Indoor Rock Climbing Coming To Oneonta A new facility opening on New Year’s Eve will soon have people of all ages climbing the walls…literally! Above, Luke Malone, facility manager of Table Rock Bouldering, demonstrates a climb this afternoon at the location at 6 Market St., Unit 9, next to The Green Earth. At right, owner Jay Shultis, below, spots Lucas as he scales the wall. The facility is currently in the final stages of completion, but the public will be…
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Seward Appointed Top Republican On Finance Committee Newly In Minority, Senator Vows He’ll Fight For Upstate By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – Otsego County’s state senator, Jim Seward, R-Milford, today announced he has been named ranking Republican member of the Senate Finance Committee by the Republican leader, John Flanagan. With Seward on the committee, “Our budget priorities will be widely known and well-articulated, and we will stand up for taxpayers at every turn,” Flanagan said in announcing…
Gold Coin Auction Raises $510 For Salvation Army By IAN AUSTIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – One single small coin will help to make many people’s Christmas a little merrier this year, thanks to three anonymous benefactors, who donated an 1899 gold coin to Lettis Auctions, which auctioned it off for $510 to once again benefit the Salvation Army. The 1899 coin is made from 97 percent gold and is considered in extra fine condition. “The coin itself is not…
IN MEMORIAM: Letha Hulbert, 95; Worked At Hartwick, Greater Plains ONEONTA – Letha M. Hulbert, 95, who worked in Hartwick College’s and Greater Plains Elementary School’s dietary departments, passed away Dec. 19, 2018, at Fox Hospital. She was born March 29, 1923, in Beerston, near Walton, the daughter of Jesse and Anna (Pearsall) Beers.…
AllOTSEGO.com EXCLUSIVE City Hall, OFD Union Spar Over Staff Levels By JENNIFER HILL • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – Negotiations between City Hall and the Oneonta Professional Firefighters have spilled out into the open. The Oneonta Professional Firefighters accused Mayor Gary Herzig of “mischaracterizing” OPF’s “advocacy for maintaining adequate staffing” of the Oneonta Fire Department in a Dec. 17 press release. OPF President Andrew Turner reiterated the Fire Department’s continuing need for “six trained firefighters…on duty 24/7” in order to keep Oneonta safe. “This…
Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul In City To Tour Corning ONEONTA – Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul visited Oneonta today to see the Corning plant and tour Main Street, Mayor Gary Herzig reports. “She was very impressed with Corning’s jobs and the training they give their employees to help them move up in their careers,” said Herzig. “She also spoke with them about the upgrades to the plant.”…
Celebrate Christmas With Your Newspaper • Unadilla’s Mrs., Mr. Claus Remembered • See Photos Of 2 ‘Scrooge’ Performances • ‘Yes, Virginia, There Is A Santa Claus’ • Christmas Day, From St. Luke’s Gospel • We Found 10 Local Gifts On Main Streets • FOR-DO Revives Holiday Spirit In Clients • EDITORIAL: Life Has Never Been Better AVAILABLE AT THESE FINE ESTABLISHMENTS TRY FREEMAN’S JOURNAL HOME DELIVERY…
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State Doesn’t Approve Decompression Station $3.9 Million Awarded County In 16 CFA Grants The Cuomo Administration today announced its 2018 CFAs – the state’s economic development grants – and $3.5 million for a controversial gas decompression station in Oneonta’s Pony Farm commerce park wasn’t on the list. Otsego County entities did receive 16 grants totalling $3.9 million.…
Consultant: Save Oneonta Theatre, Let Foothills Help By JENNIFER HILL • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – The Oneonta Theatre is worth saving. Duncan Webb, found of Webb Management Services, the premier consultant on revitalizing and managing historic theaters, told a gathered audience at Foothills that the 121 year old theater, now owned by Tom Cormier, was viable, and recommended that it be renovated and “aligned with the downtown” in helping to attract visitors who shop and stay in hotels in Oneonta.…
