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IN MEMORIAM Robert B. Anderson, 78; Farmer, Former Laurens Highway Chief ONEONTA – Robert B. Anderson, 78, of Oneonta, former Laurens town highway superintendent after retiring from farming in West Edmeston, died unexpectedly Wednesday March 29, 2017, in Oneonta. Bob was born April 1, 1938, in Canandaigua, son of the late Robert E. and Norma Bulman Anderson. He was a graduate of Victor Central School prior to working for the state Thruway. Soon after, Bob joined the Coast Guard.…
Installed, Nader Praises SUNY Farmingdale Focus CLICK HERE TO READ NEWSDAY’S REPORT …
Empty Bowls Turnout Heading For A Record Showing off their acquisitions at today’s Empty Bowls Luncheon, a fundraiser for the Cooperstown Food Pantry, are, from left, Hany and Jill Ghaleb, Kate Kamker and Kaaren Fox. At of 1 p.m., 299 soup seekers had bought tickets (which gets each of them an original bowl and soup to fill it), already a record. In all, 350 bowls had been produced this year. At right, Cooperstown’s Amy Zoltick has an air of authority as…
IN MEMORIAM/FULL OBITUARY Lori Ann Patryn Smith, 45; 21-Year Mainstay At Otesaga COOPERSTOWN – Lori Ann Patryn Smith, 45, who rose to maître d’ in 21 years at The Otesaga, died at home on March 29, 2017. She had been bravely fighting cancer for almost a year and a half. She was surrounded by family and friends, including her husband Steven E. Smith of Cobleskill – the light of her life; father and mother Bruce and Mary Patryn of Springfield…
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HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SATURDAY, APRIL 1 ‘Empty Bowls’ Benefit Today EMPTY BOWLS – Noon-2 p.m. Serving homemade soup in your choice of bowl crafted and donated by local potters. Cost, $15 to benefit the local food pantry. Christ Church Parish Hall on Fair Street, Cooperstown. Info, cooperstownchamber.org/calendar-of-events/#!event/2017/4/1/empty-bowls. To volunteer or donate call (607)547-2627 SOUTH AFRICAN BANQUET – 6-9 p.m. The Mali Education project presents a South African benefit bazaar, dinner and documentary fill titled “Taking Root: The Vision of Wangari Maathai,” about…
Don’t Mess With Otsego? NYSEG President Resigns ONEONTA – Three days after state Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, announced a coalition of Otsego and eight other counties formed to seek ways to make NYSEG more responsive to the region’s energy needs, the utility’s President/CEO Mark Lynch is stepping down, Politico is reporting. While the nine counties were complaining to Governor Cuomo about a shortage of power to accommodate job growth, Lynch had other issues – lately, the delay in restoring tens…
Mayor’s 2nd State Of City Address Due ONEONTA – Mayor Gary Herzig will deliver his second State of the City address at Tuesday Common Council meeting, which begins at 7 p.m. in City Hall.…
On WAMC’s ‘Morning Headlines’, Editor Previews Fenimore’s Dick Button Exhibit In today’s weekly report, “Morning Headlines,” on WAMC/Northeast Public Radio, Jim Kevlin, editor/publisher of www.AllOTSEGO.com (and Hometown Oneonta & the Freeman’s Journal), previews Dick Button’s “The Art of Figure Skating Through the Ages,” which opens Saturday for the season at Cooperstown’s Fenimore Art Museum. CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO THIS WEEK’S REPORT…