Forum set
on student
rights
ONEONTA _ The
Oneonta Area Branch of
the National Association
for the Advancement of
Colored People will sponsor
“Students: Know Your
Rights,” an informational
civil rights session, from
7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at
the State University of
New York’s Center for
Multicultural Experiences.
The program is open
to the public.
Leading the discussion
will be Oneonta lawyers
Andrew Puritz and Ryan
Miosek, who will answer
students’ questions and
inform them of their civil
rights and on how to respond
to law-enforcement
procedures.
Funded by the Student
Association of SUNY
Oneonta, the event is cosponsored
by the Department
of Africana and Latino
studies, the Hispanic
Organization for Learning
and Advancement,
the Caribbean Students
Association, the Africana
and Latino Studies Club,
Sistah Sistah, Chi Upsilon
Sigma and the Center
for Multicultural Experiences.
Lighting
event set
ONEONTA _ Main
Street Oneonta will host
its annual Christmastree-
lighting ceremony at
6 p.m. Thursday in Muller
Plaza on Main Street.
Main Street will be closed
from 5 to 8 p.m.
The event will feature
refreshments, horsedrawn
wagon rides, live
reindeer, carols by the
Catskill Choral Society
and a visit with Santa and
Mrs. Claus in their cottage.
Gingerbread houses
will be on display in
storefront windows, and
members of the Fokine
Ballet Company will portray
dances from “The
Nutcracker.”
For more information,
call 434-6755, e-mail Mai
nStreetOneonta@hotmai
l.com or visit www.Main-
StreetOneonta.com.
Crouch to
attend town
meeting
MASONVILLE _ Assemblyman
Clifford W.
Crouch, R-Guilford, announced
he will attend
a town board meeting on
Wednesday to meet with
constituents.
In a statement released
Monday, Crouch thanked
the members of the town
board for allowing him to
speak at the session.
The meeting will run
from 5 to 7 p.m. at the
Masonville Church at the
corner of state routes 206
and 8. It is open to the
public.
Budget
hearing
planned
COOPERSTOWN _ The
tentative 2010 budget for
Otsego County will be discussed
at a public hearing
at the Otsego County
Courthouse at 193 Main
St. at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday.
The budget, filed by
Treasurer Myrna Thayne
in November, calls for a
property-tax levy increase
of more than 11 percent.
inactive
December 1, 2009
Area News Roundup
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Motorist rolls truck, charged with drunken driving
A motorist who continued driving after his truck rolled 360 degrees in Summit early Monday was charged with drunken driving, state police at Cobleskill said.
- Motorist rolls truck, charged with drunken driving A motorist who continued driving after his truck rolled 360 degrees in Summit early Monday was charged with drunken driving, state police at Cobleskill said.
- Mary Lorraine Hawkins RICHFIELD SPRINGS _ Mary Lorraine Hawkins, 85, went to be with the Lord on Monday, May 10, 2010, she was at Bassett Hospital in Cooperstown.
- Area briefs: Video on natural gas drilling to be presented COPES CORNERS _ The Concerned Citizens of the Butternut Valley will sponsor a video presentation about natural gas drilling at 7 p.m. today at Gilbertsville-Mount Upton Central School at 693 State Highway 51.
- Area briefs: Video on natural gas drilling to be presented COPES CORNERS _ The Concerned Citizens of the Butternut Valley will sponsor a video presentation about natural gas drilling at 7 p.m. today at Gilbertsville-Mount Upton Central School at 693 State Highway 51.
- Evelyn E. Kinney MORRIS _ Evelyn E. Kinney, 81, of Morris, passed away Jan. 17, 2010.
- Frost may have damaged plantings Traces of a visit by Jack Frost overnight might leave severe damage to plant life in Otsego, Delaware and Chenango counties, weather officials said Monday.
- Daisy Wagner Schultz WALTON _ Daisy Meda Wagner Schultz, 65, of Walton, passed away unexpectedly Sunday evening, May 9, 2010, at home.
- Frost may have damaged plantings Traces of a visit by Jack Frost overnight might leave severe damage to plant life in Otsego, Delaware and Chenango counties, weather officials said Monday.
- Edward Luke Ryder MOUNT VISION _ Edward Luke Ryder, 71, passed away Monday, May 10, 2010, at his home.
- Police probe apparent murder-suicide WALTON _ An apparent murder-suicide shooting is being investigated by the Walton Police Department, the state police and the Delaware County Sheriff's Department, Walton Police Officer Brian Laauser said Monday. The shootings occurred at 32 Union Street at about 10 p.m. Sunday, police said.
- Police probe apparent murder-suicide WALTON _ An apparent murder-suicide shooting is being investigated by the Walton Police Department, the state police and the Delaware County Sheriff's Department, Walton Police Officer Brian Laauser said Monday. The shootings occurred at 32 Union Street at about 10 p.m. Sunday, police said.
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3 area lawyers say Kagan likely to be confirmed
Elena Kagan is likely to be confirmed as United States Supreme Court justice and seems qualified for the post, according to three area lawyers.
Kagan, the nations solicitor general and a former dean of Harvard Law School, is President Barack Obamas choice to succeed retiring Justice John Paul Stevens. - Alyce H. Roberts ONEONTA _ Alyce H. Roberts, 89, of Oneonta, passed away Sunday, May 9, 2010, at home.
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3 area lawyers say Kagan likely to be confirmed
Elena Kagan is likely to be confirmed as United States Supreme Court justice and seems qualified for the post, according to three area lawyers.
Kagan, the nations solicitor general and a former dean of Harvard Law School, is President Barack Obamas choice to succeed retiring Justice John Paul Stevens. -
Outdoor biking program starts in city
ONEONTA _ An outdoor biking program Tuesday nights has begun in Oneonta.
The group meets at the Brenner Recreational Center near Hodges Pond in Neahwa Park at 5 p.m. -
Outdoor biking program starts in city
ONEONTA _ An outdoor biking program Tuesday nights has begun in Oneonta.
The group meets at the Brenner Recreational Center near Hodges Pond in Neahwa Park at 5 p.m. - Marc E. Guy DELHI _ A graveside memorial service for Marc E. Guy, 79, of Delhi, who passed away Saturday, Feb. 27, 2010, at Hospice of the Golden Isles,
- Bridge work to take place on I-88 today OTEGO _ Crews will be working on bridge maintenance on Interstate 88 eastbound between exit 12 in Otego and exit 13 in Oneonta beginning at 8 a.m. today, a media release said.
- David C. Yager ONEONTA _ Graveside services with military honors for David C. Yager, who passed away Feb. 7, 2010, will be at 1 p.m. Friday, May 14, 2010, in the West Oneonta Cemetery.
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Motorist rolls truck, charged with drunken driving
