The O-town Scene - Oneonta, NY
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Scene the O-Town Vol. 1, No. 30 www.otownscene.com 102 Chestnut St., P.O. Box 250, Oneonta, NY 13820 (607) 432-1000, ext. 255, editor@otownscene.com EDITOR Cassandra Miller ASSOCIATE MANAGING EDITOR OF THE DAILY STAR Adrienne Wise PUBLISHER Armand Nardi CONTRIBUTORS Mark Boshnack, Emily Ernsberger, Terry Ludwig, Jim Koury, David Martin, Raul O’Toole, EDITOR OF THE DAILY STAR Sam Pollak Emily Popek, Lisa Ryther, James Derek Sapienza, Adam Sisenwein, Sam Spokony and Jennifer Tighe. ADVERTISING DIRECTOR Sean Lewis The O-Town Scene is published Thursdays by The Daily Star Inc. Free copies are distributed throughout Oneonta, as well as parts of Otsego, Delaware and Schoharie counties. Member of The Associated Press and CNHI News Service Editor’s Note During my conversation with Oneonta May- or Dick Miller for this week’s Casual Chit Chat (Page 8), he talked about a small town in the Lehigh Valley region of Pennsylvania called Roseto, where the residents had an incredibly low rate of heart disease and cancer and a long life expectancy. He said the good health of its residents was due to the strong sense of community there _ people being a part of one another’s lives. The lesson seems to be that connecting with people and socializing on a human level is good for you. In this age when teenagers have difficulty communicating face to face because they’re so used to talking via text, Facebook, Twitter, etc., the idea of living in an interconnected real-life community is appealing. The sense of community we have in our area is one of the main reasons people give for enjoying living here. 2 O-Town Scene April 28, 2011 I was raised in this area and would day dream of moving away as soon as I got my high school diploma _ and I did, living in Boston, New Zealand, the Czech Republic, Italy and New York City before moving to Oneonta two years ago. And it’s since I’ve been back that I’ve discovered why Oneonta really is a great place to live. It’s the people, and the purpose everyone seems to have. Everyone is someone here _ he’s a lawyer, she’s a server at Autumn Cafe, they own the Novelty Lounge, etc. Everyone has a place in this community. People like to be acknowl- edged and recognized, and that’s something that happens here. I thought I’d be in Oneonta for a couple of months, tops. But, I fell into some opportuni- ties here and decided to break my lease on my Manhattan apartment and tell my employer there I wouldn’t be returning. And I’m still in Oneonta mainly because I’m pretty happy. I like my life here. I like the people here. I like the sense of community. I like the easy pace of life. I like the pizza. OH-Fest celebrates several communities in Oneonta _ those of SUNY Oneonta and Hartwick College, as well as the community of year-round residents. The event is organized by the colleges, but it’s not on either campus, instead it’s in the heart of downtown One- onta. People come out in droves to socialize, listen to music, play carnival games and enjoy their com- munity. We at the Scene enjoy our communi- ty and work to bring many of the great things happening in it to our readers. Enjoy. _ Cassandra Miller