Big Chuck Remembers Oneonta Fire Chief Francis “Cootie” Russo.
In 1985 I was a newcomer to Oneonta. Shortly after I arrived I opened up a restaurant in Clinton Plaza called "Cheesesteak Charlies." We sold Philadelphia cheese steak subs and spaghetti. It was a very busy place for a year and then the drinking age was changed, our student business dried up (we were open late) and we decided to cut our losses and close...