Wise Guys Sammy’s Adding Tavern To Sandwich Shop Fans of Wise Guys Sammy’s rejoice! The popular eatery celebrated the official launch of their expansion this morning with a ribbon cutting with the Chamber of Commerce at 261-267 Main St. in Oneonta. The expansion has tavern style seating and boasts a wide selection of craft beers and wines to pair with your Sammy’s sandwich. Seen above are Jasmine Martinez, owner Sheryl Joubert, Donna Joubert, Barbara Ann Heegan, Roberta Vesley, Mayor Gary…
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Five Appointed To City’s Microenterprise Committee By JENNIFER HILL •Special to ALLOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – They all run different businesses in downtown Oneonta, but Theresa Cyzeski, Elizabeth Raphaelson, Vicki Reiss, Sonia Shultis and Madeline Silber all have two things in common. Each were recipients of a Microenterprise grant from the state, and all were named to the committee tasked with evaluating applications for the 2019 awards during Common Council this evening. “My feeling was, who knows better what it takes to…
With 4 Distinct Slogans, ‘We’re Onta Something’ Campaign Nears Launch By JENNIFER HILL • Special to www.ALLOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – Oneonta is “onta” adventure. And art. And something delicious and something unique. “The campaign will let people know that Oneonta exists and what it has to offer,” said Mayor Gary Herzig. During Common Council this evening, Herzig announced a statewide online marketing campaign Trampoline Ad & Design, the who created the city’s new campaign, “We’re Onta Something,” will launch statewide “soon.”…
50TH ANNIVERSARY THIS WEEK Woodstock Festgoers Model Citizens Today Stuck In Traffic, Mayor Herzig Didn’t Make It By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Woodstock, baby. “Meg called me one day and asked if I wanted to go to this concert,” said Cooperstown Village Attorney Martin Tillapaugh. That concert? The famous Woodstock festival, held Aug. 15-18, 1969, on Max Yasgur’s dairy farm in Bethel Woods, 50 years ago this week. “Woodstock was one of the most important cultural and music…
Art, Culture Abound At City of the Hills Festival Sporting his “We’re Onta Something” shirt, Mayor Gary Herzig and First Lady Connie did some shopping at the City of the Hills Arts Festival, held this afternoon on Main Street in Oneonta. Warm weather and bright sunshine brought plenty of people downtown to visit the more than two dozen artisans and vendors who lined the streets for the annual festival, which also included music, readings and demonstrations, including Brenda Brooks of…
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CITY HALL EXPERIMENTS One Entry To Neahwa? Try It. Like It? E-mail dpsinfo@oneonta.ny.us. ONEONTA – Try it. See how you like it. The Market Street entrance to Neahwa Park has been closed for a week, beginning yesterday, a test to see if one vehicular entrance – at Main and River – is sufficient for park users. “The intent of this temporary, experimental road closure is to observe its effects on traffic entering, exiting, and within Neahwa Park,” City Hall announced…
TOWN HALL IN ONEONTA Herzig To Salka: Help Upstate Cities By JENNIFER HILL • Special to ALLOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – Ask and you may receive. “Cities like mine have maintained taxes at the state-mandated cap of two percent – even at zero percent, but state aid to municipalities have not increased in 10 years,” said Mayor Gary Herzig during a Town Hall with Oneonta’s Assemblyman John Salka, R-Brookfield, in Council chambers this evening. “Why won’t the legislature not step up to…
In Oneonta, 66 Apartments, 4 Stories To Rise On Dietz By JENNIFER HILL & JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – By next summer, Oneonta could see the first major fruits of the Downtown Revitalization Initiative as a 64-unit, four-story Artspace-like complex breaks ground on Dietz Street. “I’m very excited about this,” Mayor Gary Herzig said of what’s being called the Lofts On Dietz. “If all goes as planned, it could start transforming downtown Oneonta.” Meeting Tuesday, July 2,…
Sal’s Pizzeria Owner Receives Key To The City By JENNIFER HILL • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – There wasn’t a dry eye in Common Council chambers this evening. Mayor Gary Herzig screened Jessica Vecchione’s award-winning short documentary, “A Slice of Hope,” which tells the story of Jennifer Grigoli, owner of Sal’s Pizzeria, and her efforts to employ people in recovery at her restaurant. “Jennifer set an example to other businesses in Oneonta and made Oneonta an example for other cities,”…