Oneonta Enjoys A Colorful 4th of July
CLICK FOR SLIDES FROM NEAHWA PARK
Colors Abound
At Oneonta’s 4th
40 ARTIST LOFTS, 26 APARTMENTS, PLANNED ON DIETZ
1ST DRI HOME RUN
40 ARTIST LOFTS,
26 APARTMENTS,
PLANNED ON DIETZ
Father-Son Development Team
Will Brief City Council July 16
By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com
ONEONTA – Attention, Oneonta: The Lofts on Dietz are coming.
Common Council will vote Tuesday on making Parkview Development & Construction, Inc., a father and son development team from the Hudson Valley, Ken and Sean Kearney, the “preferred developer” on a local version of Artspace – 40 lofts for artists and another 26 middle-income apartments – planned for the Dietz Street parking lot.
All 66 units in the four-story building are “affordable,” Mayor Gary Herzig emphasized a few minutes ago, adding, “I’m very excited about this.” If all goes as planned, a ground-breaking could occur next summer.
“This really kick-starts transforming downtown Oneonta,” he said.
Oneonta Common Council Hopefuls Head To Primaries
Common Council Hopefuls
Head To Oneonta Primaries
Richfield, Springfield, Laurens Polls Open Too
Just Four Men Sing At Father’s Day Service
Just Four Men Sing
At Father’s Day Service
‘Broadway Revealed’ At Hartwick’s Foreman Gallery
‘Broadway Revealed’
At Hartwick’s Foreman
Irene Weinburg, Oneonta, above, enjoys an in-depth panoramic look into the workshops, offices and stages of Broadway in some of the 113 works in “Broadway Revealed: Behind the Theater Curtain” by photographer Stephen Joseph now on display at Hartwick College’s Foreman Gallery. At right, Stephen Joseph, Hartwick President Margaret Drugovich and Sophie Richardson, Oneonta, enjoy conversation amidst the many images after the opening day crowds have died down. A 90-minute tour of the exhibit and lecture will be given at 2 p.m. Tuesday, July 28, by Patrice Macaluso, retired SUNY Oneonta theater professor. (Ian Austin/AllOTSEGO.com)
Thursday RocksWith 38 Special
RAIN DOESN’T DETER ONEONTA CROWD
38 Special Rocks
At Y Fundraiser
A heavy downpour didn’t keep throngs of music lovers from cramming the tents to support the Oneonta YMCA at the fundraising concert featuring 38 Special at the Sixth Ward Athletic Field Thursday evening. Above, guitar and vocalist Don Barnes, left, and guitarists Jerry Riggs performing their hit, “Hold On Loosely”, after they took to the stage. Special guests Jackson Michaelson and Dylan Schneider warmed up the crowd. Rndy Mowers, Oneonta, inset right, acted as auctioneer for the evening, as guests had a chance to bid on sports memorabilia and even a tour of the ESPN studios. (Ian Austin/AllOTSEGO.com)
Oneonta Honors Our Servicemen and Women
With 2 Eagles Overhead,
Oneonta Honors Veterans
As two eagles circled, Oneonta’s Memorial Day celebration was conducted this morning at the memorial at the end of Veterans’ Memorial Walkway before the start of the parade. American Legion Commander Gary Ballard, top photo, oversees Troop 23 Boy Scouts Giovanni Hromada, Ben Casola, Kaleb Bergeron, Andrew Pierce, Caneb Casey and Noah Miller as they place wreaths at stations marking the different branches of the military. At right, OHS Valedictorian Aben Carrington recites Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address alongside Master of Ceremonies Les Grummons, to the crowds gathered in the park. (Ian Austin/AllOTSEGO.com)
80 New Trees Planted Near Oneonta High School
80 New Trees Planted
Near Oneonta High School
Volunteers Steve Londner and Dave Hutchison work together planting a sapling in conjunction with the Department of Environmental Conservation’s “Trees for Tributaries” initiative which planted 80 small trees and shrubs along the S-curve near Oneonta Hugh School this morning. Founded in 2007, the goal of the program is to plant young trees and shrubs along stream corridors to prevent erosion, increase flood water retention, improve wildlife and stream habitat, and protect water quality A small group worked digging holes and planting80 young trees and shrubs that included Sycamore, Birch, Elderberry, and Dogwood. At right, Laura Grant, Upper Susquehanna Coalition, demonstrates how to place a protective sleeve over the trees to protect it from animals. (Ian Austin/AllOTSEGO.com)
Animal Friends VisitA.O Fox Nursing Home
Animal Friends Visit
A.O Fox Nursing Home
Annual R.I.F Event Delights Young Readers
Annual R.I.F Event
Delights Young Readers
First UM Votes No On ‘Traditional Plan’
‘WE REFUSE’ RESOLUTION PASSES
First UM Votes No
On ‘Traditional Plan’
By JENNIFER HILL • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com
ONEONTA – Members of Oneonta’s First United Methodist congregation tonight approved a “We Refuse” resolution that rejects the United Methodist Church’s reaffirmation of prohibitions against gay marriage and gay pastors.
The “We Refuse” resolution says the “Traditional Plan,” approved, 53 percent to 47 percent, at the UMC’s General Conference last February in St. Louis, is “incompatible with God’s all-inclusive love of and for everyone.”
THERE WILL BE PLENTY AT PRIDE FEST: Everyone Needs A Mom’s Hug
THERE WILL BE PLENTY AT PRIDE FEST
Everyone Needs A Mom’s Hug
By JENNIFER HILL • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.COM
ONEONTA – Mother’s Day is a time to celebrate our moms for loving us unconditionally, regardless of our faults.
Sadly, some LGBTQIA+ youth may not find support from their parents because of their sexual and/or gender identification.
A group of local moms aim to give LGBTQIA+ youth by doing what moms give best – hugs, planning a “Mom Hugs” booth at the Otsego Pride Fest June 1 in Neahwa Park. Anyone can stop by for a hug, moms want gay youths in particular to know they’re there for them.
Orpheus Theatre Brings ‘Mamma Mia!’ To Goodrich
Orpheus Theatre Brings
‘Mamma Mia!’ To Goodrich
First UM Plans Vote On Whether To Reject Church’s Ban On Gays
FIERY SPEAKER APPLAUDED
First UM Plans Vote
On Whether To Reject
Church’s Ban On Gays
In February, Worldwide Church Council
Affirmed Bar To Gay Marriage, Pastors
By JENNIFER HILL • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com
ONEONTA – A resolution, “We Refuse,” objecting to the international United Methodist Church’s reassertion of its prohibition on gay marriage and gay pastors, was inserted into today’s Sunday Service program at Oneonta’s First UM.
The local resolution calls the church’s “Traditional Plan,” which reaffirmed its ban and was approved by majority vote last February, “exclusive, punitive, and unwelcoming” and declares it “incompatible with God’s all-inclusive love of and for everyone…and with Jesus’ teachings,” which tell people to love everyone “unconditionally.”
The resolution goes further, labeling the Traditional Plan “un-Christian.” It calls for regional churches and the bishop to reject it and pursue a separate path.
The insert also announced a Special Charge Conference for 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the church, where members of the congregation will debate and vote on “We Refuse.” Rev. Marti Swords-Horrell, the pastor, will preside.
Delivering the sermon today was J.J. Warren, a gay seminary student from Penn Yan whom Bishop Mark Webb, of the Syracuse-based conference that includes Otsego County, has said he will not ordain.
Sobriety Celebrated at LEAF Poetry & Art Show
Sobriety Celebrated at
LEAF Poetry & Art Show
