IN MEMORIAM: Gloria Gregory, 83; Farmer’s Wife Raised Paint Horses MOUNT VISION – Gloria Gregory, 83, who ran a dairy farm with her husband, and later raised paint horses, passed away on March 2, 2016. She grew up on Long Island, but came Upstate with her family in her late teens. They stayed for a time with relatives in New Lisbon, and it was there that she met and fell in love with Ken Gregory. Married at 18, they raised…
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$21 Million Expected For Fox Joint Center ONEONTA – Word has been received that $21 million in state funding is en route to Fox Hospital to restructure its finances and build a new joint center. The funding is part of $125 million for facilities improvements aimed at reducing expensive emergency-room usage by 25 percent, announced by state Health Commissioner Howard Zucker at a press conference that ended a few moments ago. Further details should be forthcoming shortly.…
Proposed City Charter Changes Head Toward City Council Vote ONEONTA – Mayor Gary Herzig has called a special meeting of Common Council’s Legislative Committee for 4 p.m. Thursday, March 10, to begin reviewing changes to the City Charter proposed by the ad hoc committee he established for that purpose, according to a report in this week’s Hometown Oneonta. The next step would be for Common Council to schedule a public hearing. The charter changes would then go to a vote,…
IN MEMORIAM: Fred Kurkowski, 85; Chaired SUNY Education Department ONEONTA – Frederick F Kurkowski, “Fred”, 85, retired chairman of SUNY Oneonta’s Education Department, passed away on March 1, 2016, at Fox Hospital with his family at his side. Fred was born on Jan. 19, 1931, in Cooperstown, the son of August and Mary (Burke) Kurkowski. Fred graduated from Richfield Springs Central School and then entered the Army and was honorably discharged. Fred was an outstanding athlete who played all sports…
Mayor Herzig Gives First ‘State Of City’ FULL TEXT IN HOMETOWN ONEONTA, ON NEWSSTANDS TOMORROW…
Principal Lewis, Student Decker Oneonta ‘Trailblazers’ For 2016 ONEONTA – The city Commission on Community Relations & Human Rights has named its Women’s Trailblazer honorees for 2016: • In the “Over 25” category, Coleen Lewis, principal, Oneonta Middle School. She was a founding member of 100 Women Who Care, which chooses a beneficiary a year and raises money for it, including $3,000 for St. James Food Pantry, $4,200 for Family Services Association, and $6,000 for Athelas Therapeutic Riding in Otego. The…
Construction Starts On 60 Housing Units ONEONTA – Construction is about to start on $15.9 million Oneonta Heights, which includes 40 senior-citizen housing units and 20 for working families, developer Housing Visions of Syracuse announced a few minutes ago. The project will support a neighborhood transformation plan developed by Housing Visions in partnership with the City of Oneonta and Opportunities for Otsego, which will create 60-affordable housing units for families and seniors.…
Otsego Olympian Takes Fourth In Boston Rowing Competition ONEONTA – Andrea Thies, the Oneonta rowing coach and two-time Olympian, finished fourth out of 47 competitors at the World Rowing Machine Competition in Boston on Sunday. She was accompanied by Abby Rodd. Thies, who coaches rowing at the Cooperstown Country Club, covered 1.24 miles in seven minutes, 17 seconds. She competed on the Olympic Rowing teams in 1992 and 1996.…
Car Accident in Oneonta Slows Rush-Hour Traffic On Route 23 ONEONTA – A two-car accident on Route 23 in West Oneonta this morning slowed rush-hour traffic, but only minor injuries were reported, according to State Trooper Nathan Riegal. The scene has been cleared.…
