CHECK OUT COLLEGE’S ‘THAT’S A WRAP’ Graduates Galore At SUNY Graduation! Some 1,500 graduates took their final walk across the stage at this morning and afternoon in three-session SUNY Oneonta’s 130th Commencement in the Dewar Arena. Above, graduate Michael Bagby, Oneonta, shakes hands with SUNY President Barbara Jean Morris, who gave her first commencement to the class of ’19. At right, Oneonta’s Sapphira Koerner beams as she and her fellow students march out during the recessional. Two alumni delivered commencement…
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IN MEMORIAM: Frances B. Green, 94; Milford Teacher, Huntington Librarian ONEONTA – Calling hours are tomorrow for Frances B. Green, 94, of West Oneonta, a former teacher in Milford and past librarian at Huntington Memorial Library who passed away Saturday, March 30, 2019, at Fox Nursing Home. She was born May 7, 1924 in Coventry, the daughter of the late Frank and Eva (Howland) Blakeslee. SEE TRIBUTE VIDEO TO FRANCES GREEN…
IN MEMORIAM: Thomas D. Hurley, 54; Longtime Custom Electronics Supervisor GOODYEAR LAKE – Thomas D. Hurley, 54, of Goodyear Lake, a longtime supervisor at Custom Electronics, passed away unexpectedly Thursday, May 9, 2019, at home. He was born on July 30, 1964, in New York City. He enjoyed spending time with his family, barbecues (especially cheeseburgers), was a lifelong Mets fan and liked motorcycles and classic cars.…
MISSION STATEMENT FIRST STEP Strategic Planning Getting Underway At SUNY Oneonta By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – SUNY Oneonta’s new 13-word mission statement, released Tuesday, is almost immediately being followed by a process to create a new five-year strategic plan for the college by January, according to President Barbara Jean Morris’ spokesman, Hal Legg. With this Saturday’s commencement behind her, the president will convene a meeting of her cabinet May 23 in the campus Welcome Center to…
IN MEMORIAM Rabbi Donald Roberts; Served Temple Beth El ONEONTA – Rabbi Emeritus Donald Neil Roberts, who served Oneonta’s Temple Beth El for 22 years, passed away peacefully early Monday morning, May 6, 2019, following a short illness. He was born in the Bronx, to Irving and Florence (Sherman) Roberts. In 1967, he graduated from the Hebrew Union College with a bachelor’s degree in Sacred Music and received an honorary doctorate from Hebrew Union College School of Sacred Music in…
HOMETOWN HISTORY May 10, 2019 150 Years Ago Oneonta – Chief Engineer Wentz and a Committee of Directors were here this week to locate a roundhouse and other needed railroad conveniences. The extension of railroad operations brings quite a number of new citizens and families to the place. The railroad makes the town. Let the town welcome its people. Cope & Company’s new goods have come, a real old-fashioned stock as to variety, but entirely new fashioned as to style.…
LIBBY’S BEST BETS Black Comedy, Treats For Mom, Princess of Pop Booze, a branch, two bad boys and four scathing, seething parents make up Yasmina Reza’s savage comedy, “God of Carnage.” 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, May 10-11, 2 p.m. Sunday, May 12, Foothills Performing Arts Center, 24 Market St., Oneonta. Info (607) 434-6606 • Madonna makes her film debut in “Desperately Seeking Susan” (PG-13) as part of the Fenimore Art Museum’s summer film series in conjunction with the Herb Ritts photography…
COLUMN Hidden Consequences Of Saying ‘No’ To Gas By MIKE ZAGATA When we live in a community for a lengthy period, we tend to become “comfortable” with those with whom we attend church, purchase services from, hire to do household repairs and who sell us the various products we need. Indeed, over time we simply assume they will always be there. Is that true in Oneonta or, for that matter, in Upstate New York? This past week I had a…
DIAL ‘O’ FOR MURDER S.S. Van Dine’s Philo Vance Books Took Him From Here To Hollywood By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – For a time, S.S. Van Dine was the biggest thing in detective fiction. “He got famous fast,” said Michael Sharp, a Binghamton University English professor who specializes in American Crime Fiction. “He writes his first book and he immediately becomes a best-seller.” That first novel, “The Benson Murder Case,” published in 1926, is believed to…
from EDWARD BUTZ RSS Cites ’40 Years Of Exemplary Service’ To Greater Oneonta To the Editor: I was disappointed to read the innuendo and implications in the May 1 story, “Sixth Ward Neighbors Complain to Seward About RSS’s Record.” As we celebrate our 40th year in existence – including more than 30 years in Oneonta and Otsego County – Rehabilitation Support Services is exceedingly proud of its sterling record of providing essential programs and services that have enriched the lives…
