IN MEMORIAM: Trudy Lord, 77, Milford; Ceramist With Milford, Oneonta Studios MILFORD – Gertrude “Trudy” Lord, 77, an accomplished ceramist who operated studios here and in Oneonta, passed away peacefully at The Centers Nursing Home on Sunday March 3, 2019, after a four-year courageous battle with Alzheimer’s Disease. Trudy was born on Sept. 20, 1942, in Patterson, N.J., the daughter of the late Samuel L. and Gertrude Margroff Mott. In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by a sister…
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Again, Oneonta’s Wells Runs For County Board ONEONTA – Wilson Wells is making a second bid to represent District 14 on the Otsego County Board of Representatives. Now 23, the lifelong Oneontan graduated from OHS in 2014 and in 2018 from SUNY Oneonta with a double major in political science and criminal justice. Wells serves on both the Fundraising and Marketing Committees of Orpheus Theatre, taught at Oneonta Nursery School for a number of years, and currently volunteers as a…
FROM TODAY’S HOMETOWN ONEONTA, ON CITY NEWSSTANDS THIS AFTERNOON HERE’S LIST OF FUNDED DRI PROJECTS Plans To Renovate Upper Floors Top DRI List Of Grants $2 Million Distributed, Including $400,000 For Getman, Oneonta Optical Buildings By JENNIFER HILL & LIBBY CUDMORE • from Hometown Oneonta ONEONTA – Two developers with plans for upper-floor housing took home $392,000 as the Downtown Improvement Grants were revealed on Tuesday, March 5, promising to transform Downtown Oneonta. Plans to announce $2 million in grants…
FROM TODAY’S HOMETOWN ONEONTA, ON CITY NEWSSTANDS THIS AFTERNOON Railyard Foes Derail $2M In Good News Herzig’s Plea – Work Together – Falls On Deaf Ears In Packed Foothills Theater By PATRICK WAGER & JIM KEVLIN • From Hometown Oneonta ONEONTA – In his 2019 State of the State speech, Mayor Gary Herzig Tuesday, March 5, said everyone wants to get to “net zero,” but – “please” – don’t oppose a plan for the D&H railyards “to create much-needed jobs.” Particularly, “while…
Railyard Woes Derail State-Of-City Speech FOR FULL DETAILS OF THE MEETING, SEE THIS WEEK’S HOMETOWN, FREEMAN’S…
IN MEMORIAM Sister Florence Joy, Oneonta; Served 63 Years In Albany Area ONEONTA – Sister Florence Joy, RSM, (formerly Sister Mary Annata), a Sister of Mercy for 63 years, died Saturday, March 2, 2019, at Chestnut Park Nursing Home. Born in Oneonta, she was the daughter of the late Carmen Joy and Anna Volpe Joy. Sister Florence earned a Bachelor’s Degree from the College of Saint Rose, Albany.…
2 TEENS ARRESTED AFTER CRASH Sheriff’s Deputies Seize Mushrooms, Marijuana ONEONTA – Otsego County Sheriff’s deputies arrested two teenagers and seized three pounds of psilocybin mushrooms and five pounds of marijuana after locating a vehicle that had allegedly fled the scene of an accident over the weekend. Skyler D. Blass, 19, Otego, and Treyton J. Hathaway 18, Oneonta, were arrested after Otsego County Sheriff’s Deputies were alerted by Otsego County 911 to be on the lookout for a vehicle that…
Fox Debuts Fantasy-Romance Novel At Green Toad Amanda Fox, right, reads a passage from her new fantasy-romance novel “Rogue Fate” to friend Jess Brown, mother Donna Conrad, dad Gary and brother Scott, seen above, at the Green Toad on Saturday afternoon where she was signing copies. The book, the first book in The Rogue series, was released in January and is available through Amazon, Barnes & Noble and Kabo as an ebook, and an audiobook. Fox is currently working on…
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Mark Drnek Challenges Bailey In 8th Ward Race ONEONTA — Mark Drnek, owner of Sweet Home Productions and the creator of the “Everything Oneonta” website has announced his candidacy for the eighth ward seat on Oneonta’s Common Council. The seat is currently held by Joe Ficano, who announced that he would not seek re-election In addition to his website and directory, Drnek is the host of a nationally syndicated radio program, “The Blue Light Central,” which is broadcast on nearly 2-dozen…
