Missing Job Corps Student Said To Slip Out Window By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – The morning he was reported missing, Eliaas A. Zedeno-Correa’s roommate informed Job Corps staff that the 19-year-old had gone out the window the night before, OJC Director Chris Kuhn said today. “Students have to sign in and out,” said Kuhn. “But the next morning, his roommate told us he went out the window and ran off.” State troopers found Zedeno-Correa’s body Wednesday, Jan.…
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Bank VP, Organist, Sodexo GM Compete In Conductor Contest ONEONTA – The Catskill Symphony Orchestra today announced three prominent Oneonta community members will compete in the annual Guest Conductor Contest at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 14, at SUNY Oneonta’s Dewar Arena. The annual concert will feature Mandy Harvey, a Golden Buzzer winner from “America’s Got Talent” as the special guest, and will also mark the debut of Music Director designee Maciej Zółtowski, who was selected as the orchestra’s new conductor…
Gerri Scheele’s Memorial Service Saturday at Plains At Parish Site ONEONTA – A celebration of life for Geraldine M. Scheele of Oneonta will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 8, at The Plains at Parish Homestead, 163 Heritage Circle. All are welcome. Mrs. Scheele, 86, passed away on Dec. 1, 2019. A native Nebraskan, the Scheele family moved to Oneonta in 1964. where she was became fully engaged as an artist, educator and organizer. Gerri pursued her passion for painting,…
Job Corps Student’s Body Found In Oneonta Stream ONEONTA – The body of a 19-year-old Oneonta Job Corps student reported missing for two days was found partially submerged in a creek off West Street on Jan. 8, State Police spokesperson Aga Dembinska confirmed today. The student was identified as Eliaas A. Zedeno-Correa of Union City, N.J.…
Help Custom Electronics Power The Future By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.ALLOTSEGO.com ONEONTA Custom Electronics President/CEO Michael Pentaris has two degrees – a bachelor’s in accounting and an MBA – from SUNY Binghamton. “But I’m not sold on that,” he acknowledged the other day during a tour of the company’s Browne Street plant in the Town of Oneonta. “I’m looking for people with ambition.” He was accompanied on the tour by Jim Sloan, one of his key lieutenants, an…
LETTER from ANDREW STAMMEL ‘Sanctuary’ May Kill Golden Goose To the Editor: Elected officials should make efforts to understand and represent, within the confines of the law, our constituents’ varying perspectives. Thus, Representative Brockway’s “Second Amendment sanctuary” letter in last week’s edition was concerning both in its substance and tone. His letter rebutted a column a week before submitted by an active local resident. Brockway dismissively wrote that the author “is not native to the area and does not understand…
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LETTER from SUSAN MOSS Sandy Hook Memories Still Resonate To the Editor: I remember the moment when I first heard about the shooting of first graders in Newtown, Conn. I was driving home from work, on a back road between Cooperstown and Oneonta. My immediate and natural response was to pull over, get out of my car and scream “My God, 6-year-olds! What is happening in this country?” The outrage and pain of it was overwhelming. I can’t even imagine…
COLUMN HERZIG STATE OF CITY 2020 Year Of Action Editor’s Note: This is an excerpt from Oneonta Mayor Gary Herzig’s State of The City speech, delivered to Common Council Tuesday, Feb. 4, in City Hall. Hundreds of people gave of their time during the past three years, to help us map out a vision for the future – and we owe them our thanks. They worked to provide us with a new Comprehensive Plan, Artspace study (SUNY), Oneonta Theater study…
Seward Invites DOT Chief To Lettis Highway Crash Site By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.ALLOTSEGO.com ONEONTA In the wake of pedestrian April Johnson’s death, state Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, has invited state DOT Commissioner Marie Therese Dominguez to Lettis Highway, where the 32 year old woman was struck by a car. “I want her to tour the area with me and see it first hand,” Seward said. “It wasn’t built with pedestrians in mind, but we need to accommodate…
