New Commissioner’s Goal: Helping Children, Families Eve Bouboulis Leads Biggest County Department By LIBBY CUDMORE • allotsego.com When Eve Bouboulis, then fresh out of college, took a part-time job as a clerk in the county attorney’s office, she never dreamed she’d find her career. “I didn’t know anyone who had been in foster care or used social services,” she said. “But when I began doing this, I realized how important it was to help kids and families in our area.”…
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Cleinman Receives Key to City for Beautification ONEONTA – In a small recognition ceremony earlier this afternoon, Al Cleinman of Cleinman Performance Partners, gave a check for $2,500 to the City of Oneonta for Civic Beautification. Mayor Dick Miller had his own gift to give; the key to the city of Oneonta, which he awarded to Cleinman. “Al’s idea for making this part (of Oneonta) turned out to be a wonderful improvement.” said Miller, “Alan’s Island, which was a joint…
It’s No Svet, Accordionist Says As He Hits Heights By LIBBY CUDMORE • allotsego.com Edition of Thursday-Friday Oct. 16-17 When Frank Svet picks up his accordion, he’s fulfilling a promise he made to his mother, Millie Krish, years ago. “I was an electrical engineer, but I told my mother that I’d play polka music in my retirement.” Svet, a Richfield Springs native who now lives in Dayton, Ohio, was on hand Sunday, Oct. 12, to play Cleveland-style polkas at the…
Sculpture Done, Poe Still Inspires By LIBBY CUDMORE•AllOTSEGO Edition of Thurs.-Fri., Oct. 16-17 Fear is constantly on sculptor Stefanie Rocknak’s mind these days – but not because she’s afraid of anything in particular. She’s been reading Edgar Allan Poe’s scary stories. Back from the acclaimed unveiling of her “Poe Returning to Boston” Saturday, Oct. 4, she’s riffing on that fear in creating “Gut Check,” the latest sculpture coming to life from a block of wood in her West End Avenue…
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No Local Towns In Times Union Top 20 Inconceivably to many of us, no municipality in Otsego County – not Cooperstown, not Oneonta – are included in the Albany Times Union’s 20 New York State “Cities on the Rise.” The closest is Corning, but most are in the Hudson Valley. Check ’em out…
Freeman’s Journal, Hometown Oneonta Endorse Andrew Cuomo For 2nd Term…
Canadarago Lake Improvement Association Named OCCA’s ‘Conservationists Of Year’ COOPERSTOWN – Citing their commitment to protection and preservation, the Otsego County Conservation Association today announced the Canadarago Lake Improvement Association has been named OCCA” Conservationists of the Year.”…
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Pail Shop Vineyards Now Open On Hillside East Of Fly Creek…