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Sense of Community Spirit Pervades Grand Opening in Morris

The grand opening provided a feel-good ending to what wound up being a feel-good story. In a world where banks are closing with great frequency, especially in more remote areas, BVA reversed this trend and brought a financial institution back to Morris a year and a half after Community Bank NA had pulled out, offering its customers “nearby” banking services 14 miles away in Oneonta.…
July 31, 2025

Time Out Otsego: 07-30-25

FINANCE—5:30-6:30 p.m. “Create Your Financial Vision Board.” Presented by SFCU. Budgeting basics, setting financial goals and creating a vision board. Free; supplies provided. SUNY Oneonta ExCL Center, 4 Dietz Street, Oneonta. (607) 436-2831 or https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=122139514940749882&set=gm.23914164948267149…
July 29, 2025
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SFCU Soon To Occupy Former Community Bank Building

The effort to procure alternative banking services was led by Butternut Valley Alliance and its “Save Our Bank” task force, formed on the heels of Community Bank’s withdrawal. Members of the task force included co-chairs Ed Lentz and Maggie Brenner, as well as other BVA members Tom Washbon, Jason Cianciotto and Bob Thomas. Members at-large included Jim Tremlett, John DiStefano, Peter Martin, Arlene Martin and Andrea Hull.…
March 27, 2025
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SFCU Opens Service Location in Morris

“We are pleased to see SFCU take this next step in its commitment to our community,” said Ed Lentz, chair of Butternut Valley Alliance. “It has been a pleasure working with them to ensure continued services in the valley and we have been impressed with their responsiveness to our needs. We look forward to the day when they are able to expand their services here.”…
September 12, 2024
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In Memoriam Lois I. Brenner November 3, 1932 – March 14, 2022

In Memoriam Lois I. Brenner, 89 Nov. 3, 1932 – Mar. 14, 2022 ONEONTA – Lois I. Brenner, 89, passed away peacefully at home on March 14, 2022. Lois was born November 3, 1932 in Brooklyn, the daughter of Henry and Isabel (Corry) Erickson. Lois graduated from Fort Hamilton High School in 1950.  Following graduation, she worked in the financial district in New York City at Hanover Bank for several years. Lois married David W. Brenner on September 5, 1954 at…
March 17, 2022
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PUTTING THE COMMUNITY BACK INTO THE NEWSPAPER

For a limited time, new annual subscriptions to the hard copy of “The Freeman’s Journal” or “Hometown Oneonta” (which also includes unlimited access to AllOtsego.com), or digital-only access to AllOtsego.com, can also give back to one of their favorite Otsego County charitable organizations.

$5.00 of your subscription will be donated to the nonprofit of your choice: Friends of the Feral-TNR, Super Heroes Humane Society, or Susquehanna Society of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals 

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