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Zakrevsky, Nick’s Diner Owner Named To Delgado Committee

Nick’s Diner Owner, Heegan, Zakrevsky To Advise Delgado The Goal:  To Help Small Businesses Prosper KINGSTON –  Nick’s Diner proprietor Rodney Thorsland, Oneonta, as well as Jody Zakrevsky, Otsego Now CEO, and Otsego Chamber President Barbara Ann Heegan will represent the county on Congressman Antonio Delgado’s 19th District Small Business Advisory Committee, it was announced today. All 11 counties in the district are represented. “The district is home to more than 27,000 small businesses and self-employed owners, and I am…

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‘New’ Nick’s Diner Evokes Fond Memories, Fond Food

‘New’ Nick’s Diner Evokes Fond Memories, Fond Food By JENNIFER HILL By JENNIFER HILL ONEONTA – Sheena Thorsland has fond memories of Nick’s Diner. “You’d drink, you’d get hungry, and go to Nick’s,” she said. “We’d eat fries with gravy a lot, so we kept that on the menu.” Sheena re-opened the Oneonta eatery with her husband, Rodney, last weekend, and all the old stories came out as diners returned to the scene. “They claimed they never emptied out the…

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Patrons, Past and Present Flock to Beloved, Newly Opened Nick’s Diner

Patrons Past, Present, Flock To ‘New’ Nick’s Diner Open 2 Days to Packed Houses By JENNIFER HILL  • Special to AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – A legend has been reborn – and it’s packed. After four years of renovating and rebuilding, Nick’s Diner opened at 6 a.m. last Thursday with little publicity.  But word of the diner, beloved from its founding in 1927 to when it closed in 2013 – and sorely missed after it that – spread quickly. “By 7:30 to…

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Nick’s Diner Slated To Re-Open in January

New Owner To Reopen Nick’s Diner In January By JENNIFER HILL • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – Whether you’re in the mood for a classic porkchop dinner, some classic Italian fare or even a pizza to take to a party, Nick’s Diner will soon have you covered. Under the new ownership of Rodney Thorsland, the rennovated West End establishment is slated to open in early January. “The idea has always been to preserve it, to upgrade it, but have it…

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Council Approves Nick’s Application

City Council OKs Nick’s Diner Plan $230K CDBG Application Albany-Bound By PARKER FISH • Special To www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – The audience filled the seats and spilled out into the hallway as the Common Council again debated, then approved Nick’s Diner’s application for a $230,000 CDBG grant. The vote enables Nick’s prospective owner Rodney Thorsland’s to submit the application to Albany for its approval. Thorsland’s request has been hotly debated in the past three Common Council meetings, with several community members…

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Let Young Entrepreneur Bring Nick’s Diner Back To Life

Editorial, July 13, 2018 Let Young Entrepreneur Bring Nick’s Diner Back To Life Here’s the choice: The nearly complete restoration of Oneonta’s historic Nick’s Diner can go forward, with better than even chances it will succeed. Or, almost complete, it can be allowed to remain vacant, eventually deteriorating to the point it will be razed or removed. It is hoped it will be in much better hands this time around. A failure to keep track of finances and track expenditure…

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Herzig Pulls Nick’s Resolution

In Surprise Move, Herzig Pulls Nick’s Resolution Cites FOIL Requests, Council-Member Absences By PARKER FISH • Special To www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – Citing Freedom of Information Law requests which had yet to be fulfilled, and the absence of three Council members, Mayor Gary Herzig pulled a resolution from the agenda to approve a $230,000 Community Development Block Grant for Nick’s Diner at this evening’s Common Council meeting. “In respect to people who have submitted FOIL requests and have not received them…