Drugovich: the timing is good for early retirement By KEVIN LIMITI • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Retiring Hartwick College President Margaret Drugovich said she will miss the Oneonta community when she steps down next year. “I really enjoyed being part of the Oneonta community and I’ll miss it,” Drugovich said on Monday, Sept. 20, and said how much she liked the warm atmosphere of the people in Oneonta. “They care deeply about one another and the people in it,” Drugovich said.…
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Rawitch didn’t think path would lead to Cooperstown By Charlie Vascellaro • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com The first thing that came to mind upon hearing that 45-year-old Josh Rawitch was hired as the new president of the National Baseball Hall of Fame (he was 44 when it was announced) is how young he seems to be. Like his predecessor (once removed) and interim President Jeff Idelson, who was 43 when he first ascended to the position in 2008, Rawitch is a…
Dr. Alberto Jose Cardelle appointed SUNY Oneonta President STAFF REPORT • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com SUNY announced that Dr. Alberto Jose Cardelle would be appointed SUNY Oneonta President on Tuesday, July 20. This appointment is effective Sept. 6. “From our first meeting with Dr. Cardelle, I was impressed, and the entire search committee was unanimous that he would be the ideal candidate for SUNY Oneonta,” SUNY Board Vice Chairman Cesar Perales, said in a press release. “His abilities go beyond his…
IN MEMORIAM Joseph George Smaila III, 92 Rotarian president, he helped start Worcester Pool and Worcester Health Center Worcester – Joseph George Smaila III, 92, went home to be with the Lord on April 10, 2021. Joe was born in January of 1929 in New York City to Anna Udovich, who was originally from Austria. He graduated from Worcester Central School, Class of 1949. He worked at his family’s restaurants, Bright Side Central Hotel and Anna’s Restaurant. He also worked…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5 Sci-Fi & Horror Festival Returns SCI-FI & HORROR – 11 a.m. Day 2 of the strange and horrific festival. Features authors, vendors, speakers, activities, more. Cost, $6/person for day pass. Foothills Performing Arts Center, Oneonta. Visit www.facebook.com/SciFiHorroFest/…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SATURDAY, JULY 13 Railway Celebrates 150 years SESQUICENTENNIAL – Noon – 9 p.m. Celebrate 150th anniversary of Cooperstown-Charlotte Valley Railway with golden spike, speeches, music, celebratory train ride followed by cannon shoot, ice cream social, historical presentation, fireworks, more. Cost, $30/adult. Depart Milford Depot, 136 E. Main St., Milford. 607-432-2429 or visit www.facebook.com/cacvrr/…
Hartwick Class of 2019 Departs Oyaron Hill Nursing major Mataiah Waters, Milford, above, walks with 214 fellow graduates during the recessional at Hartwick College,’s 88th annual Commencement on Oyaran Hill in Oneonta earlier this afternoon. At right, Hartwick President Margaret Drugovich, rear, joins the crowd in recognizing Eric Cooper, associate professor of biology, who was the recipient of this year’s esteemed Margaret B. Bunn Award for Outstanding Teaching. (Ian Austin/AllOTSEGO.com)…
Column by Mike Zagata, July 6, 2018 Is There No Way To Stop Child Separations? Most of us are the descendants of immigrants who legally entered the country via Ellis Island. As Americans, we should be proud that people want to come to our country. However, there are laws that control the rate of entry and processes to follow in adhering to those laws. Today we’re besieged with a media blitz focused on the separation of children from adults caught…
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