SUNY Oneonta Professor Ragozzine Elected To National Mathematics Post ONEONTA – Dr. Charles B. Ragozzine Jr., professor and chair of the SUNY Oneonta Department of Mathematics, Computer Science & Statistics, has been elected by the Seaway Section of the Mathematical Association of America to serve a three-year term as its representative to the national Congress of the Mathematical Association of America. Ragozzine’s duties will include representing the Seaway Section at national meetings and liaising between the section and the national…
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IN MEMORIAM Walter E. Brooks, 84; Civic Leader Owned Brooks Machine Products UNADILLA – Walter E. Brooks, 84, a civic leader and owner of Brooks Machine Products, a custom-machined parts company here, passed away peacefully on April 17, 2018. His wife Edna, son Brad and Pastor (ret.) Kip Stratton were by his side. Walt was born on Oct. 25, 1933, in Afton, son of (pre-deceased) Fay and Ruth (Decker) Brooks. He served in the Air Force in 1952-56, during the…
Three City Census Tracts New ‘Opportunity Zones’ ONEONTA – New York State has designated the City of Oneonta’s downtown and the D&H yards as Economic Opportunity Zones, the Empire State Development Corp. announced this afternoon. The designation is designed to channel money into neighborhoods that are considered poverty-stricken, according to Jody Zakrevsky, Otsego Now CEO.…
Final Pioneer Street Repaving Begins Tuesday In Cooperstown…
USDA Assistant Secretary Due At Hartwick Ag Forum ONEONTA – The USDA assistant secretary for rural development, Anne Hazlett, will join Congressman John Faso, R-19, and a panel of local VIPs on a panel at a Rural Prosperity Forum 9-11 a.m. tomorrow (Friday) at Hartwick College’s Shineman Chapel House. The roundtable will serve as an opportunity to discuss partnerships that have been developed to overcome challenges in rural areas and explore best practices to build and support community economic development.…
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IN MEMORIAM: Dennis R. Hill, 68; Butternuts Highway Superintendent GILBERTSVILLE – Dennis R. Hill, 68, of Gilbertsville, the Town of Butternuts highway superintendent, passed away at his home on Sunday, April 15, 2018. Dennis was born in Sidney, the son of Robert and Esther (Lamphere) Hill. He enjoyed being a member of the Gilbertsville Rod & Gun Club and was a previous member of the Gilbertsville Fire Department.…
$1.25M Gift Underwrites Entrepreneurship Center Hartwick College Announces Alumni’s Donation ONEONTA – Hartwick College today announced a $1.25 million gift pledge from Tim Herbert and Sally Griffiths Herbert, Class of ’88, to support a new Center for Collaboration & Innovation. The center, to be named the Griffiths Center for Collaboration & Innovation in honor of the donors, will include a Makerspace, E-Hub (for entrepreneurship hub) and fabrication lab. The gift will enable Hartwick to begin recruitment of a director of…
Stillman’s Ramsey Clark Film Recognized In Boston, Oxford…
IN MEMORIAL: Joseph A. Eccles, 73; Retired To County From Long Island COOPERSTOWN – Joseph A. Eccles, 73, who retired to the Cooperstown area after 30 years with UPS, died Tuesday April 17, 2018 at Bassett Hospital in the company of his loving family. Born in Glen Cove, L.I., he grew up in Glen Head and graduated from North Shore High School in the Class of 1962. He enlisted in the Army in 1965, serving his country until 1971. He…