Fire Chief: Christopher’s Blaze Started In Front Dining Room By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – The overnight fire that destroyed Christopher’s Restaurant on Southside started in the front right corner of the building, a dining area, according to Oneonta Fire Chief Patrick Pigeon. A passerby called the fire in at 2:20 a.m. and crews arrived less than five minutes later to find the fire fully involved. “We started an aggressive attack through the front doors, but after…
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FIRE DESTROYS CHRISTOPHER’S Oneonta Landmark Burns Overnight By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – The Oneonta Fire Department is still on the scene after an early morning blaze destroyed landmark Christopher’s Restaurant on Southside. The call came into the city fire department at 2:20 a.m. and professional firefighters arrived on the scene to find the restaurant fully engulfed. “It no longer exists,” said fireman Al Sayers Lutz. “It’s been completely destroyed.”…
Angry Townfolks Object To Annexation Talk ONEONTA – A workshop to look at the process of annexing brought out a full house of Laurens and Town of Oneonta citizens who accused Common Council of planning to annex the Oneonta Municipal Airport and the city’s water supply. “You must have some reason for holding this workshop,” said Bill Starna, the retired SUNY Oneonta anthropology professor. “Otherwise, are you just poking around in the dark?” “There is no proposal here,” said Council Member…
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Town Of Oneonta OKs Southside Water System Project Completion Expected During 2018 WEST ONEONTA – It’s a go. Following a public hearing last evening, the Oneonta Town Board approved both water districts expected to bring municipal water to the Southside business district and nearby homes by 2018. In all, 195 properties will be served, according to Town Supervisor Bob Wood. One district, the strip along Route 23, is primarily businesses, plus three homes. The second, along Southside Drive, is mostly homes,…
OWL Migrates To Fortin Park By LIBBY CUDMORE • for AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – OWL, the Oneonta World of Learning, will take up a permanent nest in the house at Fortin Park. The Town of Oneonta has given OWL use of the house, starting in late August, for their play space, as well as use of the playgrounds, fields and pavilions. With this arrangement, OWL will also be able to add outdoor activities to its offerings, which include PaintFest, Dig Dirt…
LETTER TO EDITOR STAMMEL: Fire Commissioners Should Consider Resigning Posts To the Editor: It is now 2016 and the failure of the Town of Oneonta fire commissioners to execute a fire protection contract with the City for this year is a serious and concerning matter. The town and city governments continue to work together on a host of efforts, including economic development, communications, sewer and water and highway work. Most of the town’s residents and businesses currently rely on the…
2 Newcomers Join Town Fire Board ONEONTA – Donald Lammano and Carol Ann Malz joined the Town of Oneonta’s Fire District #1 Board of Commissioners this evening. After years of low – or no – turnout, almost 200 voters turned out this evening to vote in the new commissioners, who will soon be locked in negotiations, trying to ensure the continuance of fire protection from the city’s Oneonta Fire Department in the new year. Incumbents Fred Volpe (52 votes) won a five-year term, Mike…