‘I’m certain that being called a ‘n—–‘ and experiencing hate many times in the past 47 years of my life has contributed greatly to my feelings of insecurity and lack of acceptance’ MICHELLE OSTERHOUDT Principal, Former Oneonta Council member, NAACP vice president Living With The ‘N-Word’ By MICHELLE OSTERHOUDT • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Many people seem to believe that if one supports the Black Lives Matter movement, they cannot also be pro police. I disagree. And I refuse to participate in the vitriol…
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THIS WEEK’S NEWSPAPERS The Freeman’s Journal • Hometown Oneonta Oct. 29-30, 2020 PHOTO OF THE WEEK FRONT PAGE PROFILE: SUNY Oneonta’s New President Facing Cluster, Hartwick Confines Students 75-Guest Wedding Yields 19 COVID Cases Many Local People Casting Ballots Early Cooperstown Recruits New Village Clerk Stamford Priest Assigned To Cooperstown ENDORSEMENTS Oberacker, Senate; Buttermann, Assembly Delgado Invincible, Earns Second Term What Happens After Presidential Election LETTERS STERNBERG: Delgado Kept His Promises ROWLEY: If ‘Safe Act’ Is Flawed, Change It NORTHRUP:…
Jerry Jeff Walker, Oneonta Original, 1942-2020 Our ‘Mr. Bojangles’ By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – With the passing of “Mr. Bojangles” creator Jerry Jeff Walker, Doug Decker thinks it’s time to honor Oneonta’s most famous son. “It’s time,” he said. “I don’t think people realize how important he was to the western, gonzo and country scene. They revered him.” Walker – Oneonta’s own Ron Crosby, before he took his stage name and found fame with his 1968…
Facing COVID-19 Cluster, Hartwick Confines Students By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – With 12 cases at Hartwick College since Friday, Oct. 23, President Margaret L. Drugovich is asking students to stay in Oneonta for the next 27 days. “And if you choose to travel to a red or orange zone, you will not be allowed to return to campus for the remainder of the fall semester,” she said in a video posted on the college website, www.hartwick.edu.…
Mayor Proposes New Mask Law Private Homes Won’t Be Included, As In Law Herzig Vetoed Last Week ONEONTA – After vetoing a mask ordinance last week, Mayor Gary Herzig will be asking the Common Council to approve a revised ordinance Tuesday that does not include regulations of activities inside private homes. The revised ordinance will require masks at all times in outdoor public space in the city’s downtown (MU-1) zoning district. Masks will also be required by all customers in…
IN MEMORIAM Paul R. Robinson, 79, Oneonta; Marine, Teacher, City Alderman ONEONTA – Paul Raymond Robinson, 79, a Marine, retired teacher and two-term Oneonta alderman, died peacefully on Oct. 22, 2020, at Bassett Hospital, after years of struggle with Parkinson’s Disease. An engaged community leader, driven by a sense of fairness and a steadfast commitment to helping those in need, Paul was a lifelong Yankees fan, an adventurous pilot, a curious hobbyist and a collector of coins with a soft…
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City Committee Lauded By Conference Of Mayors ONEONTA – The city’s “Survive, Then Thrive” committee has awarded the “Local Government Achievement Award” by the NYS Conference of Mayors for their work in seeking grants, planning events and strengthening partnerships for both the present and the “post-COVID” world. “In March, I called upon 6 people to form a committee to identify strategies for Oneonta businesses to Survive, then Thrive,” said Mayor Gary Herzig. “Fifty more people – you – volunteered to…
First Defendant Receives 22 Years In Worcester Death By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – Nicholas Meridy, who plead guilty to second-degree murder in the October 2019 death of Kenneth Robinson at his home in Worcester, was sentenced to 22 years to life in prison during a hearing in Otsego County Court this morning. “I’m satisfied with it,” said District Attorney John Muehl. “After speaking with the family, that was the offer I made so we didn’t have…
COVID-19 Spike Traced To Wedding, Red’s Ale House 10 Cases At Hartwick; 18 From Nuptials By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – A weekend trip to Red’s Ale House. A 75-guest wedding in Cooperstown. These are the source of the two major outbreaks in the county, with 10 students testing positive at Hartwick College and 18 positives linked to the wedding, including three people living in a group home and a staff member at Cooperstown Elementary School.…