City Hall Explores Heat-Pump System Council Members Asked To Address Single Source For ‘Multiple Buildings’ ONEONTA – Common Council will be asked to apply for $100,000 in state funds to explore a “community heat pump system” when it meets at 7 p.m. Tuesday in City Hall. The money would come from NYSERDA (the state Energy Research & Development Authority) and would require no more than a $5,000 share from the city.…
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Beware Of Phone Scams, Oneonta Police Advising ONEONTA – The Oneonta Police Department is warning residents of “numerous phone scams” reported locally. They include: • A caller purportedly from the Social Security Office advises you your Social Security number has been compromised. You are then asked for personal information, including bank information, and – eventually – to send money.…
Cooperstown Library Forgives Fines COOPERSTOWN – Effective immediately, the Village Library of Cooperstown announced today it will waive all overdue fines for materials checked out on or before Feb. 8, and returned through June 30. Any fines accumulated up to this point will remain on the borrower’s account. Any reduction to fines currently owed by the borrower must be approved by the Library Director.…
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READ PROS, CONS OF EQUALITY ACT Delgado Votes In Favor Of Debated Equality Act Today, Congressman Antonio Delgado, D-19, voted to pass H.R. 5, the Equality Act, to ensure that all LGBTQ Americans are granted the full protections guaranteed by federal civil rights law. The Equality Act extends anti-discrimination protections not just in the workplace, but in every place – in employment, education, access to credit, jury service, federal funding, housing, and public accommodations. “Our LGBTQ neighbors, friends, and family…
IN MEMORIAM: Irma Ouimet; Oneonta, Unatego Teacher Claimed By COVID-19 OTEGO – Irma A. Ouimet of Otego, a native of Peru and Unatego Central School District teacher, passed away Feb. 23, 2021, in the ICU at Bassett Hospital from complications related to COVID-19. Irma Alejandrina Villegas Ormachea was born in Calca (Cusco), Peru, and became a teacher serving young children in the mountains of Peru. Irma came to live in the U.S. upon her marriage to her husband Gene Ouimet…
2 With County Ties Win Prize For Fossil-Fuel Fight Two environmentalists with local ties – Keith Shue and Jay Egg – share 2020 Constellation Prize for Policy Impact, for helping derail a fossil-fuel project that would have served the Empire State Plaza in Albany. The prize is presented by a group of environmentalists and social scientists from across the country.…
Let’s Enjoy The Balmy Weather While We Can Storm On Way Friday Afternoon After a cold and snowy February across much of the Northeast, Wednesday and today brought the warmest weather since the middle of January or even the middle of December. But AccuWeather forecasters say people shouldn’t get too used to the balmy weather, as enough chilly air will settle back into the region to set the stage for wintry precipitation for some as a storm system swings through…
MAYOR HERZIG REVIEW TERM Carson, Gelbsman Both Intend To Run For Oneonta Mayor 2 Republicans Would Primary On 6/22; So Far, Mark Drnek Is Sole Democrat By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – Republicans Len Carson and Craig Gelbsman confirmed today they intended to run for mayor to succeed incumbent Gary Herzig, a Democrat, at the end of the year. If both candidates continue, it would ensure a Republican candidate June 22. A primary may also be shaping…
THIS WEEK’S NEWSPAPERS The Freeman’s Journal • Hometown Oneonta Feb. 25, 2021 PHOTO OF THE WEEK FRONT PAGE Herzig To Retire Statistics Miss Victim’s Stories – Like Thom Parrotti’s Dreams Park Seeks OK For 2021 Opening Village, County, City Completing Review Of Police Procedures AllOTSEGO.life Lucky Recuperates With Koops, Set Free Oneonta Sculptors ‘Terrible Beauty’ Opens EDITORIAL In Time Of Pandemic Hope Blooms Chamber Looks Past COVID And So Should The Rest Of Us Probe Of Cuomo Administration Must Run…
