The Future for Oneonta Foundation announced the appointment last week of Gary Herzig as the new chair of its Board of Directors, along with the addition of Kim Muller and John Nader to the board.…
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Despite its closure more than 60 years ago, the U&D still has a lasting impact on Oneonta. Panels in the exhibit highlight the railroad’s influence on bringing immigrants to the city, something that would go on to shape the character of the Sixth Ward for the next century.…
“This marker helps bring to light Oneonta’s role as a central location in New York of anti-slavery activism and a site on the Freedom Trail in the 19th century,” Micucci wrote via e-mail. “As a historian, it makes me incredibly proud to be able to commemorate and celebrate Oneonta’s significance and the many abolitionists, like E.R. Ford, who challenged and advocated for an end to slavery and helped those escaped enslaved people in need.”…
“This marker is the first we have commissioned for a neighborhood in Oneonta, and for great reason,” Dr. Marcela Micucci, executive director of the Greater Oneonta Historical Society, explained via e-mail. “The Sixth Ward has a rich history, rooted in Oneonta’s emergence as a railroad town..."…
The Wisdom Of Sam Nader Emerging From Depression, World War II, Ex-Mayor’s Generation Focused On Family, Hard Work, Community By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com At the time Sam Nader’s Oneonta Athletic Association was affiliated with the Detroit Tigers, the MLB team allocated a certain number of baseballs per season to its Minor League teams. Anything over was a local team’s responsibility. At the end of the Oneonta Tigers first season, Sam Nader tallied baseballs used, and mailed a…
Editorial 15 Years Of ‘Citizens’ Prove: WE Can Overcome “Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them.” William Shakespeare Can it be 15 years since The Freeman’s Journal and Hometown Oneonta, (after its founding in 2008), have recognized a Citizen (or Citizens) of the Year in the final edition of the 12th month? In 2006, Cherry Valley Town Supervisor Tom Garretson, digesting information brought before him on industrial-scale wind turbines, changed his mind and…
Council Names City Airport After Ex-Mayor Sam Nader “This was the single greatest point of pride in my dad’s life,” said former mayor John Nader, as he accepted a plaque this evening after Common Council unanimously voted to rename the Oneonta Municipal Airport as The Albert S. Nader Regional Airport. Nader, president of SUNY Farmington, who drove up for the event, read a statement from his father, who remarked, “I regret that I am unable to be with you tonight,…
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JOHN NADER NAMED COLLEGE PRESIDENT He’ll Lead Farmingdale State As It Becomes 4-Year Campus ONEONTA – John S. Nader, former Oneonta mayor and SUNY Delhi provost, today was appointed the ninth president of Farmingdale State College on Long Island by the SUNY Board of Trustees. Nader will succeed W. Hubert Keen, who has served as president of Farmingdale for the last nine years, effective July 15, 2016. SUNY Board Chairman H. Carl McCall said, “As provost at SUNY Delhi and…
Charter Committee Suggests Shifting Emergency Powers By LIBBY CUDMORE • for www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – As the waters rose around Oneonta during the 2006 floods, Mayor John Nader was constantly on the phone, talking to government officials, worried citizens and businesses affected by the rising river. “It was crucial to have an elected official to speak to and for the community,” said Nader, who is chairing Mayor Gary Herzig’s ad hoc Charter Review Committee. The power to call out police and fire…
