Job Corps Student’s Body Found In Oneonta Stream ONEONTA – The body of a 19-year-old Oneonta Job Corps student reported missing for two days was found partially submerged in a creek off West Street on Jan. 8, State Police spokesperson Aga Dembinska confirmed today. The student was identified as Eliaas A. Zedeno-Correa of Union City, N.J.…
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THIS WEEK’S NEWSPAPERS The Freeman’s Journal • Hometown Oneonta Feb. 6-7, 2020 PHOTO OF THE WEEK FRONT PAGE D.A. Expecting 50% Dip In Prosecutions 700-Plus Fans Sign Petition To Save CCS Football Seward Invites DOT Chief To Lettis Crash Scene 2020 Winter Carnival Features Mac, Cheese, More Salka Plans Local Rally Against Bail Reforms THE JOB SCENE Help Custom Electronics Power The Future Big Job At Bassett: Keeping Many Jobs Full Expert: More, Higher Paying Manufacturing Jobs SUNY Plans To Make…
LET’S GET IT DONE! In State Of The City, Herzig Revisits DRI, Charts Steps Ahead Editor’s Note: This is the full text of Mayor Gary Herzig’s State of the City speech, delivered this evening to Common Council in Oneonta City Hall. It is Herzig fifth annual assessment of the city’s health. By GARY HERZIG • Mayor of Oneonta In 2018, Hartwick College’s president Margaret Drugovich introduced me to a young lady named Nadya Zhexembayeva, a 2001 graduate of Hartwick College.…
Assemblyman Salka Hosts Bail-Reform Rally Locally Lawmakers, Sheriffs, Prosecutors Gather Thursday At County Jail MIDDLEFIELD – Otsego County Assemblyman John Salka, R-Brookfield, is organizing at “Repeal Bail Reform” Rally at 10:30 a.m. this Thursday, Feb. 6, at the Otsego County Correctional Facility, next to the county’s Meadows Office Building in the Town of Middlefield. In addition to state Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, attendees include three other assemblyman, including Chris Tague and Brian Miller, who represent parts of Otsego County; four…
IN MEMORIAM: William ‘Bill’ Truscott, 74; After Farming, Lived in Arizona, California MILFORD – William “Bill” Truscott, 74, who retired from farming in Laurens, then pursued a career in business, living in Arizona and California, passed away peacefully Saturday night Feb. 1, 2020, surrounded by his family at home after a long battle with MS. He was born on Aug 17, 1945, son of Howard and Alice (Buel) Truscott in Delhi. After graduation from Laurens Central School, Class of 1964,…
IN MEMORIAM: Evelyn Jacobs, Oneonta; Centenarian, Retired RN At Fox Hospital ONEONTA – Evelyn Jacobs, 100, a registered nurse at Fox Hospital for 20 years, passed away peacefully on Friday, Jan. 24, 2020. She was predeceased by her loving husband of 45 years, Albert Rowe, then married Larry Jacobs, who she was loved by for 12 years until his passing. An Oneonta native, Evelyn was a graduate of Binghamton General School of Nursing in 1943, then served as a Fox…
IN MEMORIAL: William Aris Mixon Jr., 81; High-End NYC Retailer, Hotelier In Bahamas CHERRY VALLEY – William Aris Mixon Jr., 81, of Cherry Valley, a high-end retailer in New York City and hotelier in the Bahamas, passed away due to complications from a head injury on Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019, at Albany Medical Center. Known familiarly as Aris Mixon, he was born on Jan. 27, 1939, in Cairo, Georgia. An active, creative man, he attended Florida State University, where he…
Milford’s Leonard Wins Regional Wrestling Title CCS’s LoRusso 2nd In 113-Pound Class Milford’s Avery Leonard Staying on top of Canastota’s Kyle Musachio, Milford’s Avery Leonard wins the regional title the 120-pound class at the Center State Regional Wrestling Championship, hosted at Cooperstown Central School. Inset at right, CCS Hawkeye Lucas LoRusso works to break the hold of Adirondack’s Bryar Croniser in the 113-pound final; Croniser took the regional title, with LoRusso winning the second spot. (Cheryl Clough/AllOTSEGO.com)…
IN MEMORIAM: Audrie L. Knapp, 97; Retired New York City Graphic Artist COOPERSTOWN – Audrie L. Knapp, a retired graphic artist and longtime resident of Manhattan, passed away Thursday morning, January 30, 2020, at Bassett Hospital. She was 97. Born May 1, 1922, in Yonkers, she was a daughter of Clarence and Veronica (Nyahay) Knapp.…
Daddy-Daughter Dance 15-Year Local Tradition For the 15th year, daddies and daughters convened in SUNY Oneonta’s Hunt Union Ballroom this evening for the Family YMCA’s annual Valentine’s Day Ball. Above, Nick Brant of Oneonta, right, and daughter Emily, 14, await their formal portrait; this was their 11th year in attendance. With them, at left, are John Partridge of Unadilla and daughter Jessica, 15. Inset right, Tim Gargash dances daughter Skylar; as in year’s past, the father create his daughter’s gown…
