st. mary's church

Thanksgiving is almost here (November 27th) and due to different reasons, people in the Oneonta community may find themselves alone on a holiday dedicated to family and abundance.

THIS IS A THROWBACK THURSDAY POST WHICH WAS PUBLISHED  IN 2012 Oneonta's St. Mary's School opened its doors on August 2, 1922.  It's first class consisted of less than two dozen students, many of them the children of immigrant parents who came to Oneotna to work in the sprawling railroad yards or in the ethnic businesses that dot the small downtown business district...