City policy seems to defy data from the updated Census, the office of the New York State Comptroller, and the New York Housing Resource Center.…
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Since this is my inaugural submission, I think I should start by describing exactly who we are and what we do, so that you have a solid frame of reference. We currently serve more than 300 members of the chamber throughout Otsego County by providing help that is customized to their unique needs.…
One news tidbit today had to do with how much money each of the presidential candidates has amassed. I gave up donating money to political campaigns some time ago. I would rather donate my money to organizations that focus on urgent needs, such as hunger and eradicating malaria.…
The worldwide premier of “Dead by Jack: The Victims of Jack the Ripper,” directed by Kiara Pipino, comes to Oneonta next week! This is one of the exciting things about living in a small town like ours, with two colleges: One gets all the peace and beauty of a rural life, while at the same time there always seems to be loads happening on the art, lecture, special guest, musical, and theater fronts.…
As news of the turbine proposal spreads, people are putting their plans on hold. Our neighbors on Chyle Road are already talking about moving if the project is approved.…
Dr. Tommy Ibrahim was brought in to “turn it around,” but that was Mission Improbable. The challenges may be beyond the control of any turn-around artist.…
160 YEARS AGO
The War News—It is not too much to expect that the banners of General Sherman may wave over the city of Mobile during the first week in March! The defenses of that city, on the land side, are not reported as being very formidable; and we do not believe that Johnston can spare the men necessary to materially hinder his progress. At the last accounts, General Sherman was within 105 miles of Mobile; while Farragut awaits the sound…
110 YEARS AGO
Within the past few months many of the pool rooms, lunch rooms, cigar stores, candy stores, and public places of the like in Oneonta have been operating slot machines, candy cards, cigar boards and numerous other devices in which a man might get a whole lot for a nickel or a dime, but the majority of players would be more likely to get nothing. The operation of such devices is in direct violation of the law and, at…
Within a week this February, two friends, whose professional contributions to the Glimmerglass Festival helped propel the opera company forward during an era of significant growth, passed away on opposite coasts, both as a result of Parkinson’s disease.…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 29 Learn to Skate at Interskate 88 SKATING—5:30 p.m. “Beginner Roller Skate Lessons.” Includes skate rentals, instruction, skate game, and admission to open skate (6:30-9 p.m.) $15/lesson. Held each Thursday. Roll Around Skate Club, Interskate 88, 5185 State Highway 23, Oneonta. (607) 201-5308 or visit https://www.facebook.com/interskate88…