Snow Day in Oneonta! With schools closed for the storm, families and friends took to the slopes around town for some sledding. Above, Micheal Alston, flashes a smile as he sleds down an embankment near Huntington Memorial library this morning. Behind him, his cousin Devonte and uncle Winston also join in the fun. At right, friends Lucy Hartill and Lily Beers, both fifth graders at Valleyview, sled in the fresh powder in Wilber Park. A travel advisory remains in affect…
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County Roads Remain Open, But Travel Advisory Issued COOPERSTOWN – While county roads are still open for travel, Sheriff Richard J. Devlin Jr. has issued a travel advisory until 6 a.m. tomorrow morning.…
FEARFUL OF STORM, OPT CANCELS BUSES ONEONTA – Oneonta Public Transits announced a few minutes ago that it is suspending bus service from 6 a.m. Wednesday until 6 a.m. Thursday. The new OPT director, David Hotaling, said he acted, after consultation from city officials, due to concerns about safety in the face of predictions of 10 inches of snow during that period.…
IN MEMORIAM: Lois (Northrup) Champlin, 86 ONEONTA – Oneonta native Lois (Northrup) Champlin, 86, passed away on Christmas Day 2017 at her home in Overland Park, Kansas. A graduate of Oneonta High School, she worked at Scintilla, now Amphenol, and Hartwick College for several years.…
IN MEMORIAM: Paul K. Neske, 84; Owned, Operated Schenevus Hotel ONEONTA – Paul K. Neske, 84, of Oneonta, who operated the Schenevus Hotel for many years, passed away peacefully Thursday evening, Feb. 1, with Dave and Ann, his son and daughter-in-law, at his side. Paul was born in Ridgewood, N.J., on July 7, 1933, the son of the late Frederick and Pauline Kurzenski Neske. In addition to his parents, he was pre-deceased by the love of his life Kathryn Neske…
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Oneontan Runs Against Magee Buttermann Seeks Assembly Seat ONEONTA – An Otsego County candidate today announced he will run against veteran Assemblyman Bill Magee, D-Nelson. Dan Buttermann, the Oneonta City school board member and former candidate for county board, declared his candidacy for the 121st District, challenging fellow Democrat Magee in a June primary. If he wins, he will face John Salka, the former Brookfield town supervisor and Madison County board chair, in November. “As your representative,” said the candidate, who…
In DRI Era, Historical Society Opens Urban Renewal Exhibit Against a backdrop of aerial photos from the Urban Renewal era, Bob Brzozowski, Greater Oneonta Historical Society executive director, welcomes visitors to “Urban Redevelopment: Oneonta’s Downtown in the ’60s and ’70s,” this afternoon at the opening reception. The aerial photos, showing the City of the Hills before and after a few dozen downtown buildings were demolished, was designed to provide historical perspective as the city moves forward with its DRI, the $10…
Fathers And Daughters Fill Hunt Ballroom…
Hannaford Campaign Gives 50 Meals To Salvation Army…
