Trustees Approve Shift In Tour-Bus Parking To In Front Of Hall, Allowing Fair St. Access COOPERSTOWN – Village trustees this evening unanimously approved a local law that moves tour-bus parking from in front of the Leatherstocking Corp. to in front of the Baseball Hall of Fame. The move allows tour buses to turn left and exit the village along Fair Street, alleviating some of the traffic on River Street, a block further. A proposal raised by Mike Manno, 20 Fair St.,…
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Fund In Mayor Miller’s Memory To Plant, Preserve Trees In City ONEONTA – Mayor Richard P. Miller Jr.’s legacy will live on in the continued beautification of Oneonta. At a City Hall press conference this morning, a Mayor Miller Memorial Fund was announced. The proceeds will be used to plant and preserve trees in the city. Donations may be mailed to City Hall, 258 Main St., Oneonta NY 13820.…
Like Baseball, Humans Imperfect, Bishop Tells 175th Celebration HARTWICK SEMINARY – Human beings are imperfect, like baseball, the Most Rev. John S. Macholz, bishop of the Methodist Church’s Upstate Synod, at today’s 175th anniversary celebration of the Evangelical Lutheran Church here. “Life is a mixture of hits and errors,” Bishop Macholz told the congregation. “It’s not over ’til it’s over and there is grace in that. It means we get another chance. There is always time for redemption.” The church,…
Senator Seward: Mayor Miller Bettered City ONEONTA – State Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, today described Mayor Dick Miller as “determined, tenacious” and tireless in working on behalf of the City of Oneonta. Here is Seward’s complete statement following the news of the mayor’s passing: “I was shocked and saddened by Dick Miller’s sudden and untimely death. Dick brought innovative ideas to Oneonta as college president at Hartwick College and later as mayor. He implemented those ideas in a determined, tenacious…
Mayor Dick Miller: Soldier, Executive, Leader In Academe, Friend To Oneonta Editor’s Note: This is a profile of Mayor Dick Miller that appeared in the Jan. 8, 2010, Hometown Oneonta, a few days after his swearing in. By JIM KEVLIN ONEONTA – The first 20-some years, “I was living in Nirvana.” Dick Miller was raised in George Eastman’s golden Rochester, where Kodak’s 65,000 jobs were so good some people would routinely buy a new car every year when bonuses were…
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TRIBUTE RICHARD P. MILLER, JR. Mayor of Oneonta, 2010-2014 VIEW PHOTO REMEMBRANCE OF CITY HALL’S MILLER YEARS PROFILE: SOLDIER, EXECUTIVE, ACADEMIC LEADER, MAYOR PLEASE SEND APPRECIATIONS OF MAYOR MILLER TO APPEAR IN THIS WEEK’S HOMETOWN ONEONTA TO INFO@allotsego.com BY NOON TUESDAY…
City Hall Releases Statement On Mayor ONEONTA – This is the statement released by City Hall at 2:32 this afternoon: “The City of Oneonta and its common Council are deeply saddened to report that at approximately 10:25 a.m. Saturday, October 25, 2014 Mayor Richard P. Miller, Jr. died unexpectedly. On behalf of the Miller family, it is requested that during this difficult time the privacy of the family be respected.”…