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IN MEMORIAM Walter W. Clapper, Jr., 48; Cooperstown Native Fixed Cars COOPERSTOWN – Walter W. Clapper, Jr., 48, an auto mechanic and car race enthusiast, passed away Aug. 28, 2019, at Wilson Medical Center, Johnson City, after an extended illness. He was born July 19, 1971, in Cooperstown, the son of Walter W. Clapper, Sr. and Thelma (Brannen) Clapper. Walter was an auto mechanic, working at Value Auto in Oneonta. He could fix just about anything. He enjoyed car races,…
HOMETOWN History Aug. 30, 2019 150 Years Ago Delaware Academy – The fall term of this institution opened very favorably last week. The gentlemen in charge are men of large experience in teaching, and we can assure parents and scholars that an opportunity is now offered for a thorough and complete course of education. The corps of teachers in the Academy excel in scholarship, and are fully prepared to give scholars a full and complete Academic course. The buildings have…
SUMMER DREAMS Hyde Hall Offers Peak Into Elegance, Music By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ON HYDE BAY – Jon Maney wants Hyde Hall to be more than just a house museum – (although, what a house!) He wants it to be a destination for music and arts. “We’ve done a lot of classical music, but we need more contemporary music,” said the National Landmark’s executive director. “George Clarke loved jazz, so we want to start having a whole…
By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – Call it Oneonta’s “Next Top Conductor.” Silus Nathanial Huff, Carolyn Watson and Maciej Żółtowski will each conduct one of three concerts in the Catskill Symphony Orchestra’s search for their new conductor, following the retirement of Maestro Charles Schneider last year. “Our search for the new conductor started last September,” Laurie Zimniewicz, search committee chair. “We had 73 local, national and international candidates apply. We narrowed it down to 12, then nine,…
EDITORIAL How Often Can We Help Something 1st-Rate Happen? Solicitations, by phone, mail, email or in person, are a pesky part of 21st century life. The advantages the Susquehanna SPCA’s “Shelter Us” campaign for $3 million to build a new animal shelter are: one, the people who are running it are our neighors – we know them. And, two, everything about it is first rate. Anita Vitullo of Clinton, Staffworks’ president and philanthropist to the pet world, underscored the many ways…
WATCH FOR PROGRESS AT SHELTER SITE $2M DOWN, $1M TO GO By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com INDEX – So far, 100 individual contributions have been made to the new Susquehanna Animal Shelter, and more of the kind is needed to reach the new fundraising goal of $3 million, according to SSPCA Executive Director Stacie Hayes. “It’s the individuals we have to count on,” said Haynes in the afterglow of Saturday, Aug. 24’s upbeat groundbreaking ceremony on the site…
SUNY MOURNS Friends Gather In Memory Of Student Who Passed Away Hundreds of students gathered in the President’s Garden outside of SUNY Oneonta’s Milne Library this evening to share their memories of Nicholas Stagnitta, 20, of Patchogue, who died by suicide on Saturday, Aug 25. Above, two of his ZBT fraternity brothers Kevin Middleton and Sam Campolo comfort each other after speaking about Nick. “He encouraged me to feel worthy in my own life.” said Middleton. “I couldn’t have asked…
Vigil Planned Tonight After SUNY Student Dies ONEONTA – A vigil for SUNY Oneonta student Nicholas J. Stagnitta will be held tonight at 7 p.m. in the President’s Garden on the SUNY campus. Stagnitta, 20, of Patchogue, was a biology major at the school. He died by suicide at his residence on Chestnut Street on Saturday, Aug. 25…
SUNY Oneonta Student From L.I., Police Report ONEONTA – Oneonta Police have identified Nicholas J. Stagnitta, 20, of Patchogue, Long Island, as the SUNY student found deceased in a home on Chestnut Street on Saturday morning, according to a press release issued by the police a few minutes ago. According to Police Chief Doug Brenner, police responded to the Chestnut Street residence at 11:10 a.m. Saturday morning. Upon arrival, police discovered Stagnitta deceased. The initial investigation and autopsy revealed that…