Business Partners Rethink Village Mainstay Next Generation Buys Rudy’s By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Matt Denison, new proprietor of Rudy’s with Joe Festa, remembers running into Karen Lemister in the alleyway between the liquor store at 143 Main St. and Alex’s Bistro. “I think this is something you would have a lot of fun with,” said Lemister, who owned Rudy’s for 48 years with husband Fred. One thing led to another, and over the Christmas holiday the venerable…
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City Hall Seeks $500,000 To Redo Oneonta Theatre By CHRYSTAL SAVAGE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com City Hall will seek $500,000 in state funding to restore the Oneonta Theatre, the former movie house at 27 Chestnut St. that has been on the market and unused for five years. Mayor Gary Herzig received Common Council’s unanimous approval Tuesday, Jan. 5, to seek the money through the state’s Main Street Anchor Program aimed at restoring vacant buildings. While there is no time-frame for…
Despite All, Birds Flourish Mother Nature Victorious, Audubon Census ’20 Says By CHRYSTAL SAVAGE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com The year was 1889, the day was Dec. 25. In many rural parts of the nation, the festive “Christmas Side Hunt” was underway, where – according to one description – “armed participants wandered the countryside shooting at every bird and small animal they saw.”Concerned about the toll on the bird population, a year later American ornithologist Frank Chapman of New York City…
New Senator Joining Salka To Stem COVID Overreach By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com This could be the begining of a beautiful friendship. Fresh from his swearing-in as state Sen. Peter Oberacker, R-Schenevus, in his hometown fire hall at 1:08 p.m. New Year’s Day, the freshman signaled he is planning to collaborate with Assemblyman John Salka, R-Brookfield, on two key pieces of legislation: One, as he promised during the campaign, Oberacker plans to introduce legislation mirroring Salka’s to overturn…
Family Cooperstown Mainstay Since 1952 Lemisters’ Downtown Dynasty Ends With Rudy’s Liquor Store Among other things, Fred Lemister was famous for decorating the front window of Rudy’s Liquor Store, which he and his wife Karen operated for 48 years. His final window – the Lemisters sold Rudy’s to Matt Dennison and Joe Festa at year’s end – was the simple crèche you may have noticed walking by 143 Main St. this Christmas season. A perennial was Fred’s Titanic window. “I’m…
Editorial In COVID Year, Leaders Did Step Up The choice of Heidi Bond, “General in the Fight Against COVID-19,” as we put it, has been seconded by many since the “Citizen of the Year” edition appeared last week. She and her team at the Otsego County Department of Health rose to the challenge. All of us thank her for her tireless contributions in 2020. Otsego County has been lucky in leadership this year. Here are four other individuals who shone,…
IN MEMORIAM Ronald S. Songdale, 86 March 19, 1934-Jan. 5, 2021 ONEONTA – Ronald S. Songdale, 86, passed away Jan. 5, 2021, at Chestnut Park Nursing Home in Oneonta. He was born March 19, 1934, in Oneonta, the son of Peter and Violet (Sterling) Songdale.…
First COVID Death Of 2021 Reported By CHRYSTAL SAVAGE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – After a week of no deaths, the first COVID-19 fatality of 2021 occurred yesterday, county Public Health Director Heidi Bond reported today. This brings the total fatalities since the virus arrive in Otsego County to 18. The latest victim was a male over 55 years, Bond said.…
Oberacker, Salka Confer As 2021 Session Begins…
IN MEMORIAM: Norman R. Anderson, 90; Korea War Veteran Contractor, Electrician ONEONTA – Norman R. Anderson, 90, a Korean War veteran, electrician and contractor who also worked for Cherry Valley Memorials, passed away on Jan. 6, 2021. He was born on March 9, 1930, in Babylon, to Gustav and Marion (Reese) Anderson. He graduated from West Babylon High School and was honorably discharged as an Army sergeant after serving in the Korean War.…
