Hometown History Compiled by Tom Heitz from NYSHA records Editor’s Note: Due to limited space configurations due to this week’s 2015 Otsego County Yearbook in Hometown Oneonta, Hometown History is being published online this week. It returns next week to our print edition. Enjoy! 125 Years Ago Winter came in earnest with the big snow storm of Friday last. To the north and east of Oneonta there was already snow enough for comfortable traveling. Friday noon saw the earth…
Online home of The Freeman's Journal and Hometown Oneonta
Advertisement
December 2015 - Page 2
Free, Safe Rides Home Offered New Year’s Eve ONEONTA – Free, safe ride homes are being offered from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. this evening into New Year’s Day, sponsored by the Redemption Movement. Call 434-2564.…
Top Bidders Take Inaugural Ride On New History Center Elevator…
IN MEMORIAM: Robert Couse, 90; Retired After 43 Years On The D&H ONEONTA – Robert Carl Couse, 90, a brakeman on the D&H in Oneonta for 43 years, died Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2015 at Chenango Memorial Hospital in Norwich. He was a resident at the Valley View Manor Nursing Home, Norwich, for the past year, and had previously lived in Oneonta. Robert was born on November 3, 1925 in Portlandville, the son of Paul John and Pauline Adelia (Walling)…
Bank Of Cooperstown Promotes Baker, Lutz Jessup To Assistant VP COOPERSTOWN – Jessica Baker, Cooperstown mortgage originator, and Rachel Lutz Jessup, Oneonta branch manager, have been promoted to assistant vice presidents at the Bank of Cooperstown. Baker is responsible for processing consumer and mortgage loans at both the Cooperstown and Oneonta offices. She began her tenure with Bank of Cooperstown in November 2007, and has over 14 years of experience in the banking industry. Lutz Jessup is responsible for the…
IN MEMORIAM: Hebert Siems, USAF Veteran ONEONTA – Herbert Siems, an Air Force veteran, passed away on Tuesday, Dece. 29, 2015, at the state Veterans Home in Oxford. The son of Grete (Ristig) and Carl Siems, he was born in The Bronx, and graduated from Christopher Columbus High School there in 1947. He earned a certificate of graduation in the Air Force Medical Corps and was honorably discharged in 1958.…
DAN WILBER, R- DISTRICT 5 Experience In Ulster County Prepares Newcomer For Role Editor’s Note: This is the final of seven profiles of the seven new members of the Otsego County Board of Representatives elected Nov. 3, and who take office Wednesday, Jan. 6. Review all the profiles at www.allotsego.com By LIBBY CUDMORE • for www.AllOTSEGO.com BURLINGTON – A former code officer for the county and an employee of the state Department of Transportation, Dan Wilber, knows how the government works. …
4th Person Arrested In Walmart Drug Bust ONEONTA – A man who allegedly purchased marijuana from Jason Lee Foster in the Walmart parking lot in Southside Oneonta has been arrested, the county District Attorney’s office reported today. Dennis Curtis Mitchell, 31, of Sidney, is alleged to have taken an ounce of marijuana out of Foster’s unlocked truck and left $250 cash in its place on Thursday, Dec. 15. A warrant of arrest for conspiracy in the sixth degree, a misdemeanor, was…
Classifieds 12.30.15 HOMES FOR RENT 3br ½ house – bottom floor (40 Cedar St.) ½ house located near Oneonta’s Wilber park. Remodeled inside and out. 3 bedrooms, 1 ½ baths. DR, LR, private patio, garage space. Wood floors and basement laundry. Perfect for professionals or small family. No smoking, no pets. Available immediately. $1000.per month plus utilities. Please contact Patricia at 607-431-1001. 3ClassJan1…
2015 Otsego County Yearbook Will Be On Newsstands Today AVAILABLE TODAY AT THESE FINE ESTABLISHMENTS…
