Letter from Brian Kegelman Property Owners Not Consulted At the August 14, 2024 Town of Otsego Board meeting, officials serving on the Highway Committee announced a major drainage project. In 2025, and possibly starting this year, the town will be undertaking extensive changes to the drainage system for managing stormwater runoff. The town just completed its initial project on Tripp Hill Road. This resulted in the installation of new ditches and the replacement of existing ditches that measure at least…
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Letters To The Editor - Page 35
Letter from Carol Bateman Waller Concerts Were a Boost to Village I read with interest the little piece in the Journal on “20 Years Ago” and the Willie Nelson/Bob Dylan concert in Doubleday Field. While it is true that Trustee Stuart Taugher did originally oppose the idea, he embraced the results when the concert was a rousing success. This concert came about through an approach by Jeff Idelson, then president of the Hall of Fame, to then-Mayor Carol Waller. Jeff…
I have no idea what the intention of CCS might be when it comes to their library program. But it would seem to me that a good place for them to start would be to explain to residents of the district what the school is planning to do and why it is in the best interests of its students. Until that information is made public, it is rather hard to assess exactly what the effect their ultimate plan might be…
Talk is cheap: Let’s see some action. This lady did not have to die. She did not have to live the life she did. The system failed her. The Oneonta community failed her and her family. Think about it.…
It is astonishing and disappointing that a local paper writing about two local products (“Oneonta Food Makers Among Finalists in Statewide Contest,” Vol. 216, No. 31) doesn’t mention that at least one of the products is available locally.…
Shifting utilities to clean energy is integral to working toward a safer climate, but these private, for-profit companies would rather maintain the status quo and keep the public in the dark. Utility companies are charging us more while they get paid off by the fossil fuel industry to block the transition to renewable energy.…
Seward’s advocacy for historical preservation and cultural institutions ensured that such important local landmarks received the attention and support needed to thrive. Senator Seward’s contributions also extended to preserving and modernizing historical buildings, such as securing a grant for energy efficiency improvements at the historic Herkimer County Jail, now a museum.…
This season’s shows included the delightfully puerile farce, “The Pirates of Penzance,” which should appeal to younger audiences, and “Calisto,” a baroque gender-bender that didn’t play at La Scala until 2017, coincidentally the same year that “Elizabeth Cree,” an experimental whodunit based on Jack the Ripper, premiered.…
There are two people whom I give an extraordinary amount of credit to for helping guide me as a student: my mother and my late grandmother, both of whom have been steadfast in my efforts to get my diploma and to be in my life in general, with their advice to their guidance.…
Broken hearted about Jim’s passing. His bucket list wish was to act in a movie. He got his wish. My last note to him a few weeks back was to remind him of the quote from “The Wizard of Oz”: “Your heart is not judged by how much YOU love, but by how much you are loved by others.”…
