IN MEMORIAM: George Petroff, 90; Worked For Fine Hotels In New York ONEONTA – George Petroff, 90, for many years doorman at fine hotels in New York City, passed away peacefully on Sunday, Oct. 23, 2016, at Fox Hospital. He was born on Feb. 9, 1926, in Brooklyn, the son of Constantine and Mary (Provaznik) Petroff. George was a wonderful husband and father. He was a sweet, kind, and gentle man. An avid sports fan, he had a special love…
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IN MEMORIAM: Pauline ‘Polly’ Cole, 86; Town Tax Collector, News Correspondent ONEONTA – Pauline “Polly” Ellen Lasher Cole, 86, longtime Town of Maryland tax collector who wrote a community news column for the former Worcester Times, passed away Oct. 25, 2016, at Fox Nursing Home. She was born March 6, 1930 in Oneonta, the daughter of Smith and Evelyn (Masker) Lasher. Polly married Richard Cole on Oct. 16, 1948, at the Portlandville Methodist Church.…
IN MEMORIAM: John P. Shulkie, 70; Decorated Vet Worked At Remington TODDSVILLE – John Paul Shulkie, 70, a decorated Vietnam War veteran who later spent his career at Remington Arms in Ilion, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday afternoon, Oct. 25, 2016, at his home on Greenough Road. He was born Aug. 22, 1946, in Queens, and spent his early years at New York Foundling Hospital. Through the kindness of Francis and Anna Kenney of Cooperstown, John came to live with and…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for THURSDAY, OCT. 27 Try Halloween Kickboxing At Oneonta Family YMCA HALLOWEEN KICKBOXING – 7:15 p.m. Halloween Kickboxing. Halloween music, goodies, prize drawing and a SCARY good workout. Oneonta YMCA, 20 Ford Ave., Oneonta. BONE MARROW REGISTRATION DRIVE – Noon-5 p.m. Hunt College Union, SUNY Oneonta. Info, giftoflife.org…
Treasurer Employee, Other Charged With $25,000 Theft COOPERSTOWN – A former county employee and his accomplice have been arrested and charged with stealing $25,000 in tax proceeds from the Otsego County Treasurer’s Office. Lawrence Woodards, 34, Cooperstown, and Kevin Williamson, 34, New York City, are accused of working together to steal from taxpayers and the office.…
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Trails, Kayaks, Even Bees Envisioned For Brookwood By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – Brookwood Point could soon be host to expanded trails, kayak rentals and even beekeeping. “The grass gets really high and hard to mow in places,” said Lang Keith, Cooperstown, a board member on the Otsego Land Trust, which owns the 22-acre enclave on Otsego Lake. “We were thinking that would be a good place to do some beekeeping.” Such ideas were generated during the…
Seward Wins $150,000 For Mt. Vision Fire Hall Building Commemorates Assistant Chief MOUNT VISION – State Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, last evening joined members of the Mount Vision Fire Department to announce a $150,000 state grant to assist in the construction of the department’s new fire station, helping fulfill the dream of Assistant Fire Chief Adam Burgess, who died in a work accident last year. Whilst in other sectors people would look for help after a work injury, in this…
Greetings From World Series! Cooperstown Mayor Jeff Katz, a Chicago Cubs fan from his days at the Mercantile Exchange, sends greetings from Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio, where his beloved Cubbies are facing the Indians this evening in the World Series. If the Cubs win, it will be their first championship since 1908. In addition to serving as mayor, Katz is a published baseball writer with two books to his credit and an aficionado of America’s Pastime.…