IN MEMORIAM: Beatrice Gage Merzig, 97; Managed Husband’s Oneonta Medical Office ONEONTA — Beatrice “Bea” Gage Merzig, 97, mother of City Attorney David Merzig, who managed her husband’s Oneonta medical practice for 30 years, passed away on Sunday, Jan. 19, 2020, following a brief illness. Born Feb. 3, 1922, she was the daughter of Scott and Florence Gage of Morris. She attended Morris Central School and graduated with honors from Houghton Academy in 1940, and graduated from Wheaton College in…
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Oneonta Hotel, City Due In Court Tuesday By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – Accusing 195 Main Street owners Melania and Nicolae Pervu of “gross negligence” and warning that they are “approaching criminal behavior,” the City of Oneonta will ask County Judge John Lambert to shut down the former Oneonta Hotel during a hearing on Tuesday, Feb. 5. “The situation has now passed far beyond dirty rugs and stained ceiling tiles from a leaking roof,” wrote David Merzig, city…
CITY TOLD: ASK JUDGE TO ORDER HOTEL EMPTIED City Attorney: ‘We Want Everyone Out For Own Safety, As Soon As Possible’ By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – The waiting game is coming to an end. City Attorney David Merzig and building owner Melania Pervu met with County Judge John F. Lambert’s law clerk in Cooperstown this morning, following the release of the inspection report into the former Oneonta Hotel at 195 Main St. that showed filthy bathrooms, holes…
ONEONTA HOTEL FAILS INSPECTION By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – Citing missing kitchen appliances, holes in the ceiling and a blocked sprinkler system, among nearly a dozen pages of code violations, the City will argue that Melania Pervu, owner of the former Oneonta Hotel at 195 Main St., has failed to remedy the unsafe conditions of her building, as ordered by County Judge John Lambert last September. “There are still considerable violations,” said Mayor Gary Herzig. “We have…
JUDGE CONFIRMS ORDER: Oneonta Hotel Repairs Must Be Made By Jan. 11 By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – In an order by county Judge John Lambert, owner Melania Pervu must make all repairs to the building at 195 Main St. before the Jan. 11, 2019 deadline or she could be held in contempt of court, according to a decision made Friday, Dec. 7. “The city believes she violated the order, but understands the reluctance to issue a…
MRS. PERVU APPEARS IN COURT TODAY Decision Due This Week On Oneonta Hotel’s Fate Oneonta Hotel owner Melania Pervu, above, was back in county court in Cooperstown this morning after City Hall declared she had not met an Oct. 15 deadline to apply for building permits for all the deficiencies building inspectors had identified in the five-story structure at 195 Main St. County Judge John Lambert said he would issue a decision in this latest development by week’s end. Lambert…