IN MEMORIAM: R. Helen Davis, 95; RN’s Parents Immigrants From Finland FLY CREEK – In the early morning hours of Saturday, April 4, 2020, R. Helen Davis, a long-time resident of Fly Creek, retired registered nurse and cherished mother, passed peacefully with family by her side. She was 95 and the last of the Finnish area immigrants residing in Otsego County. Born July 27, 1924, in a farmhouse off Harrison Hill Road in Mount Vision, she lived her earliest years…
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WHAT TO DO THIS WEEKEND Exhibit At Monastery Brings Faith Of Fathers To Life In Jordanville ►IF YOU GO: Take Route 167 six miles north from the traffic light in downtown Richfield Springs to Holy Trinity Monastery. You can’t miss it. “Revealing The Divine” is open 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Tuesday-Saturday; 1-4 p.m. Sunday through Dec. 31 By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com JORDANVILLE – When you think of Russian art, you probably think: icons. “It goes far beyond that,” Michael…
WHAT TO DO THIS WEEKEND Making A Hall A Home Completion May Be In Sight For Hyde Hall 50-Year Redo ►IF YOU GO: The Hyde Hall National Historic Mansion, nine miles north of Cooperstown on County Route 31, is open for tours of up to six people. For reservations, call (607) 547-5098, ext. 7, between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – For 50 years, it’s been all about the restoration of Hyde…
Seward Bill Requires NY Retirement System To Own Up To Error RSCS Teacher Saved From Heavy Hand ALBANY – State Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, today announced passage of state Senate Law 6420, assisting a retired Otsego County teacher who the New York State Teachers Retirement System was forcing to repay nearly $64,000 due to an NYSTRS’ computation error. The law requires the retirement system to “shoulder the responsibility” for its error, Seward said. Companion legislation introduced by state Rep. John…
LETTER TO www.AllOTSEGO.com Community Garden Beat COVID-19 Blahs, Hartwick Clerk Writes To the Editor: As the recent pandemic settled in on our small little community, town officials sought out a healthy outlet for residents to endure while safely following social distancing guidelines and getting a breath of our fresh Upstate New York air! The Town of Hartwick brought back the Community Garden, located off of Hatchery Road in the hamlet! With help from many members of the community it came…
Quarantine Scofflaws May Escape Oversight By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – If you’re planning a vacation to what Governor Cuomo has increased from 22 to 41 “hot spot” states, cancel it, county Public Health Director Heidi Bond suggests. “I had a vacation planned to North Carolina,” she said. “But it’s best not to travel right now, and I cancelled it.” With 15 new cases of COVID surfacing since July 1 – four in Oneonta; one in Cooperstown –…
IN MEMORIAM: Alice D. Siegfried, 88; Potter Supported Social Justice Causes ONEONTA – Alice Lou Differt Siegfried, 88, of Oneonta, a potter, avid gardener and social justice advocate, died from a probable heart attack on Saturday, July 18, 2020, while at Fox Nursing Home recovering from hip surgery. Alice was born on Sept. 24, 1931, in Twinsburg, Ohio, to Charles and Elizabeth Differt. She attended Heidelberg College in Tiffin, Ohio, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree and met…
HERZIG: OPD ALREADY HAS AUTHORITY Cooperstown Plans Mask Crackdown Village Will Require Face Covering On Main, Pioneer Business District By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – Village Attorney Martin Tillapaugh is preparing a law requiring everyone to wear a mask in Cooperstown’s business district. He expects to have a draft ready for the Village Board by its Monday, July 27, meeting, and the law in place by mid-August. Tillapaugh was moving forward at the request of Mayor Ellen Tillapaugh,…
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Seward Vows To ‘Protect Those Who Protect Us’ ‘Increased Attacks And Animosity’ Toward Police Spurs GOP Effort ALBANY – Due to “increased attacks and animosity” toward police officers, state Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, announced support for the Republican-supported “Protect Those Who Protect Us” package of bills in the state Senate. “Our police officers are dedicated, hardworking men and women, they take their oath to protect and serve to heart and are vital to keeping our communities safe,” Seward said. “In…
