LETTER from CHIEF DOUG BRENNER Oneonta Police Will Listen To Concerns To the Editor: Contemporary law enforcement is as dynamic and challenging as we seen during any of our careers in law enforcement. While we who have chosen this profession watch national trends, tragedies and triumphs and shared challenges, we are uniquely Oneontan. We have had some low moments in this department that have prompted, over time, a near-complete overhaul of the agency. These changes were a response, in some…
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VIEW PRESIDENT DRUGOVICH’S VIDEO Hartwick United In Seeking Justice Editor’s Note: Hartwick College President Margaret L. Drugovich issued this letter to the college community to address concerns in the wake of George Floyd’s death. By MARGARET DRUGOVICH • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Simply occupying the office of the college presidency does not give me the right to presume that I know how every member of our community thinks or feels. We do not all agree on politics, culture or even the…
ADDRESS TO CAMPUS COMMUNITY Hartwick College’s President: Education Helps Ensure Justice On May 31, six days after George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis, Hartwick College President Margaret L. Drugovich told students about how, through education, they are preparing to ensure justice in the world. She also shared Hartwick’s reopening plans for the fall and asserts, “When given permission, we will be ready.” And she again thanks those who are keeping us safe during this COVID-19 crisis.…
SUNY Submitted, Hartwick Awaits Green Light SUNY, Hartwick Prep Plans For Fall Reopening By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – Hartwick College has every intention of reopening for the Fall 2020 semester. “In March, we created a strategic task force, and we’ve been meeting weekly to take a pro-active approach to welcome our students back to campus this fall,” said Paula Lee Hobson, VP for advancement, Hartwick College. “Our enrollment is strong, and our students want to get…
THIS WEEK’S NEWSPAPERS The Freeman’s Journal • Hometown Oneonta June 11-12, 2020 PHOTO OF THE WEEK FRONT PAGE Protests Inspire Talk Of Reform Floyd’s Family ‘Great Role Models Restaurants To Reopen This Friday Otsego County’s Top Jurist Retires Hartwick, SUNY-O Plan Reopenings AllOTSEGO.outdoors For The Birds, Visit Audubon Sanctuary Wanna Bike? 4 Trail Systems Right Here EDITORIALS Personal Stories Say: We Can Do Better COLUMNS FISHER: Let’s Live Up To Our Ideals DRUGOVICH: Hartwick United For Jusice LaDANA: Where Is…
Hartwick Names Director Of New Innovation Center ONEONTA – Patricia L. (Patti) Delaney has been named the first director of Hartwick College’s Griffiths Center for Collaboration & Innovation, President Margaret L. Drugovich announced today. Launched in 2018 with a $1.25 million gift from Sally Griffiths Herbert ’88, H’19 and Tim Herbert, the Center is an idea incubator and an instigator of innovative approaches and creative problem solving. It includes three Innovation Stations: the Makerspace, Fabrication Lab (Fab Lab), and entrepreneurship hub (E-Hub),…
State Withholds Permit, Requiring Cancellation Of Fourth Of July Fete ONEONTA – Lacking a mass-gathering permits from the state Health Department, organizers announced a few minutes ago that Oneonta’s Hometown Fourth of July Festival in Neahwa Park has been cancelled.…
SUNY Oneonta Submits Reopening Plan To State President Morris Isn’t Saying What’s In It ONEONTA – SUNY Oneonta has submitted a proposal to SUNY Chancellor Kristina Johnson for reopening this fall, according to a release from the school, and now awaits a decision on whether or not they will hold classes in-person or online. The announcement contains no details of what’s in the proposal. “In a nutshell, our proposal documents how we would like to operate this fall,” said Barbara…
Store In Oneonta Escapes Latest JCPenney Closings ONEONTA – JCPenney is closing six Upstate stores, including its Destiny USA location, but Oneonta’s, as predicted by Southside Mall Manager Luisa Montanti, is not on the list. Montanti said Southside Mall, with its regional pull, has the most profitable JCPenney in the nation. It is also Oneonta’s only department store.…
Herzig, Rissberger Initiating Review Of OPD Practices Chief Brenner Denounces ‘Practices That Hurt, Demean, Destroy Trust’ By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – The mayor and a senior Council member have already opened conversations with Police Chief Doug Brenner on how to review departmental operations in the wake of nationwide unrest following the May 25 death of George Floyd while being taking into custody in Minneapolis. “First of all, I have confidence in our police chief and police…
