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July 2016
IN MEMORIAM Thomas G. O’Neil, 99, Sidney; Lawyer, Mayor, Civic Leader SIDNEY – Calling hours are Monday for attorney Thomas G. O’Neil, former Sidney village mayor, Tri-Town Chamber president and president of the Sidney Hospital Board of Directors, who passed away July 29, 2016, at the state Veterans’ Home in Oxford. He would have been 100 on Oct. 25. A lifelong Sidney resident, he attended Hartwick College, married Gertrude Keeler, earned his law degree at Albany Law School, and served…
IN MEMORIAM Julia (Judy) Wertenbaker, 80, Cherry Valley; Lifelong Teacher CHERRY VALLEY – Julia TenEyke Cannon Wertenbaker (who preferred to be called Judy), a lifelong teacher, most recently at Brookwood, passed away on July 27, 2016, at Glensfoot in Cherry Valley, two days after her 80th birthday. Her connection to Otsego County was deep: Glensfoot has been Judy’s family’s home for many generations. As a child, Judy rode horses in the fields around Londonderry farm and Glensfoot farm in the…
HOLZMAN RETURNS ON 10TH Empire Carousel Carver Tells How Small Effort Grew Large…
CARLEIGH BETTIOL INTERVIEW ‘Hamilton’ Cast Like A Family: We Have Good Days, Bad Days TAKE A TRIP BACK STAGE WITH CARLEIGH …
Empire Carousel Creator Here For 10th Anniversary Gerry Holzman of Islip, L.I., reunes this afternoon with Freddie de Frogge, his favorite carving on The Farmers’ Museum’s Empire State Carousel in Cooperstown. Holzman, who pursued the carousel’s creation for 20th years, then negotiated its move to Cooperstown, is back for the 10th anniversary of its installation here, to be commemorated with a ceremony at noon Saturday at the carousel. Additionally, Holzman will be giving tours at 11 a.m., and 1, 2,…
IN MEMORIAM: Mark Zimmerman, 43; Manager At Oneonta’s Royal Chrysler ONEONTA – Mark Stephens Zimmerman, general sales manager at Royal Chrysler Jeep Dodge in Oneonta, passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, July 27, 2016. He was 43. Born March 30, 1973, in Buffalo, Mark was the son of Greg Zimmerman and Barbara (Zauner) Reinhardt. He graduated from Grand Island Senior High School.…
Madison County Educator Leads BOCES Serving Western Otsego NORWICH – DCMO BOCES today announced the selection of Perry T. Dewey III, Madison Central School superintendent, as superintendent after a seven-month search. He succeeds William Tammaro, who retired in April 2015. While based in Chenango County, that BOCES serves Gilbertsville-Mount Upton and Unadilla Valley central school districts, which include parts of Otsego County, as well as Sidney. His Otsego County counterpart is ONC BOCES Superintendent Nick Savin.…
Ommegang + Nine Pin Cider Craft Producers Collaborate On Beer, Cider Combination Nine Pin Cider Works, New York’s first farm cidery, based in Albany, and Cooperstown’s Brewery Ommegang today announced their first collaboration: The Lion’s Share. Nine Pin is blend of apples from Samascott Orchards in Columbia County, fermented in Ommegang’s proprietary yeast into a Belgian-style cider.…
Seward Announces OFO Grant To Reduce Domestic Violence ONEONTA – State Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, announced today that $15,000 of a $65,000 total allocation he secured for local domestic violence programs will go to Opportunities for Otsego. “These community programs provide vital services for those in dire need, who often have nowhere else to turn,” said Seward. In addition to OFO, $15,000 each will go to the Cortland YWCA, and Catholic Charities in Herkimer and Schoharie counties, as well as…