LIBBY’S BEST BETS Mother’s Day Tea, Spring Fest Choir Sings, ‘Dancing Queen’ It’s a lovely day for tea! Foothills hosts the annual Mother & Daughter tea party with treats, crafting, dancing and more. Tickets $25-$55. 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. Sunday, May 5 Foothills Performing Arts & Civic Center, 24 Market St., Oneonta. Info http://foothillspac.org/. • Do a traditional cake walk & win a cake or gift card for a cake donated by local bakers. Free admission, $2/cake walk. Friday,…
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HOMETOWN HISTORY May 3, 2019 150 Years Ago Newspaper Change: L.P. Carpenter, late editor of the Oneonta Herald, has bought out the Chronicle at Morris, and commenced his labors there last Monday. As Mr. Carpenter has been foreman in our office most of the time since it came into our hands we can speak of his thorough integrity and industry from the daily intercourse of business. But, while we regret to lose so true a friend and counsellor our whole…
DEVELOPER RECORD ROCKY, THEY SAY 6th Ward Neighbors Complain To Seward About RSS’s Record By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – The Sixth Ward Neighbors United is hoping to enlist the assistance of state Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, in the fight against Riverside Apartments, a 64-unit low-income housing project proposed by Rehabilitation Support Services. We “are seeking a full investigation of the financial dealings of (RSS), who have submitted funding applications to several state agencies,” the letter…
from ART RORICK It’s Time To Move Forward On Upgrading D&H Yards To the Editor: I find your editorial of March 12-13, “Herzig: Act Today, Look To Tomorrow”, troubling. In my opinion, Mayor Herzig and the Common Council have not been transparent about the whole railyard development. From my standpoint as a Fifth Ward resident, this administration has done minimum communication for this development. The city has a 2014 document that the Greater Oneonta Economic Development Council worked on. GO-EDC…
FIRST UM MARKS 30TH ANNIVERSARY Oneonta ‘Reconciling Congregation’ Ramps Up Vs. Ban On Gays By JENNIFER HILL • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – It will be a bittersweet celebration. On Sunday, May 5, Oneonta’s First United Methodist Church will celebrate its 30th anniversary as a “Reconciling congregation,” sanctioning same-sex weddings and gay clergy. But the milestone comes right as the United Methodist Church’s Judicial Council, the church’s legal arm, has agreed April 26 to mostly uphold a “Traditional Plan” approved by…
Recalling 1989 Murder, Senator Unveils GOP’s Victim’s Justice Agenda Jill Gibbons’ Death Inspired Package ALBANY – State Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, today joined members of the Senate Republican Conference to unveil the “Victims’ Justice Agenda.” The package of bills would reform the parole system to keep violent criminals behind bars without parole and ease the parole process for suffering victims, families and the public. “To understand how this law would work you need to look no further than the murder of…
Harbor Freight Tools Opens May 15 At Mall ONEONTA – Harbor Freight Tools, America’s leading retailer of quality tools at the lowest prices, will celebrate the grand opening of its new store in Southside Mall at 8 a.m. Wednesday, May 15. They will sell everything a DIYer, carpenter, or woodworker could ever need; whether you need a screwdriver, power drill, or benchtop planer. Speaking of planers, the wen 6650 is a good option for a beginer so if you’re thinking…
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SUNY Athletes To Expand Trails In City’s Wilber Park Tomorrow Is ‘Into The Streets’ Day ONEONTA – Tomorrow, SUNY Oneonta students will team up with Otsego County forester Joe Sweeney and the Susquehanna Greenway to build a new nature trail on 50 acres on a ridgeline above Wilber Park. As part of the college’s annual Into the Streets service day, 30 student athletes and other volunteers will spend the day building a trail in the Van Cleft Bird & Wildlife…
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