A Friendly’s Goodbye Corporate Ax Fells Revered Oneonta Restaurant By JENNIFER HILL • Hometown Oneonta & The Freeman’s Journal ONEONTA – Melissa Ackerly, 60, had plans to meet a friend for ice cream at the Friendly’s at Main Street and Walling Avenue on Monday, April 8. Instead, the Delhi woman found the door locked and a note taped to the glass. “We apologize for disappointing you on this visit, but this location is now closed for business,” the sign read.…
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Oneonta Considers Bike-Share Program By JENNIFER HILL • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA –The city is moving toward establishing a Bike Share and Microbility Program, with Mayor Gary Herzig asserting, “A bike share is a good thing.” “But there are many different models of bike shares,” Herzig said in the Council’s Legislative Committee meeting this evening, “And we want to make sure that we control what model we put in here, how it operates, and that it’s what’s best for the…
Chief Brenner Joins LEAF Council Board ONEONTA – Police Chief Douglas Brenner has joined the board of directors of LEAF Council on Alcoholism & Addictions, it was announced today. “We are pleased Chief Brenner has joined our board”, said board President Tara Barnwell. “Almost every sector of our community is now represented and he will be a huge asset”. Brenner, who was appointed police chief in July 2017, has since served on the Otsego County Opioid Task Force.…
COMPANY RELEASES STATEMENT President: Prices, Competition Led To Friendly’s End ONEONTA – Friendly’s closing of its Oneonta restaurant and 22 others is part of a “months-long evaluation and careful consideration,” according to a statement from company President George Michel. He cited “competition and rising prices” for the decision. “We have decided to close 23 corporate-owned restaurants, effective immediately,” Michel said in a letter to franchisees released by the company this evening. “While this was a tough decision, we are confident…
IN MEMORIAM: Ann Eckler, 66, Milford; Worked At Her Family’s Oasis Restaurant MILFORD – Ann M. Eckler, 66, a waitress at her family’s Oasis Restaurant in Oneonta and later a correctional officer, passed away peacefully on April 5, 2019, at Bassett Hospital. She was born Nov. 8, 1952, in Oneonta, the daughter of Joseph Gerald and Betty Elizabeth (Banner) Monser. Ann graduated from Oneonta High School, Class of 1970. She married Donald L. Eckler on Nov. 15, 1970 at St.…
Toss Old, Unused Prescriptions During Drug Take Back Week COOPERSTOWN – Bassett Healthcare Network is encouraging people to get rid of unused prescriptions at its three pharmacies during Drug Take Back Week, April 22-27. The disposal kiosks are available at Bassett, Foxcare and O’Connor pharmacies to help people avoid prescription misuse and help stem addictions tied to over-the-counter or controlled medication. These excess prescriptions can be managed easier with the help of pharmacy software development by SmartexLab or others, the…
Oneonta Friendly’s Shut, Patrons Find Several CNY Ice-Cream Outlets Close ONEONTA – Patrons arrived at Friendly’s at Main Street and Walling Avenue this morning to find the store has closed. “We apologize to disappointing you on this visit, but this location is now closed for business,” a sign posted on the door reads. Friendly’s end locally appears to be part of Sunday’s closing of a number of outlets in the ice-cream-based chain across the region, including some around Syracuse and…
196 Oneonta Students Win Susan Sutton Smith Awards ONEONTA – A total of 196 students with 3.9 GPAs or higher received 2018-2019 Susan Sutton Smith Awards for academic excellence, SUNY Oneonta announced today. Student award winners receive a certificate, a gift card to the campus bookstore, and an invitation to attend the annual Susan Sutton Smith Lecture and reception. Dr. Tracy Betsinger, associate professor of biological anthropology, will deliver this year’s Susan Smith Lecture titled, “Babies Are Us: What Can…
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50 GATHER AT BEVERAGE EXCHANGE Democratic Candidates Kick Off Fall Campaign To applause, Democratic County Chairman Aimee Swan, standing at center, introduces city, town and county candidates from across Otsego County seeking office in the Nov. 5 local elections at a kick-off rally now underway at the Beverage Exchange in downtown Coopertown. (In the foreground are Oneonta Democrats Rick Pavlick, right, and Kate O’Donnell, left.) At right, Jill Basile, county rep candidate from District 14, Oneonta, attending with husband Vinnie,…
