IN MEMORIAM: Gerald A. Ferris, 70; Managed Grossman’s Lumber, Oneonta ONEONTA – Gerald A. Ferris, 79, former manager of Grossman’s Lumber, Pony Farm Road, passed away Sept. 15, 2020, at his home in Bushnell, Fla. Jerry was born in Worcester, on July 20, 1941, the second son of James and Emma Ferris. Jerry lived and worked in the Oneonta area, including Otego, for the majority of his life. In addition to Grossman’s, he was manager of the garage door company…
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Troopers: Drunk Driver Hit Oneonta Motorcyclist ONEONTA – A Mount Vision woman was arrested and charged with DWI after she allegedly struck a 78-year-old motorcyclist on Oneida Street. According to Aga Dembinska, Troop C public relations officer, Cristina J. Tilton, 54, was traveling east on Oneida when she began turning left onto Country Club Road and into the path of a motorcycle being driven by Donald O. Fredenburg, 78, Oneonta, who was traveling west n Oneida Street.…
Foothills Online Fund Drive Looks To Bridge COVID-19 As “a non-profit organization dependent on large groups of people coming together,” Foothills Performing Arts Center has posted a video describing how it is adapting to the COVID-19 threat, and announcing Paypal and GoFundMe fundraising efforts to remain solvent during the crisis.…
Again, Foothills Parking Lot Turns Into Drive-In Cinema…
Scoop! Ice Cream Returns To Oneonta’s East End…
LETTER from WILLIAM PIETRAFACE No SUNY Campus Mandated Tests To the Editor: As a retired SUNY Oneonta professor of biology, I have been following the local and national coverage of the COVID-19 outbreak on the campus. Here are some thoughts on the coverage. SUNY Oneonta’s planning for reopening for the fall semester began in April with widespread input from all stakeholders on campus. The Local Control Group, which includes representation from the City of Oneonta and the Otsego County Department…
Police: Teen Threatened Law Enforcement Officers ONEONTA – An Oneonta teenager was arrested after allegedly calling Otsego County 911 and threatening law enforcement with violence. According to Trooper Aga Dembinska, Troop C Public Relations officer, a teenager made approximately 40 illegitimate phone calls to Otsego County 911 between 7-9 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 22. Some of the calls threatened violence against the 911 center and members of law enforcement, but did not specify an agency.…
ENOUGH: SUNY-O Infections Irk Chancellor By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – ‘Enough!” As photos of another off-campus SUNY Oneonta party made the rounds on social media, SUNY Chancellor Jim Malatras issued that one-word press release. Meanwhile, a 79-year-old has died following a bout with COVID-19, with another hospitalized over the weekend. Neither the death – the seventh in the county since March – nor the hospitalization were related to the SUNY outbreak. “(The deceased) had been on…
LETTER from JIM FRANCIS Stone Slab Steps In Our Winters? To the Editor: Have those designers on the new Huntington Park plan ever spent a winter in Oneonta? The slab steps aren’t really shovelable, or passable. They’ll cut down many trees for sledding, which is currently available? And I sure wouldn’t send my kid down that slide with rocks on both sides. But, it’s not like I’m looking for a design award. JIM FRANCIS Oneonta…
THIS WEEK’S NEWSPAPERS The Freeman’s Journal • Hometown Oneonta Sept. 24-25, 2020 PHOTO OF THE WEEK FRONT PAGE Ruth Bader Ginsburg And Otsego County SQSPCA Declares War On ‘Puppy Mills’ Tied, Benton, Robbins Face Sept. 29 Runoff Plan Fixes Oneonta Deck, Razes Eyesore ENOUGH! SUNY-O Infections Irk Chancellor Bassett CEO Promotes 5, Firms Up Plan EDITORIALS Revive County Historian, Revive Economy COLUMNS ZAMBELLO: On Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Opera STERNBERG: Tragedy Proves COVID No Hoax BENNETT: Praising Judge Ginsburg, Except deBLIECK:…
