Indiana Remembers Tiny Greenville Erects 1st Marker To USDA Chief, Richfield Native By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com RICHFIELD SPRINGS – From 655 miles away, Greenville, Ind., is claiming Norman Jay Colman, the nation’s first U.S. secretary of agriculture, born on May 16, 1827, in Richfield Springs, as its own. “We wanted to honor him: He was the first to hold a national office,” said Matt Uhl, chairman of the Greenville Historic Preservation Commission, which is planning to unveil…
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IN MEMORIAM: Peggy Scrimgeour, 93; Queens Librarian Retired In Cooperstown COOPERSTOWN – Margaret P. “Peggy” Scrimgeour, a longtime librarian in Queens and an avid dog trainer, who later moved to Cooperstown, passed away rather unexpectedly Monday afternoon, Sept. 21, 2020, at Bassett Hospital. She was 93. Born Feb. 17, 1927, in Manhattan, Peggy was a daughter of George E.B. Scrimgeour and Williamina C. née Penman Scrimgeour, both of whom had immigrated to the United States from Scotland.…
CANDIDATE QUESTIONNAIRE MARY-MARGARET ROBBINS OFFICE: COOPERSTOWN VILLAGE TRUSTEE ELECTION DAY: Noon-9 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 29, Cooperstown fire hall EDUCATION: Professional Pharmacist Albany College of Pharmacy PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: Pharmacist for 20-plus years in Cooperstown and throughout the state – management, training and recruiting experience. Working with state agencies. Medicare specialist – provided information and training to groups and individuals. Owner of year-’round housing rental with focus on giving young workers and longtime residents a place to live. COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT: Susquehanna SPCA, Angel Network,…
CANDIDATE QUESTIONNAIRE MacGUIRE BENTON OFFICE: COOPERSTOWN VILLAGE TRUSTEE ELECTION DAY: Noon-9 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 29, Cooperstown fire hall EDUCATION: Cooperstown High School Class of 2016 Cazenovia College Business School 2016-2017 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: Former: Lead Field Organizer Brian Flynn for Congress Former: North Country Regional Organizer Tedra Cobb for Congress Former: Deputy Field Director Jen Metzger for State Senate Former: Deputy Elections Commissioner at Otsego County Board of Elections Current: Brand Ambassador at Cooperstown Distillery COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT: Parks Board Member Doubleday…
Bassett CEO Announces 5 More Key Promotions Hellenthal, Weil, Wiley Joining Dr. Ibrahim’s Executive Team COOPERSTOWN – Bassett Healthcare Network this afternoon announced five more key appointments to new President/CEO Tommy Ibrahim’s executive team. The four will join “internal leaders from across the network who will be the core team to help drive system change,” said Ibrahim, in making the announcement. “We are at a pivotal moment in our industry and change can’t wait,” he said. “We have a solid…
Chamber Donates $1,500 To Community Foundation…
‘PAWS’ Warns Pet Purchasers SQSPCA Leads Drive Against Puppy Mills Libby Post, executive director of the NYS Animal Protection Federation, decries puppy mills, in part, as “hoodwinking consumers” by selling sick dogs. Post was accompanied by, from left, Brian Shapiro, NYS director, Humane Society, Stacie Haynes, executive director, SQSPCA, Melinda McTaggart, Animal Shelter of Schoharie County and other regional shelters in forming the “PAWS (Puppy Mill Awareness W/Shelters) Before You Pay” initiative, which will encourage buyers to reach out to…
MARK PASSED SUNDAY EVENING In Cooperstown, Bells Toll For COVID’s 200K Victims A few minutes ago, volunteers finished a noontime tolling of the bell on Cooperstown’s First Presbyterian Church 200 times, symbolizing the 200,000 U.S. COVID-19 deaths, a mark passed Sunday evening. “This loss has been heartbreaking for the families affected and, indeed, it is a loss shared by all of us,” said Richard Blabey, above, the member of the congregation who organized the commemoration. Behind him is his wife,…
COOP Announces It’s Open To Promote Filmmaking Here COOPERSTOWN – COOP announced today it is open for business. The Cooperstown, Oneonta, Otsego County Film Partnership, Inc., known as Film COOP, will represent Cooperstown, Oneonta and all Otsego County communities to the entertainment industry. Otsego County, and its greater region, is one of the few areas of the state not benefiting from the boom in television and film production that has taken place in Upstate New York, according to COOP Board…
Except For Sodexo’s 77, SUNY ‘Not Considering’ Further Layoffs For Now ONEONTA – No further layoffs at SUNY Oneonta are anticipated at this time, college spokesman Kim MacLeod said in response to Sodexo‘s 77 layoffs last week. The layoffs – all but a handful of the 85 food-service employees – resulted from the COVID-19 outbreak that closed the campus for the rest of the semester, she said.…
