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TI to hold Summer Porch Party on Aug. 15
Temple Israel will hold a Summer Porch Party on on Thursday, August 15, at 6:30 pm. It will feature the music of Steve Gilbert and feature kosher light refreshments and a raffle. The cost is $5 per person; children under 12 can attend at no cost. Those attending are asked to help bring a donation to CHOW; a list of preferred household items and food is available from the synagogue office at 607-723-7461. Anyone interested in attending is asked to RSVP by Tuesday, August 13, by contacting the synagogue office.
Larry R. Nellis 1957 – 2024
FORT PLAIN – Mr. Larry R. Nellis, age 67, of Palatine Church Road, Fort Plain, New York, passed away in the early morning of July 18, 2024, at Little Falls Hospital after his fight with cancer, with his loving family by his side. Larry Nellis was the son of...
Nathan Lee Case 1997 – 2024
HERKIMER – Nathan Lee Case, 26, of Herkimer, left us for his eternal rest, unexpectedly, on July 18, 2024. Nathan was born on September 24, 1997, in Little Falls, NY, to Brandy (Rice) Edmunds. He grew up in Ilion and later Mohawk with his loving parents and his two...
WCDO NEWS THURSDAY 7-25-24
The Oneonta Police Department is requesting the public’s assistance in locating 14-year-old Damian Barton who was last seen in the area of The Plains Cemetery on Oneida Street in the Town of Oneonta on Wednesday, at approximately 7:00 PM. Damian was supposed to have returned home last night but failed to do so. Anyone with any information on the location of Damian is asked to contact the Oneonta Police Department at 607-432-1111, a picture is posted on the Oneonta Police Department Facebook page.
'I'll shoot them': Remove NY supreme court judge Erin Gall for party rant, watchdog says
New York's judicial watchdog has decided that an Oneida County judge should be removed from the bench because of a "racially offensive, profane, prolonged public diatribe outside a high school graduation party." State Supreme Court Justice Erin Gall invoked her judgeship with police during a confrontation that arose at the...
Oneida County Parking Garage opened to public
Oneida County Executive Anthony J. Picente Jr. has announced that the Oneida County Parking Garage was opened to the public on Saturday, July 20. The garage will provide parking spaces for Wynn Hospital patients and visitors and to those visiting downtown Utica businesses and attractions. “Oneida County is pleased to...
Johnstown Fire Chief Bruce Heberer, an 'icon', retiring
JOHNSTOWN - Aug. 2 won’t be an ordinary day for Johnstown Fire Chief Bruce Heberer. It will be his last day on the job since he arrived at the station in 1987. He’s been chief since 2006, when he replaced Steve Hart. “After anything you’ve been doing for...
Panel urges removal of judge who threatened to shoot Black teens
ALBANY — A state Supreme Court justice faces removal from the bench after she allegedly threatened to shoot Black teens, insulted their intelligence and repeatedly invoked her job as a judge during a July 2, 2022 diatribe at a graduation party hosted by a friend. The state's Commission on...
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO
ONEONTA HISTORY—2 p.m. Historical Marker Unveiling for Wilber Mansion, 11 Ford Avenue, Oneonta. (607) 432-0960 or visit https://www.facebook.com/OneontaHistory/. STORYTIME—9:30 a.m. “Baby & Toddler Storytime.” Bond with baby while staff share stories, activities and play. Recommended ages: birth-2. Held Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Huntington Memorial Library, 62 Chestnut Street, Oneonta. (607) 432-1980 or visit https://hmloneonta.org/youth-programs/
Zitzelsberger The “King Of Swat”
RJ Zitzelsberger, pictured with brothers Palmer and Charlie, holds his trophy after winning the “King of Swat” competition in Cooperstown New York. Zitzelberger, a member of the Ohio Valley Xpress 12U summer league baseball team, took part in the event while in Cooperstown as part of a tournament in the town involving 86 teams.There were also four skills competitions which each included one member of every team, and RJ was picked for the 86-player field in the “King of Swat.” The 12-year old hit three home runs on five pitches in the first round. In the final round against a field whittled down to a dozen competitors, RJ hit five of 10 pitches over the fence. RJ is a soon-to-be seventh grader at the Linsly School in Wheeling.
William "Bill" Van Nort
William “Bill” Van Nort passed away peacefully on July 15th 2024 at Albany Medical Center in Albany, NY. Bill was born in Schuyler, New York on May 5th, 1939, the son of the late Margaret Farrell and Lester Van Nort. He graduated from Frankfort High School and proceeded to enlist in the United States Marine Corps, serving for four and a half years from 1958-1962. Bill went on to work at Remington Arms for forty-two and a half years until his retirement in 2014, living in Bridgewater, NY and later West Winfield, NY. He spent his final five years living at Millview Assisted Living Residence in Latham, NY.
Major funders bet big on rural America and ‘everyday democracy’
Someone may need to tell Carlton Turner that he’s working to save democracy. Turner is co-director of the Mississippi Center for Cultural Production in the town of Utica, population 600, where his family has lived for eight generations. The organization, better known as Sipp Culture, is helping breathe life into a region that’s seen schools, grocery stores, and factories shutter or leave. A project in the works: transformation of one of Utica’s oldest buildings into a cultural center and commercial kitchen.
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