TERM RUNS THROUGH DEC. 31 City Council Member Osterhoudt Resigns ONEONTA – Council member Michelle Osterhoudt, Fourth Ward, has announced she’s leaving Common Council Nov. 30, a month before her term expires, citing family obligations. She didn’t run for a second term, and will be succeeded by fellow Democrat Kaytee Lipari Shue on Jan. 1. “While I have enjoyed my position and truly love Oneonta and the Fourth Ward, it is clear that my obligations to my job and family…
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ONEONTA ZONING BOARD TO DECIDE House Where Detective Novel Written May Be Razed For Parking Lot ONEONTA – The Salvation Army will ask the city Zoning & Housing Board of Appeals to allow them to demolish the home at 31 River St. following a public hearing at 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 24. The home is believed to have been where Willard Huntinton Wright, as S.S. Van Dine, wrote “The Benson Murder Case,” the first of 12 novels starring detective Philo Vance.…
CRAMPED CHRISTIAN SCHOOL LOOKS TO OTEGO Space, Blessed Space, Inspires OCA’s Pupils By JAMES CUMMINGS • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – The cafeteria at Oneonta Christian Academy is also a locker room and study hall. “We don’t have enough classrooms for each grade level,” says OCA Administrator Chris Cleveland. The school has 97 students, and Cleveland expects that number to grow. “We are only limited by our size. 100 is our max and we’re getting pretty close.” In part, that because…
ELBOW HURT, ZOLTKOWSKI SHINES Conductor Contest Raises CSO Turnout By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – Though the new music director of the Catskill Symphony Orchestra won’t be named until after the New Year, the board of directors already has plenty to celebrate. “We had nearly a full house for all three shows,” said Diane Williams, board chair. “We saw an uptick in season subscriptions too, because season ticket-holders were invited to all of the pre-show talks the…
LETTER from AL COLONE As Upstate Declines, There Will Be More Schenevuses To the Editor: What’s to blame for the financial stress currently being experienced by the Schenevus Central School system? Mismanagement? Nah. A ban on hydro-fracking? I doubt it. I think it’s regional population loss which has negatively impacted much of Upstate. If there’s anyone or anything to blame, I’d suggest putting it on the multi-generational commercial decline within the City of Oneonta and the surrounding urban center! Small…
LETTER from BETSY HOLLAND In Death, Companion Dog Brought Out Best In People To the Editor: The compassion and quick response of Good Samaritans makes a story of loss and grief bittersweet. Pace was a guide dog trained to assist and lead people who are blind and visually impaired around obstacles found in daily life. Pace was Ken’s dog. There are over 80 million working service dogs in America, but Pace definitely led the pack. He was a beautiful Golden…
SIP & SAIL LIQUOR LICENSE SUSPENDED By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – With 53 violations, including selling alcohol to minors, employing unlicensed bouncers and failing to supervise patrons, the state Liquor Authority has suspended the liquor license of the Sip & Sail Tavern, effective immediately, following a Friday night raid where police seized more than 140 fake IDs. “This licensee has displayed a disturbing indifference to the law by pursuing a business plan seemingly based on catering…
OPD Seizes 226 Fake IDs At Sip & Sale Cache Overwhelms Officers, Setting Record For Oneonta By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – In an average ID check at a downtown Oneonta bar, city police officers might discover “20 or so” fake IDs in all, according to Chief Douglas Brenner. On Friday, Nov. 15, they 10 times that: 226 fake and altered IDs in a check at the Sip & Sail Tavern, 88 Water St. “That’s not even…
Teens Will Be Tried As Adults In Dad’s Death FOUR INDICTED IN WORCESTER MURDER COOPERSTOWN – The Otsego County grand jury has indicted Dylan Robinson, 15, Alexander Borgreen, 16, Anais Soto, 15 and Nicolas Meridy, 32, for the murder of Dylan’s father Kenneth Robinson, 53, inside his Worcester home in October, District Attorney John Muehl announced this morning. The three teens and Meridy were indicted on Murder, second degree, Burglary, first degree and Attempted Robbery, first degree. Muehl has said…
Dog Park Stays In Budget, But Council Concerned About $20M Spending By JAMES CUMMINGS • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – The Neahwa Park dog park and new positions in fire and public works departments were among the items in the city’s $20 million 2020 budget, but with a deadline looming Council members decried the lack of time given to addressing the changes. “This year’s budget is a very aggressive one,” said Mayor Gary Herzig. “We give our Council members more time…
