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Oneonta, N.Y., Friday, November 3, 2017
City Library Re-Envisions Huntington Park Landscape Architects To Unveil 100th Anniversary Redo IF YOU GO: 6 p.m. Friday, Nov. 3, at Huntington Memorial Library, Templeton Landscape Architects details plans for Huntington Park.
By JIM KEVLIN ONEONTA
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untington Park wasn’t always what it is. For instance, until its
demolition in 1965, a large, oval concrete “rotunda” – it
hosted plays and community activities – stood on the hill above the former NBT Bank drive-thru that restaurateur David Zummo is converting into a sandwich and icecream shop. In the past half-century, the Please See PARK, B5 Jim Kevlin/HOMETOWN ONEONTA
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Oneonta’s Emma Collins and friend Ameracus Greene gleefully race down Oneonta’s Main Street for trickor-treating on Halloween, Tuesday Oct. 31. Amanda Calkins moseys behind. See slide show at
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Husband Given 25 Years To Life In Wife’s Death
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asey Callahan, 52, who was found guilty of the January 2000 murder of his wife Elizabeth Welsh in the county’s first murder trial in decades, was sentenced to 25-to-life by Judge John Callahan F. Lambert during his hearing yesterday on Otsego County Court. “It’s the maximum sentence, and I’m satisfied,” said District Attorney John Muehl. “This was a cold, calculated, pre-meditated murder.” Callahan, who is already serving a 12 ½-year sentence in Attica for molesting a child in 2013, will not be eligible for parole until 2042, when he’s 74 years old. TURN BACK: Remember to turn your clocks back one hour, as Daylight Savings Time ends at 2 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 5. GAS LEAK: Route 23 near WalMart was shut down to traffic and residents were evacuated from the Lantern Hill trailer park after workers hit a six-inch gas line Tuesday evening. NYSEG fixed the line and opened the road later in the evening.
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Hartwick’s Bold Move
Librarians Tina Winstead, director, and Sarah Livingston have been thinking about founder Henry Huntington, right, a lot lately.
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Every New York State Student Gets $10K, No Strings Attached By LIBBY CUDMORE ONEONTA
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artwick College President Margaret Drugovich knows that no one goes through college alone. “If you talk to our oldest alumni, they’ll all say that someone helped them make
20 CANDIDATES’ QUESTIONNAIRES AVAILABLE ONLINE
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wenty of the 27 candidates for Otsego County Board of Representatives have answered questionnaires outlining their credentials and positions. To review candidates in your district, type “12 races” in the search line at
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their education possible – a pastor, a friend, family members or a scholarship,” she said. “It’s a part of our history that students depend on the generosity of others.” It is with that legacy in mind that the college announced a $10,000 a year Founders’ Award for all incoming New York State students in the fall of 2018, regardless of income or post-college residency plans. “As we honored our past By PARKER FISH with Founders’ Way” – the central walkway in the new pedestrian-friendly campus ONEONTA “we got talking about financial aid as an extension of he Oneonta boys that,” said Drugovich. “We soccer team alwanted to figure out how to ready faced West best distribute our resources Hill Central School earPlease See 10K, B7 lier in the season, where
Oneonta captains, from left, Eamon Geraghty, Alex Brannan, and Ryan McKee, lift the Section IV Plaque after beating Elmira Notre Dame 4-2.
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Soccer Team Wins Section, Advances To State Tourney they lost 3-2. Now, after a hard-fought victory over Elmira Notre Dame, they are headed back to face West Hill one more time. The Oneonta Boys varsity soccer team earned a spot in the state Oneonta captain Eamon GerPlease See STATES, B7 aghty scores the second goal
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in Oneonta’s 4-2.
WILLSEY, RYAN, FISH ASSUME DUTIES AT HOMETOWN ONEONTA
Tara Barnwell Promoted To GM, Libby Cudmore To Managing Editor
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ith this edition, Advertising Director Tara Barnwell assumes the additional title of general manager, one of five promotions and staff additions at Hometown Oneonta, The Freeman’s Journal and www.allotsego.com resulting from the June 16 passing of co-publisher Mary Joan Kevlin. Additionally, Libby Cudmore, reporter for the past eight years, has been promoted to managing editor, responsible for directing reporting
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efforts and production for the three publications. Related changes include: • Amanda Willsey has assumed
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Fish
business manager responsibilities. She also continues as proprietor of A.E. Willsey Tax & Accounting, Richfield Springs. Immediately on
joining the operation, she began applying state-of-the-art technology to streamline business functions. • Office Manager Larissa Ryan, Cooperstown, has taken on the additional title of circulation director, administering subscriptions and overseeing newsstand sales. • Parker Fish, Milford, has joined the editorial staff as a reporter and photographer. Further enhancements in content and staffing are being contemplated. Please See CHANGES, A2
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