Detective Sgt. Witzenburg Top Choice As OPD Lieutenant ONEONTA – Detective Sgt. Christopher J. Witzenburg will be recommended to a Common Council vote as Chief Doug Brenner’s top choice for Lieutenant during their meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 5. “He’s a natural choice,” said Brenner. “We work very well together and have through our entire career.” Witzenburg has served as an Oneonta Police officer for 19 years, starting as a patrol officer and rising through the ranks. In March, he took…
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Local Artifacts Showcased At Swart-Wilcox Sunday Series Above, Len Pudelka, Oneonta, a former history professor at Hartwick, gives the final Sunday Series talk of the season on the lawn on the Swart-Wilcox House this afternoon. His talk was on the local skirmishes in the surrounding area during the Revolutionary War. At right, Helen Rees, Oneonta holds a stone weight that Natives used for net fishing in the area. The artifact, and others like it, are part of a collection found…
CLICK FOR FULL ‘BE POSITIVE FEST’ SCHEDULE Community Dance To Cap Activities In Cooperstown…
CLICK FOR FULL ‘BE POSITIVE FEST’ SCHEDULE Zambello, Malhotra Among ‘Be Positive Fest’ Headliners COOPERSTOWN – Glimmerglass Festival Artistic & General Director Francesca Zambello and her spouse Faith Gay, the corporate lawyer, will speak on “Art & Justice” at 3:15 p.m. in the First Presbyterian Church chapel at Saturday’s Be Positive Festival. Other headliners will include Virginia Kennedy, former Otsego Land trust executive director, returning to discuss environmental justice, and retired SUNY Oneonta Philosophy Professor Ashok Malhotra, a Nobel Prize…
‘Eclipse Baby’ Born At Bassett…
Oneonta Pauses To View Eclipse Above, over 250 people gathered on the lawn of the Huntington Memorial library this afternoon for an Eclipse viewing party. Protective eyeware sold out everywhere, but the crowd shared 30+ pairs provided by the library. In addition Prof. Kevin Shultz and Dr. Lawrence Nienart were on hand with telescopes and projectors so people could view the event on a large scale. Still others opted for the DIY option and came with their own home made…
3 Local Artists Recognized With ‘Art By Lake’ Awards COOPERSTOWN – Brent Delanoy of Oneonta, James Matson of Cooperstown and Wladek Putrycz of Franklin were local winners at the 10th annual Art by the Lake juried art invitational yesterday at The Fenimore Art Museum. The winner of the top Fenimore Award went to Hyde Park artist Tatiana Rhinevault. Sponsored by Dr. and Mrs. William Streck of Cooperstown, the award “recognizes the one work of art that can be considered museum quality.”…
Fans Heard Take Me Out To Ballgame, With A Twist…
GILBERTSVILLE CONCERTS LABOR DAY WEEKEND Musicians Here, Rehearsing For Magic Mountain’s 25th…
2-DAY ENCAMPMENT CONTINUES Civil War Memories Evoked At Hyde Hall With stunning Otsego Lake as a backdrop, the 77th Regimental Balladeers perform “Battle Hymn of the Republican” on Hyde Hall’s front lawn during the National Historic Landmark’s first Civil War Weekend. At right, members of New York’s 125th Regiment reenactors – clockwise from front, Jacob Manley of Hartwick, Dave Houghton of Colonie, John Orlop of Esperance, Richard Manley, Jacob’s dad, and Bob Peterson, Clifton Park. Sunday, the reenactors will be…
