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Let Young Entrepreneur Bring Nick’s Diner Back To Life

Editorial, July 13, 2018 Let Young Entrepreneur Bring Nick’s Diner Back To Life Here’s the choice: The nearly complete restoration of Oneonta’s historic Nick’s Diner can go forward, with better than even chances it will succeed. Or, almost complete, it can be allowed to remain vacant, eventually deteriorating to the point it will be razed or removed. It is hoped it will be in much better hands this time around. A failure to keep track of finances and track expenditure…

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Herzig Pulls Nick’s Resolution

In Surprise Move, Herzig Pulls Nick’s Resolution Cites FOIL Requests, Council-Member Absences By PARKER FISH • Special To www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – Citing Freedom of Information Law requests which had yet to be fulfilled, and the absence of three Council members, Mayor Gary Herzig pulled a resolution from the agenda to approve a $230,000 Community Development Block Grant for Nick’s Diner at this evening’s Common Council meeting. “In respect to people who have submitted FOIL requests and have not received them…

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OH Fest Dominates Yet Another City Meeting

OH Fest Dominates City Council Meeting By PARKER FISH • Special To www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – In the ongoing debate over the behavior of college students in Oneonta, specifically pertaining to OH-Fest, the annual joint college festival, Common Council members still cannot come to an agreement as to what needs to happen, or how to solve the issue of binge drinking in residential areas in the city. Concerned citizens petitioned once again, pleading for council members to work together to solve the…

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$1,000 Fine For Underage Partygoers May Be Acted On By Common Council

$1,000 Fine For Underage Partygoers May Be Acted On By Common Council ONEONTA – A public hearing, and perhaps a vote, on fining hosts $1,000 for any underage revelers police discover on raiding parties is planned when Common Council meets at 7 p.m. Tuesday in City Hall. The “social hosting” law drew objections from college students when it was first aired at the last Common Council meeting.…

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Foxes, Skunks Concern Center City Neighbors

Foxes, Skunks Concern Center City Neighbors ONEONTA – Patricia Crow, 14 Myrtle Ave, told Oneonta Common Council that she spotted a fox near her home in Center City on Thursday, Sept. 14. “I clearly sighted a fox traveling across my neighbor’s back yard.” she said. “Never in my nearly 70 years have I seen a fox in Center City.” Though she warned that foxes were “not safe for the citizens of Oneonta,” The Humane Society says that foxes are not considered…