BULLETIN Offer Satisfies Family, CCS President Reports By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.allotsego.com COOPERSTOWN – The CCS Board of Education has arranged an accommodation that is satisfactory to cancer-fighter Laurie Pestar and her family, board President Theresa Russo said a few moments ago. The school board had been challenged at Wednesday’s meeting by Mrs. Pestar’s son, Jeremy Denmeade, for a brief and impersonal letter the 30-year elementary school secretary had received advising her a six-month unpaid leave she had sought…
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SUPPORT STRONG FOR CANCER FIGHTER 600 Sign 2 Students’ Petition Seeking Leave For Mrs. Pestar COOPERSTOWN – Two CCS students report they have created an online petition urging the school board to grant a six-month unpaid leave of absence to Laurie Pestar, the 30-year elementary school secretary who is fighting cancer. Senior Bobby Walker said he and a friend, McGuire Benton, collected 655 signatures today alone, and plan to deliver the petition at the next school board meeting, 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec.…
State OKs 4 Majors For Hartwick College Academic VP: Focus Is On Job Prospects ONEONTA –The state Education Department has approved four new majors for Hartwick College, the college announced a few minutes ago, beginning in fall 2017. They are: Criminal Justice (B.A.) Environment, Sustainability and Society (B.A.) Actuarial Mathematics (B.S.) Global Studies (B.A) “Hiring in these fields is trending upward nationally, and these new programs will help students achieve the success for which they are looking, while simultaneously helping to…
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Cancer-Fighting Secretary Served 30 Years Son Challenges CCS Board On Impersonal Note To Mom By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – Friends, colleagues and the Marine son of Laurie Pestar, a 30-year elementary school secretary fighting cancer, confronted the Cooperstown Central School board this evening – not so much for rejecting her request for a six-month unpaid leave of absence, but by doing so in such a cold and impersonal way. “I will never forgive this board for this callous and…
IN MEMORIAM: Virginia Weaver, 86; Oneonta Native Longtime Nurse’s Aide SOUTH NEW BERLIN – Oneonta native Virginia Arlene Weaver, 86, a nurse’s aide for many years, passed away peacefully on Nov. 14, 2016, at her home in South New Berlin, surrounded by her family. Virginia was born on Aug. 5, 1930, in Oneonta, the daughter of Edward John and Amy Ethel Bugbee. She was raised in Oneonta and Laurens, attending Oneonta schools. On July 23, 1949, she married Donald Earl…
Felony Counts Off The Table For 4 Focus Neglect Suspects FLY CREEK – The three former Focus employees facing felony charges in Memorial Day Weekend neglect case a Focus at Otsego nursing home will plead guilty to misdemeanors on Dec. 21 in Otsego Town Court, Assistant Attorney General Kathleen Boland said today. A fourth woman, who was charged with a misdemeanor, will also plead guilty at that time, the prosecutor said on appearing before Otsego Town Justice Gary Kuch this…
CCS’ Reilly Hall Signs With Coker, Division II School In South Carolina…
Netting Installed At Doubleday To End Pigeon-Dropping Woes A team from Erlich Pest Control, Buffalo, is installing netting under the rafters at the Doubleday Field grandstand today, a $20,000 project that has been under discussion for years to prevent pigeon droppings from falling on fans in the seats below. If you’re interested in having something similar for your event, consider checking out websites similar to https://www.apexbirdcontrol.uk/service/anti-bird-netting-brighton. The Erlich team – Tim Hartnett, Jason Franklin and Alfonso Strickland – just completed…