Cecelia Walsh-Russo

The Partial Observer: 27 Market Street: Are We as Welcoming as We Would Like To Be?

As chairs of the city’s Budget Review and Finance committees, respectively, we are dismayed by recent comments provided by our colleague on the state of city finances and budget, the role of the finance director and mischaracterization of the role of the Common Council in city budgetary decision-making.…

May 5, 2025

News·Oneonta·Otsego County

Shaughnessy: Parking Essential to Oneonta Economic Development

As he has done for the past six months, Shaughnessy gave the council a litany of reasons why maintaining 27 Market Street as a parking lot is the best option for business development in the short term.…

April 24, 2025

News·Oneonta·Otsego County

Financial Support Reinstated for Muller Plaza Activities

The packed agenda included a lengthy discussion about the need to support downtown businesses and increase foot traffic on Water Street. City Administrator Greg Mattice gave a presentation about parking and the lingering public perception that the lack of convenient parking is negatively affecting downtown.…

March 27, 2025

Editorial·Cooperstown·Opinion·Hartwick·Oneonta·Otsego County

Editorial: Finding Commonality in a Time of Great Divides

This week, we reached out to our Otsego County friends and neighbors to find out what helps them relax in this heated political environment—what brings a smile to their faces, or reminds them that, regardless of our differences, it’s good to be an American.…

March 27, 2025

News·Oneonta·Otsego County

Oneonta Mayor Gives City, Staff High Marks for Progress Made Over Last Three Years

Mayor Mark Drnek delivered his “State of the City” address to nearly 100 people gathered at the Foothills Performing Arts and Civic Center in Oneonta on Tuesday, February 18. “The state of our city is strong,” he said.…

February 27, 2025

News·Oneonta·Otsego County

City Council Approves Stage, Discusses Zoning of Markets

City officials have been talking about the zoning of neighborhood markets for several months, since a late 2023 proposal to open an Oneonta location on Walnut Street of the popular Cooperstown business Stagecoach Coffee provoked strong responses from neighborhood residents, resulting in the withdrawal of that proposal.…

September 26, 2024

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Cecelia Walsh-Russo

The Partial Observer: 27 Market Street: Are We as Welcoming as We Would Like To Be?

Shaughnessy: Parking Essential to Oneonta Economic Development

Financial Support Reinstated for Muller Plaza Activities

Editorial: Finding Commonality in a Time of Great Divides

Oneonta Mayor Gives City, Staff High Marks for Progress Made Over Last Three Years

City Council Approves Stage, Discusses Zoning of Markets

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