In addition to continuing to build his relationship with city staff, Buttermann said his priorities for the first 100 days of his mayoralty will include filling various boards and commissions that have vacancies or scheduled reappointments.…
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An estimated 1,500 people took part in the second "No Kings" peaceful protest on Saturday, October 18 in Oneonta. The demonstration was organized by CooperstownOneonta Indivisible, Butternut Valley Indivisible, Cherry Valley Indivisible, Indivisible for Schoharie County and the Otsego County Democratic Committee.…
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.…
“We are not out here today for ourselves,” CooperstownOneonta Indivisible leader Virginia Kennedy said from the stage in Oneonta. “We are out here today because we care about our country.”…
As someone who had attended the most recent Common Council meeting, I admire Mayor Mark Drnek’s tenacity about having money allocated to improving Damaschke Field and paid parking.…
It’s budget season. “There’s a lot we don’t know,” said Adrienne Martini, a member of the Otsego County Board of Representatives, to a group of about 15 people gathered in the community room at Green Earth Health Market on the morning of Saturday, September 13.…
While the emphasis was on appreciation of the workers of this country, the need for strong unions, and the abuses of the billionaire class, ralliers carried signs objecting in general to the current administration and its policies: “Alexa, Change the President,” “Grow a Spine, Congress!” “Hands Off Our Healthcare!” “No Trump, No Ice, Make This World Nice!”…
“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..."…
At a gathering on Saturday, July 25, City of Oneonta Mayor Mark Drnek said, “This afternoon, it is my distinct pleasure to introduce Cyril and Gail O’Reilly to the Oneonta community. They are the new owners of our historic Oneonta Hotel, which, with its next-door building, they’ve christened, ‘The Oney on Main.’”…
St. Mary’s School at 34-36 Walnut Street in Oneonta is about to undergo a major renovation. Within 18-22 months, the building will be converted into eight apartments for seniors. Oneonta Mayor Mark Drnek called a press conference on Tuesday, July 8 to announce this project, which took three years of planning and approvals.…
