IN MEMORIAM: John D. Guntert, 68; Marine, Master Mechanic In Oneonta DAVENPORT – John D. Guntert, 68, a master mechanic at Country Club Automotive for 35 years, passed away at his home on Feb. 16, 2017. He was born Oct. 11, 1948, in Stamford, the son of Ernest and Jean (Wiltsie) Guntert. A Marine, he served in Vietnam. He married Joanna Irwin on June 29, 1991, in Binghamton. They have been friends since the ninth grade.…
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IN MEMORIAM: Viola Reed, 87, Oneonta; Ran Daycare Service At Home For 21 Years ONEONTA – Viola M. Reed, 87, who operated a daycare service in her Oneonta home for 21 years while raising her own children, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2017, at Chestnut Park Rehab. & Nursing Center. She was born Aug. 8, 1929, in Fleischmanns the daughter of the late Harley and Florence (Caniff) Haynes. Viola graduated from Treadwell Central School. On May 7, 1948, Viola married…
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3-Decade Trolley Heyday Lures 75 To History Center Greater Oneonta Historical Society Executive Director Bob Brozowski, top photo, left, welcomes a standing-room-only crowd to rail historian Jim Loudon’s “The Otsego Trolley Line” lecture this afternoon at the History Center. Loudon (inset photo) recounted how the Oneonta & Otego Valley Railroad, founded in 1897, expanded to Hartwick, Cooperstown, Richfield Springs and, eventually, Mohawk, in a financially troubled 36-year history before, as the Southern NY Railroad, it finally collapsed in 1933, victim of…
Nomination Deadline April 10 For 2017 Preservation Awards COOPERSTOWN – Otsego 2000 is seeking nominations of deserving projects for its 18th annual Historic Preservation Awards for Otsego and Schoharie counties. Nominations are due be April10 in the following categories: Cornerstone Award For a project that promotes a preservation ethic through the maintenance or repair of a historic home, building or landscape. Renaissance Award For a project that revitalizes a home, building or landscape while keeping or renewing its historic character…
Bassett Names Scott Bonderoff President Of O’Connor Hospital COOPERTOWN – The Bassett Healthcare Network trustees today named Scott Bonderoff president of O’Connor Hospital in Delhi, effective Monday. He succeeds Dr. Carlton Rule, who is leaving the Bassett system at month’s end. Bonderoff has been with Bassett Healthcare since 2001 – since 2010 as vice president of patient services & ancillary support at Bassett Hospital. He was chosen from among a dozen internal and external candidates the selection committee considered during…
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CCS FOURTH GRADERS INSPIRE SENATOR SEWARD: MAKE BASEBALL NEW YORK STATE’S SPORT COOPERSTOWN – This idea is a home run. Inspired by a suggestion from Anne Reis’ fourth-grade class at Cooperstown Central School, state Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, has introduced legislation – Senate bill 4288 – to designate baseball as New York’s official state sport. “Baseball is known as our national pastime but the game has deep roots and a rich history here in New York State,” said Senator Seward.…
IN MEMORIAM Tony Mongillo, 93; Recorded Railroad Heyday In Pen, Ink ONEONTA – Antonio Pasquale “Tony” Mongillo, 93, an honored citizen of his native city whose pen-and-ink drawings of locomotives captured Oneonta’s railroad heyday, passed away on Wednesday Feb. 8, 2017, at Fox Hospital. He was famously christened the “Picasso of the Sixth Ward” by “Big Chuck” D’Imperio, the DJ and historian. Tony was born to Pasquale and Rose (Perrine) Mongillo on Jan. 26, 1924, on West Broadway in the…
COOPERSTOWN CHAMBER ANNOUNCES HALL OF FAME COOPERSTOWN – The Cooperstown Chamber of Commerce is announcing its first entries in its Hall of Fame. Bruce Markusen is in the process of announcing eight winners: Church & Scott Pharmacy The Clark Sports Center Fly Creek Cider Mill The Freeman’s Journal & Hometown Oneonta Hyde Hall The Inn at Cooperstown Mohican Flowers The Otesaga The eight winners will be honored at a reception in the Baseball Hall of Fame’s Hall of Plaques in April,…