IN MEMORIAM Dr. Wendell Frye, ‘Father of J-Term’ At Hartwick College, Dies At Age 77 ONEONTA – Dr. Wendell Frye, 77, a professor of German, Hartwick College’s longest serving faculty member, and “Father of the J-Term,” passed away Tuesday, March 28, 2017. On May 21, he received the Margaret B. Bunn Award for Outstanding Teaching at the college’s commencement. Wendell was born March 1, 1940, in Leominster, Mass., to Kenneth and Birtrice Frye. Upon graduating Leominster High School in 1958,…
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FASO REACTS TO TRUMP MOVE: Leaving Paris Accord ‘Ill Advised’; But Let Market Fix Global Warming Otsego County’s congressman, John Faso, R-19, issued a statement today calling President Trump’s withdrawal from the Paris Accord ill-advised, but adding that economic incentives are more likely to reduce greenhouse emissions than “a non-binding agreement with no enforcement mechanisms.” Here is the statement in full: “As a member of the bipartisan Climate Solutions Caucus, I support U.S. efforts to continue promotion of innovative clean-energy…
Brenner In Running For Police Chief Job By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – With a score of 75 on the police examination in March, Acting Police Chief Doug Brenner will be one of three people interviewed for the vacant Oneonta police chief position. “I guess all that studying paid off!” he joked. Five candidates from across the state took the civil service exam, including Oneonta Detective Sgt. Christopher J. Witzenburg. A 70 on the exam is considered passing,…
IN MEMORIAM: Ronald Luettger, 58; Retired 25-Year Teacher At Unatego ONEONTA – Ronald Luettger, 58, retired 25-year teacher in the Unatego Central School District, passed away Monday, May 29, 2017. Ronald was born on Dec. 29, 1958 in Brooklyn, the son of Franz and Elke (Schumacher) Luettger. He grew up on Long Island, graduating from North Babylon Senior High School, where he was active in jazz bands and track, holding the half-mile track record for many years. Outside of school…
Oneonta Veterans Brave Rain For Parade In Oneonta, the rain broke just in time for the Memorial Day parade and service in Neahwa Park this morning. Here, Color Guard members Gary Ballard, Gary Walters, and Wayne Gregory, all of Oneonta, and Chris Proctor and Harry Martin, both of Otego, await the start of the service. At right, Cliff Eaglefeathers, Bloomville, who served in the Army from 1967-69, wore his headdress as he marched in the parade to honor his Native…
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Wounded Warriors Outshine Oneonta Police, Firemen, 32-1 Wounded Warrior Nick Clark, who moved his family to Cooperstown permanently over the winter, slides into third base a moment ahead of the tag by Oneonta firefighter Eric Johnson at Oneonta’s Damaschke Field this afternoon. At right, as the Wounded Warriors began to run away with the game, Oneonta Police officer Ryan Pondolfino carried a Outlaws 40-pound “practice bat” onto the field in hopes of improving his teams odds. Sunday, the Wounded Warrior…
HALL OF FAME CLASSIC 2017 BASE Race Kicks Off Day Of Celebration In his unmistakable bright yellow, Oneonta’s Brandon Gardner, who’s been running distance events since he was 8 years old, accelerates from the starting line at this morning’s Hall of Fame BASE Race, which starts and end in Cooperstown’s Doubleday Field. This is the sixth BASE race – it stands for “Be A Superior Example.” Fees collected help underwrite a Hall program aimed at encouraging young athletes to embrace…
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