IN MEMORIAM: Norman Maxson, 95; WWII Veteran Spent Career At A&P RICHFIELD SPRINGS – Norman Faye Maxson, 95, a World War II veteran and career A&P employee, passed away peacefully on Tuesday Nov. 20, 2018, at Bassett Hospital. Norman was born on July 15, 1923, in Richfield Springs, a son of the late Julian F. and Nina B. O’Connor Maxson. He was raised and educated In Richfield Springs, and lived here most of his live. In 1942, he joined the Army Air…
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IN MEMORIAM: Miriam Llewellyn, 94; Nurse, Supervisor At Fox Hospital ONEONTA – Miriam J. Llewellyn, 94, who worked as a nurse at Fox Hospital, passed away Nov. 16, 2018. She was born July 9, 1924, the daughter of Earl and Florence (Riette) Clifford. She graduated from Chadwicks High School in 1941, then obtained her R.N. in 1945 from New England Deaconess School of Nursing in Boston.…
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Herzig: Name Airport To Honor Sam Nader By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – Mayor Gary Herzig will ask Oneonta Common Council to approve the re-naming of the Oneonta Municipal Airport in honor of Sam Nader at their meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 4. “At our airport, I recently participated in the first graduation of Oneonta Job Corps’ Drone Operator program,” said Herzig. “While doing so, I could not help but think that this event would never have taken…
IN MEMORIAM: Dennis J. Enright, 63; Worked for Freeman’s Journal WORCESTER – Dennis J. Enright, 63, who joined the staff of the Freeman’s Journal/Hometown Oneonta in his retirement, died at home Sunday, Nov. 18, 2018. Born in Amsterdam, Dennis was the son of the late Basil and Mercedes Atala Enright. He graduated from Schalmont High School in 1973 and later attended Herkimer County Community College and SUNY Geneseo, where received his Bachelor’s degree in communications and also served as the…
Common Council Approves Study for New Downtown Hotel By JENNIFER HILL • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – Downtown Oneonta could soon be the site of a new boutique hotel. Oneonta’s Common Council authorized the Mayor to contract with the consulting firm, REVPAR International, Inc., Alexandria, Virginia to do a marketing feasibility study for developing a downtown-area boutique hotel during their meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 20. Funded by a state grant of $19,000, the feasibility study will determine if a boutique hotel…
Sixth Ward Housing Project Pulled From Planning Agenda By JENNIFER HILL • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – Following public outcry and concerns that the city was swapping private property, Mayor Gary Herzig has announced that Rehabilitation Support Services (RSS), the organization spearheading a multifamily housing development project located off River Street in Oneonta’s Sixth Ward, has requested to have its plan removed from the Oneonta Planning Commission meeting agenda on Wednesday, Nov 21. RSS’s decision came after Oneonta’s City Council chose…
Dietz Street Lot Gets Electric-Car Charger By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – Looking for a “Clean Energy Communities” designation, a ChargePoint Level 2 electric vehicle (EV) charging station has been added to the Dietz Street parking lot. “Over the last two years, there was a joint effort among City departments and the Council to takes steps to earn the Clean Energy Communities designation,” said Council member Melissa Nicosia, Second Ward. “I am proud to have been a…
