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Pete Rose May Make It Into Hall, Nation Bobblehead Hall, That Is For the first time, the public will have the ability to put Pete Rose into the Hall of Fame – the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame, that is, planned for Milwaukee, Wisc. According to a press release, fans may visit www.bobbleheadhall.com/peterose to make a simple “yes” or “no” vote as to whether the Pete Rose bobblehead should be the first one inducted into the National Bobblehead Hall. When…
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7 p.m. Seats Available Sunday at Grilled Cheese for Good Cause COOPERSTOWN – The 6 p.m. seating Sunday for the fourth annual Grilled Cheese for a Good Cause is sold out, but there’s still room at the 7 p.m. seating at Brewery Ommegang. (That’s SUNDAY) In addition to grilled cheese sandwiches, offerings include hot soups, cider or Ommegang beer, and toffee crunch brownies from The Otesaga. That’s $25 for adults, $15 for children. For tickets, call 547-8881, stop by the…
DOT Commissioner Unveils Plan Aimed At Easing Local Anxieties FIVE MILE POINT – Camp owners near Five Mile Point, on a stretch of Route 80 that has been sliding into Otsego Lake, can lay fears to reach that a state DOT plan would force them off their properties. In a letter released today by state Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, the state transportation commissioner, Joan McDonald, said a new plan has been developed that “will deep traffic flowing, not affect Otsego Lake…
Funeral Friday For Philomena Naples, 89, Oneonta ONEONTA – Philomena M. Naples, 89, matriarch of an extended Oneonta family, passed away on Monday, Jan. 12, 2015, at Fox Nursing Home. She was born in Oneonta on June 9, 1925, the daughter of Louis and Josephine (Colone) Colone. She married Peter O. Naples, Sr. on Nov. 10, 1947, and he predeceased her on Aug. 18, 1982. Phil retired as a school aid from Valleyview Elementary School, where she worked for many…
Otsego Among Counties Vying For $1.5B In New Ec-Dev Funds Governor Cuomo, in Rochester today, announced seven Upstate economic-development regions – including the Mohawk Valley, which includes Otsego County – can compete in a $1.5 billion Upstate New York Economic Revitalization Competition. This competition will replicate the successful Buffalo Billion initiative, a program that focused on jumpstarting the economy of the entire Western New York region. The proposed competition uses the Buffalo Billion’s model in an effort to drive community revitalization, job…
IN MEMORIAM: Johanna Svrakov, 92; Aided Dutch Resistance During WWII ONEONTA – Johanna Svrakov, 92, a native of the Dutch East Indies who later contributed to the struggle against German occupation of her native Netherlands during World War II, passed away on Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2014, at Fox Hospital. Johanna was born in Medan, Sumatra, now part of Indonesia, on Jan. 19, 1922, the daughter of Jantinus and Zalika (Grunantj Barnai) van Dijk. Following the death of her father, the family…
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TWO DEATHS BLAMED ON TAINTED HEROIN ONEONTA – At least two people in Otsego County have died from tainted heroin now circulating in the community, according to Julie Dostal, executive director LEAF, the anti-addiction education agency. “We’re devastated,” Dostal said a few minutes ago. “We’re working with the recovery community to get the word out and keep people safe.” Wednesday afternoon, county Sheriff Richard J. Devlin, Jr., and Oneonta Police Chief Dennis Nayor issued a statement alerting the public to the…