons and West Davenport in the Town of Oneonta, at 8:30 a.m. Sunday. Both Jones and Wells were found dead outside the home, state police…
Cooperstown Candidate Forum This Evening COOPERSTOWN – The League of Women Voters’ local chapter will host a Village Board candidates’ forum 7-9 p.m. today in the Village Hall meeting room. Incumbent Democrats Jim Dean and Cindy Falk are running again. Republican John Sansevere is also running. The top two vote-getters will claim the two open seats in the Wednesday, March 18 village elections; polls will be open noon-9 p.m. Normally, village elections are on a Tuesday, but Mayor Jeff Katz said…
Opt Out Organizers Urge Parents To Spurn Common Core Testing COOPERSTOWN – Seventy-some parents and teachers who are parents were told this afternoon to “opt out” of allowing their children to participate in the state’s Common Core testing this spring. “If you deny them access to the test scores,” said Jamie McNair, who with his wife, Jessica, is an organizer of Opt Out NY, “the whole thing falls apart.” The McNairs, both teachers in the New Hartford district, spoke to…
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