Oneonta Christian School Lacks Space For Its Needs Otego Elementary Has It All, Unatego Board Told FULL REPORT IN THIS WEEK’S NEWSPAPERS…
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This Voting Season, Ballots May Be Cast Beginning Saturday COOPERSTOWN – For the first time in New York State, citizens may vote in-person before Election Day at a central voting location, beginning 1-6 p.m. this Saturday, Oct. 26, at the county’s Meadows Office Complex. Voting will continue daily until Sunday, Nov. 3, two days before Election Day, Nov. 5, when polls will be open around Otsego County from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. According to a press release from the…
IN MEMORIAM: Robert ‘Woody’ Woodrow, 82; Army Vet, Richfield Springs Post Commander RICHFIELD SPRINGS – The funeral is Saturday, Oct. 26, for Robert William “Woody” Woodrow Jr., 82, an Army veteran and former local veterans post commander who passed away peacefully Saturday morning, Oct. 12, 2019, in Folts Brook Skilled Nursing Facility, Herkimer. He had the love and support of his devoted family by his side. Woody was born on Sept. 14, 1937, in Cooperstown, son of the late Robert…
Delgado: Treatment, Not Just Incarceration, Will Help End Opioid Scourge By JENNIFER HILL • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Drug courts and treatment, rather than immediately resorting to incarceration, are key to tackling the opioid-addiction epidemic, Congressman Antonio Delgado, R-19, said in a press conference this morning. “The more we can get away from incarceration and toward treatment, the better,” he said. Though he did not offer specifics, Delgado has been meeting with organizations ranging from hospitals providing medical treatment and potential…
LETTER from CONNIE WRBA When Needed, Where Has Superman Gone? To the Editor: Where have you gone, Superman? Whatever happened to the spirit of our long-forgotten caped hero fighting a never-ending battle for truth, justice, and the American way? It is apparent that America has lost its way. It’s time to get our country back on track. It’s time to shed our divisive labels: conservative, liberal, Republican, Democrat. It’s time for all of us to embrace the label: American. It’s…
HOMETOWN History Oct. 18, 2019 150 Years Ago It was supposed when the law was passed that about 1,200 of the veterans were still living in this State, and that the $50,000 appropriated would be sufficient to pay off the certificates of all the survivors. But it seems that 2,700 of the old soldiers were alive and filed their certificates with the Adjutant General. Many are still living to whom certificates were never granted. The result of this mistake on…
Oneonta Christian School Looks At Otego Elementary Unatego Central Board Also Considers Housing, IT Firm For School It Closed OTEGO – Three new plans for the former Otego Elementary School building, including one from the Oneonta Christian Academy, will be presented to the Unatego Central school board at a special meeting at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 28. The entire board will hear the presentations, ask questions, and then make a decision at a Nov. 4 meeting on which proposal to…
BIKERS TAKE NON-ALCOHOL PLEDGE Legion Riders Roll Out With ‘Dry Run’ Patch Seventy-six of American Legion Riders, Nam Knights and The Red Knights, took off from Oneonta’s American Legion Post 242 this morning on the 2nd annual Foliage Ride, to benefit LEAF. The ride also drew attention to a new “Dry Run” patch adopted this year, signifying their rides are alcohol-free. Created by the riders Assistant Director Chris Chase, the patch is gaining popularity in the region, and efforts are…
IN MEMORIAM: Joy M. Sanders, 72; Navy Vet Sang With Sweet Adelines WELCOME – Joy M. (nee Miller) Sanders, of the Hamlet of Welcome, Town of New Lisbon, died on Aug. 26, 2019, from complications related to her long-term battle with cancer. A Memorial Service of Holy Communion will be held at the Lutheran Church of the Atonement, 1 Center St., Oneonta NY 13820, at 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 12, led by Pr. Paul Messner. A reception follows the service. …
IN MEMORIAM: Charles ‘Mike’ Stringer, 70; Chef Also Operated Mike’s Floor Covering COOPERSTOWN – Charles Michael “Mike” Stringer, a chef, proprietor of Mike’s Floor Covering, and lifelong resident of the Cooperstown area, died unexpectedly Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2019, in his camper at Riverside Village Mobile Home Park in Portlandville. He was 70. Born Aug. 2, 1949, in Cooperstown, Mike was the son of Francis William Stringer and Ellen H. Shaw Stringer. After graduating with the Class of 1967 from Cooperstown High School,…
