IN MEMORIAM Tony Mongillo, 93; Recorded Railroad Heyday In Pen, Ink ONEONTA – Antonio Pasquale “Tony” Mongillo, 93, an honored citizen of his native city whose pen-and-ink drawings of locomotives captured Oneonta’s railroad heyday, passed away on Wednesday Feb. 8, 2017, at Fox Hospital. He was famously christened the “Picasso of the Sixth Ward” by “Big Chuck” D’Imperio, the DJ and historian. Tony was born to Pasquale and Rose (Perrine) Mongillo on Jan. 26, 1924, on West Broadway in the…
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SNOW EMERGENCY CONTINUES MONDAY …
Snow Emergencies Declared In Oneonta, Cooperstown ONEONTA – Street parking and bus services in Oneonta and Cooperstown will be suspended this afternoon due to snowfall, according to releases sent by the City and the Village.…
IN MEMORIAM Catherine (Kate) D’Imperio, 90; Businesswoman, ‘Big Chuck’ Mom SIDNEY – Catherine (Kate) D’Imperio, a Sidney businesswoman and mother of Upstate historian and radio personality Chuck D’Imperio, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2017. At the time of her passing, she was 90 years old and was surrounded by her family in her own home of more than 70 years in Sidney. Kate was born on Sept. 7, 1926 in Brooklyn to Joseph and Anna Cody. She moved to Sidney…
Small-Business Support, Signs, Westcott Lot Top DRI Projects By IAN AUSTIN & LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – The redevelopment of the Westcott Lot, new signage on Main Street, upper-floor apartments and, the centerpiece – the Mohawk Valley Food & Beverage Innovation District – were all recommended for a piece of the $10 million DRI funding by Stantec and the three Downtown Revitalization Initiative subcommittees during their annual meeting this afternoon. “No one person in this group will get everything…
Vietnam ‘Wall That Heals’ Coming To Neahwa Park ONEONTA – Two years after Gene Schmidt raised the funds and installed a monument to Oneonta high school students who died in the Vietnam War, he’s bringing the “Wall That Heals” back to Otsego County. “Last year, Princeton had 10,000 people come to the Wall,” he said during the Parks and Recreation Commission meeting earlier tonight. “With everything we have going on Memorial Day, I’m sure that number will be eclipsed here.”…
Heroin, Cash Seized On Spruce Street ONEONTA – An Oneonta man was arrested following an investigation into the ongoing sale of heroin in the city, according to police reports. Chauncey S. Couse, 48, was arrested after Oneonta Police served a search warrant at his residency at 84 Spruce St. During a search, a quantity of heroin and cash were allegedly found by police, and Couse was charged with Class B Felony Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the third…
Perfect Day For Ice Harvest At Hanford Mills Museum The Hanford Mills Museum in East Meredith may have drawn a record crowd to today’s annual Ice Harvest. Visitors to the mill could cut and haul ice, sample soups and drinks from the area, ice fish and take a sleigh ride courtesy of Seth Finch and his two Pecherons, Roxy and Cheyenne, above. At right, Juliana Patterson and her brothers Nathan and Adrian Johnson help haul a sled of ice blocks…
Oneonta School Bus In Crash; No Injuries ONEONTA – An Oneonta City School bus with 25 kids aboard was involved in a two-car accident this afternoon, but no injuries were reported, according to Acting Police Chief Douglas Brenner. The scene was cleared just after 4 p.m. and although no tickets were issued at the scene, an investigation is ongoing.…
Hartwick Again To Host Brewers’ Winter Meeting 100 Due On Oyaron Hill This Weekend ONEONTA – Hartwick College’S Center for Craft Food & Beverage will again host the Farmer Brewer Winter Weekend conference, this weekend, co-sponsored by Otsego Now and the Craft Maltsters Guild. More than 100 farmers, brewers, and maltsters from across the country will attend the two-day conference to explore the science behind their craft from “grain to glass,” and discuss the opportunities and challenges of working with…
