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& The Otsego-Delaware Dispatch
Oneonta, N.Y., Friday, February 5, 2016
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‘Food Hub Superstar’ To Focus On Oneonta
City of The Hills
Tony Mongillo, with wife Ann, fields questions at the opening of his History Center exhibit.
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Wyatt Jones, Oneonta, was the master of speed and drifting in his orange sled at Five Star Subaru’s Cabin Fever Fest Saturday, Jan. 30, at Gilbert Lake State Park.
By LIBBY CUDMORE
Tony Mongillo’s
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Former Rep Hulse In Line For IDA Post COOPERSTOWN
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ick Hulse, Fly Creek, who crossed swords with Otsego Now when he was county rep from Fly Creek, is being considered to fill a vacancy on the Otsego Now board. Hulse was one of the candidates Chair Kathy Clark, R-Otego, was said to be considering for appointment at the Wednesday, Feb. 3, meeting of the county Board of Representatives, subject to approval by a board majority. For the outcome, go to:
Fire Agreement Inches Forward
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2 BARS CLOSED: The state Liquor Authority closed Legends Filling Station and Choice Ultra Lounge Tuesday, Feb. 3, saying they were serving underage patrons. COUNTY ART: More than 200 people turned out for the Thursday, Jan. 28, opening of “Independent Spirit, featuring 24 artists, at SUNY Oneonta’s MartinMullen Gallery/PHOTOS, A6 BEST BUSINESS: NYCM Insurance, Edmeston, is among three county institutions to be honored Thurday, March 3, at the Otsego County Chamber’s annual dinner/ SEE A3
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arket Street in Oneonta is no longer a prospective food hub – it’s a possible Food Innovation District. “Food hubs are considered the darling of local food,” said Shayna Cohen, senior consultant at Karen Karp & Partners. “A Karen Karp lot of times, they’re seen as the answer, a way to fix all the broken parts of a food system. But by saying ‘Food Innovation District,’ we’re embodying the idea that it’s not just in one space.” During its meeting on Please See FOOD, A6
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Oneonta History Center volunteer Susan Plantz examines Mongillo’s “Desert Storm Tribute, 1991,” depicting the Stars & Stripes draped on City Hall. Above her is a pen and ink of Bresee’s with the 1950s aluminum front that was removed in 2009; behind her is an image of the old St. Mary’s Church at Grand Avenue and Main, demolished to make way for Lettis Highway. The exhibit continues until April 30.
Libby Cudmore’s Novel Published, In Bookstores By JIM KEVLIN
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eporter Libby Cudmore has written three novels, all unpublished, so what made “The Big Rewind,” published by William Morrow, an eminent New York house, any different?
he controversial city-town fire contract was due for approval by Common Council Tuesday, Feb. 2. Meanwhile, the Town of Oneonta Fire District #1 commissioners set a public hearing for 6 p.m., Monday, Feb. 15, at Elm Park Methodust Church before acting on the deal proposed by state Supreme Court Judge Michael V. Coccoma.
More Pleasant Welcome To Neahwa
This novel, which was released Tuesday, Feb. 2 – Libby had her first book reading and autograph session that evening at the Riverread Books in Binghamton – turns on a hip device: A mixtape, defined as “a home-made compilation of music (typically) Please See NOVEL, A7
New Entryway From Market Street Promises To Be Safer, Too By LIBBY CUDMORE
City Hall’s Mattice points out deteriorating curbing at Neahwa’s entrance.
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fter three years of planning and discussions, construction of Neahwa Park new entrance project may begin in the next few weeks. “This entrance is going to give people a good feeling of what’s to come when they enter the park,” Please See ENTRY, A6
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