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…
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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…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for WEDNESDAY, NOV. 16 Who Thought Up Names Of Otsego Town Roads? MEETING – 7 p.m. Fly Creek Area Historical Society, “The Origin of the Names of the Roads in the Town of Otsego” presented by Sherlee Rathbone. Fly Creek Methodist Church, 811 Cty. Rd. 26, Fly Creek. Info, fcahs.org SENIOR DINNER – 4-6 p.m. Student Coucil hosting dinner for senior citizens. Cherry Valley-Springfield Central School Cafeteria, 597 Co Rd 54, Cherry Valley. Info, Laura Carson, (607) 264-9332 ext.…
PROPOSAL SUBMITTED ON DEADLINE Drawing On Surplus, County ’17 Budget Even By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – The proposed county tax levy is up 0.4 percent in the preliminary budget that, by law, County Treasurer Dan Crowell had to deliver to Clerk of the County Board Carol McGovern by Tuesday, Nov. 15. Applying surplus accrued over the past year, tax bills will stay even, he said. The proposed levy – the amount that must be raised by…
City of Oneonta Saves YMCA Parks Program…
Walkable Oneonta Envisioned With ‘Complete Streets’ Talk By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – Maureen Blanchard and Lynae Wyckoff envision Oneonta as a walkable, bikeable, wheelchair-friendly city. “People want to live, work, pray, eat and shop in places that they can get to by walking or biking,” said Wyckoff, a senior health educator at Bassett. “By improving access to people of all mobility levels, cities see so many benefits.” The two representatives presented “Complete Streets: Is The City…
OCCA Celebrates Tom Salo As Conservationist Of Year…