COVID In Retreat, Drugovich Reports ONEONTA – After a bump in COVID positives at Hartwick College, President Margaret Drugovich is reporting that testing of every on-campus student and employee this week yielded only two positives (both students) were detected. In addition, three positive cases were found among students who were already in required quarantine off-campus, she added.…
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Brzozowski Will Chair Theater Revival Effort ONEONTA – Bob Brzozowski, recently retired Greater Oneonta Historical Society executive director, was elected chairman of the board of FOTOT, the Friends of the Oneonta, at the annual meeting. Other officers elected are Elizabeth Dunn, PhD, Dean of SUNY Oneonta’s School of Liberal Arts at SUNY Oneonta, as secretary, and Wendy Hunt, CPA at CADE, the Center for Agricultural Development & Entrepreneurship, as treasurer.…
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IN MEMORIAM: Nancy Garufi, 83; With Husband, Founded Tino’s Pizza ONEONTA – Nancy Garufi, 83, who founded Tino’s Pizza with her husband, passed away Monday, March 1, 2021, at Fox Nursing Home. She was born on July 12, 1937, in Frazzano, Sicily, the daughter of Lorenzo and Rosalia Frisenda. At 18 years old, Nancy came to the United States and settled in Cold Spring, Putnam County. Her first job was at the dress factory there. She married Agatino “Tino” Garufi…
CLICK FOR OVERVIEW OF NEW EFFORT Town-Gown Task Force Convenes First Meeting After meetings and discussions since last September, the City of Oneonta’s Town-Gown Task Force held its kickoff meeting Thursday over Vimeo. The effort is co-chaired by Common Council member Mark Drnek, who is running for mayor, and Melissa Marietta, SUNY Oneonta adminstrator. Both Mayor Gary Herzig and SUNY Oneonta President Dennis Craig are members.…
Oneonta’s Oliver, Party Chair, Seeks 2nd Term As County Rep ONEONTA – County Rep. Clark Oliver, D-Oneonta, who is also the county Democratic chairman, announced today he plans to run for a second term. His district includes Wards 1 and 2, encompassing the city’s East End and the colleges. “I’m very grateful to the people in my district for placing their trust in me, and hope they will do so again,” he said. Oliver said “the unexpected events regarding the…
City Hall Explores Heat-Pump System Council Members Asked To Address Single Source For ‘Multiple Buildings’ ONEONTA – Common Council will be asked to apply for $100,000 in state funds to explore a “community heat pump system” when it meets at 7 p.m. Tuesday in City Hall. The money would come from NYSERDA (the state Energy Research & Development Authority) and would require no more than a $5,000 share from the city.…
IN MEMORIAM: Irma Ouimet; Oneonta, Unatego Teacher Claimed By COVID-19 OTEGO – Irma A. Ouimet of Otego, a native of Peru and Unatego Central School District teacher, passed away Feb. 23, 2021, in the ICU at Bassett Hospital from complications related to COVID-19. Irma Alejandrina Villegas Ormachea was born in Calca (Cusco), Peru, and became a teacher serving young children in the mountains of Peru. Irma came to live in the U.S. upon her marriage to her husband Gene Ouimet…
Councilman Drnek Running For Mayor ONEONTA – With yesterday’s statement by Mayor Gary Herzig that he would not seek another term, Democrat Mark Drnek, 8th Ward councilman, announced he is running to succeed him. Drnek, who describes himself as a longtime community activist and advocate for local business, has been active in the city’s COVID response in his first 14 months in office.…