Gibson To Endorse Faso Today KINDERHOOK – U.S. Rep. Chris Gibson, R-19th, will announce his endorsement of John Faso to succeed him at noon today at the Gibson home at 25 Hudson St., Kinderhook. Both are Republicans. Faso also lives in that Columbia County village, where he and his wife, Mary Frances, a registered nurse, have raised two children. Gibson, who has represented Otsego County since 2012, is retiring at year’s end. According to the announcement, Gibson will discuss Faso’s…
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Help Foothills Better Serve You By Filling Out Online Survey ONEONTA – Foothills Performing Arts Center is inviting the public to participate in an online market survey. The goal is “to strengthen and improve its communications efforts and events and performances,” said Bill Youngs, Foothills executive director. “Your input is important in helping guide our future programs and activities.” Just click here to get started: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/foothillscommunity Foothills is an 8-year-old community venue at 24 Market St. that hosts performances, business…
IN MEMORIAM: Edith Armstrong, 93; ‘Aunt Edie’ To Her Friends, Family ONEONTA – Edith L. Armstrong, 93, “Aunt Edie” to her friends and family, passed away Sunday, July 17, 2016 at Fox Nursing Home. She was born July 12, 1923, in South Kortright, the daughter of Angelo and Rafaela (Dragone) Laterra. Edith married Harold Armstrong on Oct. 31, 1988, in Oneonta.…
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IN MEMORIAM: Kathleen Baker, 69; Graveside Service For Lover Of Animals SPRINGFIELD CENTER – A graveside service is planned at 11 a.m. Friday, July 22, for Kathleen Baker, known locally at a lover of animals, who died Dec. 29, 105. Kathy was born in 1947 in Tottenville on Staten Island, and worked at the Staten Island Zoo in the early 1970s. She was a homemaker her entire life.…
Hartwick Coach Todd McGuinness Accepts Case Western Reserve Post ONEONTA – Hartwick College this morning announced head men’s basketball coach Todd McGuinness will resign to become the head coach at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. McGuinness, who served as an assistant coach for three seasons with the Spartans from 2006-09, will begin his head coaching tenure on Aug. 1.…
IN MEMORIAM: Therese Moylan, 90, Cherry Valley; Retired AT&T Operator CHERRY VALLEY – Therese A. Moylan, 90, of Cherry Valley passed away peacefully on July 14, 2016. She was born on Sept. 9, 1925, in Brooklyn, the daughter of Joseph & Theresa Schneider. Her husband of 53 years, John R. Moylan, died in 1999.…
National 2016 Celebrates County’s Artistic Talent Cooperstown Art Association Executive Director Janet Erway, in top photo, presents a juror citation to artist Paul Marcellino of Worcester, for “Lesley,” at this evening’s opening reception of the CAA’s juried art show, National 2016, at its 22 Main St. galleries. Charles Kiefer is at the mike, announcing the prize winners. At left in top photo, young Valerie Antanavige takes in the scene, escorted by her grandmother, Judith Ellers, who summers in Westford. In…
IN MEMORIAM Francis Hart May Jr., 99; Fortune 500 VP, WWII Vet COOPERSTOWN – Francis Hart May, Jr., 99, a retired Johns-Mansville executive vice president and decorated World War II veteran, died at the Clara Welch Thanksgiving Home on Wednesday, July 13. He was surrounded by his children and grandchildren. Francis – better known as “Duck” – was born in 1917 in Dunkirk, Ind. He graduated from the University of Notre Dame and Harvard Business School prior to serving as…
Foreclosure Stalled On Rapper’s Parcel Creditor Expects Sale By August’s End COOPERSTOWN – Sixty people – contractors, bankers, realtors and would-be owners of property on Otsego Lake – gathered in the lobby of the Otsego County Office building at 10 this morning, only to be disappointed again. After a 15-minute wait, it was announced that the foreclosure on former rapper Peter Nash’s 1.17-acre lot, home and 200 feet of lakefront at Pegg’s Bay was delayed by a court order. Robert Fraser, who…