CHRISTCHURCH MASSACRE REMEMBERED Pastors, Officials Offer Support To Local Sufis By IAN AUSTIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com SIDNEY CENTER – Spiritual leaders, mayors, law-enforcement officers, friends and neighbors gathered Sunday evening at the Sufi Muslim community of Osmanli Dergahi here to express solidarity after the mass shooting in Christ Church, New Zealand. “You coming here shows you care.” said Junaid Khan, a leader of the community. “Facebook, twitter, they don’t matter. Thank you for taking action and coming here. It…
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IN MEMORIAM: Jane L. Borachok, 76; Past President Of Fox Hospital Auxiliary ONEONTA – Jane L. Borachok, 76, a Fox Hospital volunteer and past auxiliary president, passed away at her home Friday, March 22, 2019. She was born August 25, 1942, in New Rochelle, the daughter of the late Elliot and Lillian (Fien) Henderson. Jane married her husband of 51 years, Michael Borachok, on March 3, 1968.…
UU Dinner Supports Youchaou School In Africa…
Heavy Snow Likely Throughout Night CLICK HERE FOR ALLOTSEGO FORECAST…
THE TARGET: RSS PROPOSAL 50 Neighbors Uniting To Fight Housing Project By JENNIFER HILL • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – Christened “Sixth Ward Neighbors United,” River Street residents and businesspeople met for more than two hours with city, county and state elected officials at the Sixth Ward Athletic Club Thursday evening to discuss strategies to oppose RSS’s housing development in their neighborhood. “There are multiple bad reasons for RSS’s project,” said Fran Colone, a vocal critic of the housing development…
IN MEMORIAM: Alexandra Xanthaky, 75; RN Parter In Husband’s Medical Practice ONEONTA – Alexandra Xanthaky, 75, an R.N. who was co-owner of Upper Main Street Associates, her husband’s medical practice, passed away Wednesday evening, March 20, 2019, at her home in the Town of Milford, surrounded by family. She was 75. Born Aug. 25, 1943, in Glasgow, Scotland, Sandra was a daughter of Alexander and Margaret H. (Morison) Findlay. Following World War II, the Findlay family emigrated to the United…
SNOW EMERGENCIES UNTIL NOON SATURDAY 12 Accidents Overnight; Snow Fells Trees, Wires By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com The overnight snowstorm that continues today has caused a dozen accidents and brought down trees and wires across the county, reports Rob O’Brien, Otsego County 911 director. “The roads are in very poor condition,” he said. “And we’re dealing with trees and wires down everywhere due to the weight of the snow.” In Oneonta, city police have begun ticketing cars parked…
UP TO 15 INCHES PREDICTED Winter Storm Warning In Effect Here Overnight The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Warning for Otsego and other Central New York counties from 2 a.m. Friday until 8 a.m. Saturday. Total snow accumulations of 5 to 9 inches are predicted in the lower elevations, with 9 to 15 inches over the higher terrain. CLICK HERE FOR FULL LOCAL FORECAST …
5 Hartwick Profs Take To National Airwaves Beginning Monday, Local Researchers Will Be Aired Daily On NPR’s ‘Academic Minute’ ONEONTA – Next week, when you here “The Academic Minute” on NPR’s “Morning Edition,” you may be hearing some familiar voices: Hartwick College faculty will take to the air before a nationwide audience offering insight into what they do best. President Margaret L. Drugovich, Chief Marketing Officer Monica Calzolari and Media Relations Manager David Lubdell have been talking about the idea…
TOMAINOS CONSIDER SHOPS TO SERVE WESTCOTT PLAZA Mysterious Project Linked To Artspace By LIBBY CUDMORE • HOMETOWN ONEONTA & The Freeman’s Journal ONEONTA – The mystery is clearing: A privately developed – and thus taxable – Artspace may rise above the Westcott Parking Lot, and Anna and Jim Tomaino’s “transformative” project may open perhaps related shops along the side of the building next door. Mayor Gary Herzig was interviewed from Australia, where he is vacationing, to provide details that had…
