2nd Economy/Environment Panel Planned In Oneonta ONEONTA – In advance of an Otsego County Chamber energy summit at month’s end, the Concerned Citizens of Oneonta have scheduled a “conversation” on “Economic Development and Renewable Energies: 21st Century Solutions,” 7-9 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 17, at Elm Park Methodist Church. Panelists include:…
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IN MEMORIAM: Virginia Wilson, 71; Teacher, Active In Community Life ONEONTA – Virginia Hughes Wilson, 71, a teacher active in civic life whose honors included receiving Saturday Bread’s Saturday’s Bread Apron Award for exceptional service, passed away peacefully Jan. 6, 2019, surrounded by family after an extended illness. She was born in Boonville and spent her early years in Utica and Lyons Falls. She attended the one-room schoolhouse in Collinsville diagonally across the street from her family’s farm. She had…
Slick Roads Cause 30 Crashes; No Serious Injuries Reported COOPERSTOWN – Snow and slippery roads caused 30 car accidents overnight throughout the county, according to Robert O’Brien, Director of E-911 Communications. Though no serious injuries were reported, O’Brien said that Fire and EMS teams responded to seven of the motor vehicle accidents. Flurries are expected today, but no accumulation, according to the National Weather Service.…
City Ready For Artspace, Initial Findings Report ONEONTA – Oneonta may be ready for Artspace. “We were able to gauge the temperature of the community as a whole, but more specifically the arts community, and found that the interest was perhaps stronger than expected,” according to the press release issued by City Hall today.…
Council Committee Focus: Town-Gown Chairman John Rafter Aims To Focus On Neighborhood Noise, Apartments By JENNIFER HILL • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – Town-gown relations – noise and mischief in neighborhoods, and the large number of shortterm rentals in the city – are on Common Council member John Rafter’s agenda this year. And it’s now on the agenda of the council’s Legislative Committee, whcih he chairs, and which met last night for the first time in 2019. Rafter told committee…
IN MEMORIAM: Glenn C. Bidwell, 72; Air Force Vet, Salesman, Dirt-Track Fan ONEONTA – Glenn Charles Bidwell, 72, passed away Dec. 22, 2018, at the home of his daughter. Glenn had stopped laughing so we all knew it was time for him to go. He passed peacefully, surrounded by his family. Glenn was born on Feb. 23, 1946, in Oneonta to Norbert and Dorothy (Mathewson) Bidwell. Voted class clown in elementary school, he continued to have a great time, graduating…
IN MEMORIAM: Ann M. Tessitore, 100; Mom Loved Yankees, Worked At Brooks ONEONTA – Ann M. Tessitore, 100, of Oneonta passed away Monday, Jan. 07, 2019, at home surrounded by her loving family. She was born Dec. 15, 1918, in Oneonta, the daughter of the late Anthony A. and Josephine (DiAmbrose) Molinari. Ann graduated from Oneonta High School, Class of 1939.…
Heller Might Not Have Been Target, Testimony Suggests Women’s Apartment Door ‘Covered’ On Floor Below Where Hero Died By JENNIFER HILL • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – A burned spray can was found outside the door of a woman’s apartment at 5 Walling Ave., state investigators told City Judge Lucy Bernier during testimony today. And the bottom of Heather Engler’s door was “covered,” state Fire Investigator Christopher Lupold testified. The testimony suggests the woman may have been the target, rather than…
BULLETIN City Judge Bernier Sends Arson Case To Grand Jury ONEONTA – City Judge Lucy Bernier has just ruled that there is enough evidence to send the Terrence Truitt case to the Otsego County Grand Jury. Truitt, 34, was charged with felony arson after a fire at 5 Walling Avenue that killed former Oneonta firefighter John Heller.…
IN MEMORIAM: Althea ‘Allie’ Gennarino, 82; Retired Teacher Leaves Husband, 5 Children ONEONTA – Beloved wife, mother, and grandmother Althea “Allie” Gennarino, 82, of Oneonta, a retired teacher in Unadilla, passed away peacefully on Jan. 2, 2019 with her family by her side at Bassett Hospital. Allie was born on July 5, 1936, in Hancock, to Fred and Minnie Alma Beecher, the second youngest of their five daughters. Allie met Lawrence “Butch” Gennarino, her husband of 62 years, in Oneonta. The couple…
