SUNY-O’s McElroy Hits 1,000th Point ONEONTA – The SUNY Oneonta men’s basketball team 95-66 victory over Fredonia today was highlighted by senior Mikey McElroy eclipsing the 1,000 point barrier. McElroy sat at 998 points before burying a three-pointer at the 14:23 mark of the second half to put him over the mark. The ballplayers from Saratoga Springs is the 11th men’s player all-time to reach 1,000 points reaching the milestone in his 65th career game. Oneonta (11-4/6-2 SUNYAC) shot 61 percent from…
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City Humans Rights Commission Seeks 2016 ‘Trailblazer’ Nominees ONEONTA – Nominations are being sought for the 2016 Woman Trailblazer Award, presented annually by the City Commission on Community Relations & Human Rights. The deadline is Feb. 19. A trailblazer is defined as “one who has opened the pathways for others: a pioneer, a forerunner, a trailbreaker, a mover and shaker.” The award will be presented at a March Common Council meeting, preceded by a reception in the lobby. For complete…
IN MEMORIAM: Rose Ann Hassick, 64; Worked At Wilber Bank, Retired At OJC ONEONTA – Calling hours for Rose Ann Hassick, 64, a longtime Wilber Bank employee, will be 5-7 p.m. Monday at Grummons Funeral Home. A graveside service is planned in the spring. Rose passed away Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2016 at Fox Hospital. She was born on Oct. 14, 1951 in Oneonta, the daughter of Carmen Joseph Vagliardo Sr. and Verna O’Rourke. She graduate from OHS in 1969, and received a…
Exhibit Of Tony Mongillo’s Railroad Art Opens Friday At Oneonta History Center ONEONTA – Art by Tony Mongillo, whose drawings and lithographs chronicled the D&H era in Oneonta, will be on exhibit at the Oneonta History Center, 183 Main Street, beginning Friday Jan. 29. An opening reception will be at 2 p.m. Sunday the 31st. The exhibit features Mongillo’s drawings and paintings of trains, as well as other local and personal subjects. Some of the pieces on exhibit are from…
Hodges Pond Open For Skating ONEONTA – The City of Oneonta announces that Hodges Pond in Neahwa Park will open for unsupervised public ice skating and non-contact hockey beginning Saturday, Jan. 23, pending sufficient ice depth. Skating is only allowed when ice conditions are safe and the green flag is posted. There is no skating allowed when the black flag is posted. …
Seward Brings $1/4 Million To Beverage Center Opening Hartwick College Cuts Ribbon On New Center ONEONTA – Saying “I thought I should buy the next round,” state Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, brought a $250,000 check to today’s grand open of Hartwick College’s Center for Craft Food & Beverage. In announcing the legislative grant in a ceremony in the Johnstone Science Building, Seward called the center “a one of kind resource for existing businesses and budding entrepreneurs that will help develop…
K-9 Ricky Helps To Apprehend Suspected Oneonta Drug Dealer ONEONTA – K-9 Ricky and his handler, Sheriff’s Investigator Keith Sheldon, brought down a suspected drug dealer trying to flee the scene of a raid at his home early Wednesday morning. Harry Edmond, 45, of 34 Maple St., was arrested after members of the Otsego County Sheriff’s Office Special Enforcement Bureau, along with D.A. investigators, DEA special agents and patrol and detective bureau members from the Oneonta Police Department executed the no-knock…
Oneonta Driver Charged With 3rd DWI In Decade ONEONTA – An Oneonta driver is facing felony charges after having been arrested on drunk-driving for the third time in the past decade, state police report. Jason A. Thomas, 37, was arrested at 1:46 a.m. Wednesday after he allegedly failed to signal a turn as he entered Route 11A in the Town of Laurens, according to a press release. Troopers alleged he was driving while intoxicated, and said he was driving with a…
Charter Committee Suggests Shifting Emergency Powers By LIBBY CUDMORE • for www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – As the waters rose around Oneonta during the 2006 floods, Mayor John Nader was constantly on the phone, talking to government officials, worried citizens and businesses affected by the rising river. “It was crucial to have an elected official to speak to and for the community,” said Nader, who is chairing Mayor Gary Herzig’s ad hoc Charter Review Committee. The power to call out police and fire…
IN MEMORIAM: Noella Townsend, 93; Retired To Oneonta To Be Near Family ONEONTA – Noella Townsend, 93, who retired to Oneonta from Hudson Falls in 1986, passed away Jan. 16, 2016, at Fox Nursing Home. Her son and his family survive her locally. She was born on Dec. 17, 1922, in Casselman, Ontario, Canada. She and her family moved to Hudson Falls, when she was about 4, where she learned to speak English and graduated from Hudson Falls High School.…
