Oneonta native and retired teacher Donald H. Dockstader, 95, of Englewood, Fla., passed away Wednesday, July 15, 2015, at Tidewell Hospice. Born on December 1, 1919 in Oneonta he served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. A graduate of Oswego State College with his Master’s degree in industrial arts; Don was a teacher for Gloversville High School and Johnstown NY Fulton Montgomery Community College. After 30 years he retired to Englewood. A resident of Englewood for 28 years…
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7 Promoted To Full Professor On SUNY Oneonta’s Faculty ONEONTA – SUNY Oneonta Acting Provide Wade Thomas today announced the promotion of 16 faculty members, including the following seven to full professor: • William Ashbaugh, History • Charles Ragozzine, Math, Computer Science, Statistics • Anuradhaa Shastri, Ed. Psych, Counseling & Special Education • Kjersti VanSlyke-Briggs, Secondary Education & Educational Technology • Jen-Ting Wang, Math, Computer Science, & Statistics • William Wilkerson, Political Science • Sen Zhang, Math, Computer Science, &…
‘Myths’ Capture Inspiration We Need To Move Forward In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. On the sixth day, he created man and woman. Tempted by a serpent in the Garden of Eden established for their happiness, they ate fruit from the Tree of Life, gaining the knowledge of good and evil. A perfect world was no more. And so mankind was banished from the Garden of Eden, for Adam – and these days, Eve – to earn…
HOWARD C. TALBOT OBITUARY Calling Hours Tuesday, Funeral Wednesday For Retired Baseball Hall Of Fame Director COOPERSTOWN – Howard Chase Talbot, Jr., retired National Baseball Hall of Fame director – the equivalent at the time of today’s president – from 1976 to 1993, passed away with his family by his side Saturday evening, July 18, 2015, at Bassett Hospital. He was 89. Born Oct. 6, 1925, in New Berlin, Howard was the son of Howard C. Talbot, Sr. and Gladys…
COUNCIL VOTE SUSPENDS CITY MANAGER MURPHY By JIM KEVLIN • for allotsego.com ONEONTA – After barring public comment before a packed house, a split Common Council this evening voted, 5-2, with one abstention, to suspend City Manager Martin Murphy, who has served as City Hall’s top executive for 10 months. Three Council members, Bob Brzozowski, Chip Holmes and David Rissberger, argued that due process had been circumvented and Murphy was the victim of emotions gone out of control. Meanwhile, a four-vote bloc…
Mike Lynch Plans Resolution Seeking Manager’s Suspension ONEONTA – Council member Mike Lynch has advised his colleagues he intends to introduce a resolution asking for the suspension of City Manager Martin Murphy at today’s special Common Council meeting at 6:30 p.m. The he plans to make a motion authorizing the “payment of contractual severance” if Murphy voluntarily resigns.…
allotsego.com EDITORIAL Don’t Be Stampeded, Keep Manager In Place For Now Yet again, Council member Mike Lynch – this time, with the help of colleague Larry Malone – has manufactured a crisis in Oneonta City Hall. This evening, Common Council will convene in special session to act on a motion to approve a severance package for City Manager Martin Murphy. Acting Mayor Russ Southard, who confirmed Murphy Thursday morning declined a request that he resign, called the meeting. Murphy, with…
Lynch, Malone Behind Attempt At Oust Murphy, Colleague Says ‘I’m Very Angry,’ Says Brzozowski. Manager Can Succeed, He Adds ONEONTA – Common Council members Mike Lynch and Larry Malone are behind efforts to oust City Manager Martin Murphy, Bob Brozowski, one of three Council members that want to give Murphy time to succeed, said this morning. “I’m very angry,” said the usually mild-mannered Council member. Brzozowski said Wednesday’s meeting, purportedly called an initiative of a “360 review” of Murphy’s performance to date, was…
Simon & Shuster Publishes First Novel, ‘Maya,’ By Hartwick College Professor ONEONTA – Hartwick College Professor of Religious Studies Sandy Huntington’s debut novel, “Maya,” has just been published by Wisdom Books/Simon & Schuster. “Maya,” which means “illusion” in Sanskrit, is filled with rich observations and arresting reflections, mining the porous border between memory and imagination, dealing with themes of sex, loss, and redemption. It is set in India in 1975, and is an extended meditation on the unraveling of identity.…
