According to a SUNY Oneonta media release, news-academic partnerships have emerged as a critical contributor to the national news landscape and one solution to the crisis facing local news. “As the largest system of higher education in the nation, SUNY’s contribution to the state of local news and information could be profound for underserved regions,” officials said.…
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The holiday shopping season is officially underway, with the Black Friday and Small Business Saturday sales events both happening this week. On downtown Oneonta’s Main Street, the business district’s many independently-owned shops...…
Halloween in the Halls is an annual event that has been hosted on campus for more than three decades. It was briefly paused during the COVID pandemic and restarted in 2024. This year, more than 1,500 community members visited the SUNY Oneonta campus for the event, according to Edwards.…
In Oneonta, St. Mary’s Food Pantry and The Salvation Army Food Pantry are among the more than half-dozen agencies in the city that are rallying to assist those community members experiencing food security as a direct result of the government shutdown.…
Many of the more than a dozen area residents in attendance were there for another reason, however: to hear updates on, and to voice concerns about, the airport’s runway obstruction clearance project. The project has been an ongoing topic of distress within the community since April, when the Common Council approved a resolution to accept a Federal Aviation Administration grant.…
