HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 4 Commemorative 10K Races HEROES RUN – 9 a.m. Come Commemorate 20 years since 9/11 with local firefighters, Assemblymen Salka and Oberacker, and others. An a capella group will be singing ‘God Bess America’ and there will be a flag raising ceremony ahead of the run. Will feature a 5K and 10K run starting at 10 a.m. Cost, $20 for the 10K. Proceeds will go to the Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation. Begins and…
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Inside the induction Since 9/11 attacks, guarding baseball’s legends, fans, has become top priority for Hall, local officials By GREG KLEIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com As with a lot of things in America, the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum’s Induction Weekend changed 20 years ago, after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. “Before, at Induction, you were thinking, ‘what if someone has a heart attack out here in the field?’ Suddenly, you had to think about a lot more things…
Accidents along 205 causing concern By Kevin Limiti • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com State Route 205 in the town of Oneonta has had two fatal accidents in the past two months and is considered by many to be a dangerous road for bicyclists and pedestrians. The road stretches past the Cooperstown All Star Village, where there is a lot of pedestrian traffic going across the road to the baseball field and is a high traffic area. The latest fatal accident on…
Fatal hit and run in Oneonta under investigation Staff Report • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Update: According to State Police, a vehicle involved in the hit and run has been found. However, the investigation is still ongoing. New York State Police are investigating a hit and run which left one person dead in Oneonta. A pedestrian was hit by a vehicle on route 205 in Oneonta close to Country Club Road either late Sunday, Aug.15 or early Monday, Aug. 16. State…
HOMETOWN HISTORY June 10, 2021 Compiled by Tom Heitz/SHARON STUART, with resources courtesy of The Fenimore Art Museum Research Library 135 Years Ago The union temperance meeting at the Metropolitan theatre last Sunday evening was a decided success. Over 1,000 persons were present and from beginning to end manifested a deep interest in all the proceedings. Enthusiastic addresses were made by the pastors, Professor Bull and Dr. Morris. The object and aid of the Law and Order League was clearly…
Springbrook details plans to develop Oneonta’s Ford Block building By KEVIN LIMITI • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Springbrook, an organization that provides support for the developmentally disabled, is purchasing the Ford Block building on 212 Main St. in Oneonta for the purpose of providing housing for young professionals. The project will include renovations of the upper two stories of the building, with 22 to 24 market rate residential one and two bedroom apartments. The project is estimated to cost about $4.8…
LETTER from JOHN B. WEBB Contribution, Not Good Governance, Resulted in Blinking-Sign Placement To the Editor, Upper Pioneer Street has been defaced by the installation of a large solar-powered speed sign, the kind usually found in commercial districts or at the entrance to municipalities. Around the clock, it flashes the speed of all approaching cars along with a digital display of praise or warning, depending on the car’s speed. It was placed there, NOT at the request of the police…
ONEONTA MAYOR REPORTS TO PUBLIC: ‘Officer Acted To Save Life Of Child By Firing 2 Shots’ Tyler Johnson, 23, Takes 2 Bullets In Chest By MIKE FORSTER ROTHBART & JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com A 23-year-old man, Tyler Johnson, was shot twice in the chest after he allegedly pulled a knife at 1:15 p.m. Tuesday, April 6, during a domestic dispute in a duplex at 48 River St., next to the former Foti’s Bakery. According to Mayor Gary Herzig,…
Suspect Pleads Not Guilty In Murder Attempt With Car Why Was Wang Here? Prosecutors Ask COOPERSTOWN – A University of Kansas student, George Wang, charged with second-degree attempted murder and second-degree assault for allegedly striking a pedestrian with his car in November in the Cooperstown Commons parking lot, today pleaded not guilty in Otsego County Court. Wang was arraigned in County Judge John Lambert’s courtroom, represented by Otsego County Public Defender Brett Cowen. Wang told Lambert he is taking his…
LETTER from R. RICHARD DUNCAN Trenches Along Roadways Still Dangerous To Drivers To the Editor: “Slip sliding away…” Her car slid toward the side of the road. It caught in the trench and flipped. She was hurt and her car totaled. She is scared to drive again. But she knows she must go out and find a new car and force herself to try again. It wasn’t her fault. If the sides of the roads were done properly she would…
