We’re All in This Together Mark Drnek Grand plans and strategies. From the moment I rise ‘til I trundle off to bed, I’m generating notes, workflows, and timelines. There are people to call. Committees to fill. Problems to solve. Plans and strategies… they’re so important. Until they’re not. Last week, the tick-tock of my work-clock stopped. On Friday, I opted for a day away from City Hall. I wasn’t feeling well. But rest didn’t have its desired result and I…
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News from the Noteworthy Oneonta Mayor Path to Success In these first 7-months on the job, I’ve been occasionally reminded that not everyone shares my optimism for Oneonta’s future. Nor do they see value in keeping eyes fixed on the road ahead and not trained on past grudges or scores to settle. However, I believe that by embracing the positive and identifying the possible, we put ourselves on our best path to success. As Mayor, it’s my duty to present…
In Memoriam David W. Brenner Dec. 20, 1931 - Mar. 04, 2022 David W. Brenner ONEONTA – David W. Brenner, 90, passed away March 4, 2022 at Cooperstown Center Rehabilitation and Nursing Home. David was born December 20, 1931 in Blooming Grove, NY, the son of Lee D. and Henrietta (Maxwell) Brenner. He was the oldest of 10 children. The family lived in various towns in and around Newburgh NY. David Graduated from Washingtonville High School in 1949. In 1950…
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A look at key local contests By KEVIN LIMITI • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Oneonta Mayor The months-long race to replace longtime Oneonta mayor Gary Herzig comes to an end next week when voters choose between Common Council members Mark Drnek (D) and Len Carson (R). The League of Women Voters hosted the candidates in a debate last week, during which Carson thanked Drnek for joining him in running a “gentleman’s campaign.” Drnek said he feels he is in “good shape”…
City Promotes Mattice To Administrator Position By GREG KLEIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – The city of Oneonta has promoted Greg Mattice to fill the position of city administrator. Mattice, who has been with the city since 2010 and has been the city engineer for about half of that time, was approved for his new position by the city’s Common Council Tuesday, April 20. The administrator position is a revised position in the city, an attempt to turn the…
MAYOR HERZIG REVIEW TERM Carson, Gelbsman Both Intend To Run For Oneonta Mayor 2 Republicans Would Primary On 6/22; So Far, Mark Drnek Is Sole Democrat By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Craig Gelbsman Len Carson ONEONTA – Republicans Len Carson and Craig Gelbsman confirmed today they intended to run for mayor to succeed incumbent Gary Herzig, a Democrat, at the end of the year. If both candidates continue, it would ensure a Republican candidate June 22. A primary…
Herzig To Retire Despite COVID-19, Much Let To Do, Mayor's Decision Firm: It's Time To Go By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com With would-be successors able to circulate petitions in the next few days, six-year Mayor Gary Herzig Tuesday, Feb. 23, announced what many expected and others anticipated with regret: He will retire when his term ends on Dec. 31, 2021. “During the past six years, by working together, the people of Oneonta have achieved remarkable progress,” he said…
Editorial America IS Great Over Three Generations, Oneonta's Naders Prove It Jaunty Sam Nader, seen here in his heyday, was a great American. With the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, the summer-long riots following George Floyd’s death and debates over race relations, we can forget: We live in a great country, where ambition and hard work are almost assuredly rewarded. A case in point – a life in point – is Sam Nader, the respected and beloved former mayor…
ALBERT ‘SAM’ NADER • 1919-2021 Baseball, Politics, Community Defined His Contribution The Nader family chose this photo of their patriarch, Sam Nader, with Damaschke Field, home of his Oneonta Yankees, in the background. Editor’s Note: Here is the obituary prepared by Sam Nader’s family. Albert S. “Sam” Nader passed away on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021, at his home as he wished, surrounded by members of his family. He was born on July 8, 1919, in Oneonta, the son of Elias…