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On Tuesday, December 3, the City of Oneonta’s Common Council initially declined to pass the tentative 2025 budget that they had approved on November 19. When put to a second vote, six of the seven council members consented to pass the 2025 budget of $20 million, with the caveat that there would be future budget cuts and solutions to cover the deficit while drawing down less of the reserves.…
A COVID-Era Visit From St. Nick… By MIKE FORSTER ROTHBART • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com (with apologies to Clement Clarke Moore) ‘Twas the dark night of COVID, and all through the county Not a traveler was budging, not one little amounty; The masks were hung by the front door with care, In hopes that the vaccine soon would be there; The children were nestled all snug in their beds, While visions of Zoom school danced in their heads; The schools had…