Inspired By Great-Grandmother, Dad Matthew Hulse Awarded Eagle Scout Ranking In Ceremony At Centers by LIBBY CUDMORE • Special To AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – When Matthew Hulse was given his Eagle Scout award, he wanted to make sure his great-grandmother, Louise Hulse, 102, was there to be a part of the ceremony. “She was so enthusiastic when my uncle Alan (Lotito) got his Eagle Scout award,” said Matthew. “It was important for me to have her there to witness it.” Hulse,…
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Happy Thanksgiving! Deliveries Up At Annual Community Thanksgiving Dinner The Oneonta Elks Club enjoyed another full house at this year’s annual community Thanksgiving dinner, serving hundreds of guests and delivering nearly 300 meals to locals! Above, Ambrose Santiago gets a laugh thanks to Ed Leone’s turkey hat as he ladles up gravy for his turkey. Whether your preference is white or dark meat, event volunteers Janet Quackenbush and Debra Berrios , right, had you covered. Guests could also enjoy selections…
Runners Work Up Appetite At Annual Turkey Trot 5K A brisk run on a cold morning is a good way to get ready for Thanksgiving dinner! 477 runners took to the streets for the annual Thanksgiving Day 5K Turkey Trot for Helios Care. Above, Carson Pashley, Austin Hitt, Christopher Mosconi, Noah Artis, Ron Reed, Emma Peeters, Kacie Hymers, Michael Hamilton, Andrew Stanton, Tristan Ethier Matthew Rubin, and Alanmichael Rubin take off from the finish line at the start of the…
Four Fire Companies Save House Fire Damages Back Porch, Kitchen Of Oneonta Home ONEONTA – A fire at a home on Winney Hill Road in Oneonta started on the back porch and spread into the kitchen, but fire companies were able to put it out before it consumed the whole house, Oneonta Fire Chief Patrick Pidgeon reported. According to Pidgeon, the fire at the house on 290 Winney Hill Road, a neighbor called in the fire, which started on the…
‘Warming Station’ May Aid Local Homeless By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special To AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – Gabrielle Argo and Jennifer Schuman have a plan to make sure that no one will face the bitter cold nights alone. “We were seeing people coming into the Fox Hospital Emergency Room trying to get out of the cold,” said Argo, the hospital spokesman. “But that takes away staff and services for those people who need resources, and it sparked a conversation.” The Fox Hospital…
THIS WEEK’S NEWSPAPERS The Freeman’s Journal • Hometown Oneonta Nov. 28-29, 2019 PHOTO OF THE WEEK FRONT PAGE This Year, Enjoy Lights-A-Palooza! Unilaterally, SSPCA Planning Fees Klugo 5-Apartment ‘Dream Project’ Complete ‘Warming Station’ May Aid Local Homeless Splitting Homes Into Apartments Upsets Village $5K Raised For Zoe As Biopsy Results Await For Now, Justice For Gillian Realized EDITORIAL Conductor Search: What A Treat, Opportunity COLUMNS ZAGATA: Fracking Ban Cost County $1B A Year WALKER: Protest Take Away Free Speech Rights…
This Year, Enjoy Lights-A-Palooza! by LIBBY CUDMORE • Special To AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA –Julie Dostal knows the importance of family traditions at the holidays. “When I was growing up (in Atlanta), my mom and dad piled us all in the car and drove us around town to ooh and aah at the Christmas lights,” said LEAF Inc.’s executive director “I know a lot of people who have that same awesome memory with their families.” Now, LEAF is putting together The Great…
EDITORIAL Conductor Search: What A Treat, Opportunity Now, THAT’S marketing – in the nicest possible light. On learning its venerable founding conductor, Chuck Schneider, was retiring after 46 years, The Catskill Symphony Orchestra Governing Board could have simply advertised for a new one, sorted the resumes, interviewed top prospects and made a decision. Instead of handling matters in-house, the search committee threw open the decision-making to the public; not exclusively, of course, but it encouraged attendees at three concerts this…
HOMETOWN History Nov. 29, 2019 150 Years Ago A genuine Yankee at Lisbon, Connecticut, who wanted to put a water pipe through a drain tied a string to a cat’s leg, thrust her into one end of the drain, and then giving a terrific “Scat!” the feline quickly appeared at the other end. The pipe was drawn through the drain by means of the line, and at an expense of ten dollars saved by the operation. Advertisement: New discovery in…
Klugo 5-Apartment ‘Dream Project’ Complete By JAMES CUMMINGS • Special To AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – He’s called it a “dream project.” Now, Chip Klugo’s dream has come true. On Tuesday, Nov. 26, Klugo cut the ribbon on the five-apartment building next to the former Bresee’s (now Parkview Apartments). The redone building includes first-floor retail space, occupied by Island Premium Printing. “The building was offered to me while I was doing the Bresee’s project in 2013,” he said. “We couldn’t make the…
