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Y Specialty Fitness Lease Has Been Renewed

The Oneonta Family YMCA and Bassett Healthcare Network have extended their lease agreement to offer Y Specialty Fitness services at FoxCare Center for an additional three years. The YMCA took over management of the former FoxCare Fitness in June 2023, after Bassett announced earlier that year that it planned to shutter the facility.…
October 30, 2025
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Sixth Ward Shindig Revived

The overwhelming enthusiasm for this event was rooted in decades of pent-up nostalgia and a desire for communal connection. Cousins Becky Thomas and Frank Russo, two of the organizers of this year’s event, were just children when their fathers began to plan what ended up becoming a staple of the Sixth Ward each year.…
August 7, 2025
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YMCA Receives Funding for Outdoor Urban Sports Complex

“We are incredibly grateful to Community Bank and Brian Wright for their tremendous generosity and continued support of the community,” said Frank Russo, executive director of the YMCA. “The new Outdoor Urban Sports Complex will provide our community with a much-needed space for recreation and fitness, fostering a healthy and active lifestyle for people of all ages.”…
August 7, 2024
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Y Specialty Fitness Celebrates Grand Opening

Over 80 people gathered to celebrate the opening of Oneonta Family YMCA’s Y Specialty Fitness @ FoxCare on Friday, July 14. In attendance were New York State Assemblyman Brian Miller, representatives from Congressman Marc Molinaro’s office and the NYS Alliance of YMCAs, and many community members.…
August 3, 2023
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YMCA Director: FoxCare To Keep ‘Familiar Faces’

YMCA Director: FoxCare To Keep ‘Familiar Faces’ Community Now Must Do Its Part By WRILEY NELSONONEONTA The Oneonta Family YMCA is moving forward with plans to take over operation of Bassett Healthcare Network’s FoxCare Fitness Center. The Y will formally take control of the fitness center at the beginning of June, but staff members started working at FoxCare on May 15. The new operation will be called YMCA Specialty Fitness @ FoxCare. According to a release, the facility will be…
May 18, 2023
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FoxCare Fitness Space to Remain Open

FoxCare Fitness Space to Remain Open Bassett Healthcare Network and Oneonta Family YMCA Reach Agreement ONEONTA—Bassett Healthcare Network and A.O. Fox Hospital announced today that they have reached an agreement with the Oneonta Family YMCA to keep FoxCare Fitness open to the public. Effective June 6, Bassett will begin leasing the space to the Oneonta Family YMCA and the facility will remain open, operated by the YMCA. “Over the past couple of months, many members of FoxCare Fitness and the…
April 17, 2023
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PUTTING THE COMMUNITY BACK INTO THE NEWSPAPER

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