Cooperstown Library Seeking New Director Veteran David Kent Plans To Retire COOPERSTOWN – The Cooperstown Village Library is seeking a “chief visionary and leader” to succeed David Kent, who is retiring after 22 years as director of the library at 22 Main St. The library board hopes to have a new director in place by this spring, according to the announcement on the library Facebook page. Kent originally moved to Cooperstown from Palo Alto, Calif., he told mediashift.com, to be…
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No Phone, No Internet Stymies So. Worcester Couple By MICHAEL FORSTER ROTHBART • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com As Margaret Wolff waited during the recommended 15-minute observation period following her inoculation Saturday afternoon, Jan. 30, Rita Tetenes was at her home here. Tetenes was not one of the lucky ones. Although she and her husband Leo are in their 80s, they still live independently in a far, hilly corner of Otsego County. Schoharie County begins across the narrow valley from their home,…
Springbrook Manager To Lead OFO’s $4M Head Start Program ONEONTA – Nicole Cashman joined Opportunities for Otsego today as Head Start director, OFO Director Dan Maskin announced. For the past five years, she has been director of Community Homes at Springbrook. She brings OFO nearly 20 years’ experience in the non-profit sector and a solid background in program operations, strategic planning, and financial management, Maskin said.…
Oneonta Native Named GOHS Executive Director Micucci Has SUNY Binghamton Ph.D. ONEONTA – Effective today, Marcela Micucci, who holds a doctorate in American history from SUNY Binghamton, has been named executive director of the Greater Oneonta Historical Society. She succeeds Bob Brzozowski, who has been active as GOHS president, then executive director, for 18 years. Since obtaining her doctorate in 2016, she has served as a curator at the Museum of the City of New York in Manhattan and the…
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JOIN LT. WITZENBURG ON BEAT Council To Name Brenner Deputy As Interim Chief Lieutenant Witzenburg To Take Helm Until Decision Made On OPD Leader ONEONTA – Common Council plans to name Police Lt. Christopher Witzenburg as interim chief of the Oneonta Police Department when it meets at 7 p.m. Tuesday via Zoom. He succeeds Chief Doug Brenner, who announced earlier this month that, age 56, he is retiring after 15 years service with the OPD, the last four at the…
County Health Department Injects 200 With Vaccine…
Cooperstown’s Josh Pearlman Completes Marine Boot Camp COOPERSTOWN – CCS graduate Joshua Potter Pearlman received the Eagle, Globe & Anchor pin of the United States Marine Corps earlier this month at a ceremony following completion of boot camp at Marine Base Parris Island, SC . Pearlman, 30, is the son of Nancy Potter and David Pearlman of Cooperstown. He graduated from Cooperstown Central School in 2008 and served for a year in AmeriCorps NCCC, the year-long component of the Corporation…
LETTER from CORLISSA CARD Boys Message In Bottle: Let’s Think Differently To the Editor: I have always considered myself a logical thinker and have tried to teach my children to be realistic: Pay your bills on time, keep your things tidy, go to bed on time, eat healthy and above all show respect to others. I have been known to be a bit overbearing, and I am certain my husband and children can attest to that. When I was younger,…
In Search Of (Oneonta!) History GOHS’ Brzozowski Took Deep Dive Into Adopted City’s Past By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Even as a boy growing up in Antrim, N.H., young Bob Brzozowski befriended his elderly neighbors, entranced by stories they told about the good ole days in their rural community. When, age 9, he got a stamp collection book for Christmas, it piqued his interest in the larger world, from emerging African nations to Great Britain’s islands in the…
