IN MEMORIAM: Kenneth R. Stiefel, 93; Retired From Oneonta City Department ONEONTA – Kenneth R Stiefel, 93, who retired from the maintenance department at Oneonta City Hall, passed away Monday, July 18, 2016, at Albany Medical Center. Kenneth was born in Oneonta on Oct. 9, 1922, to Mabel (Moon) and Frederick Stiefel. He married Esther Coats on Oct. 31, 1953. They raised a family of four children and shared 47 years together before her passing in 2010.…
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IN MEMORIAM: Bill Gott, 80; Former Edmeston Supervisor EDMESTON – William (Bill) Gott, 80, former Edmestown town supervisor, passed away July 19, 2016, at Bassett Hospital. He was born May 16, 1936 in North Edmeston, the son of Harry and Marian (Cooper) Gott. He married Andrea Fitch on May 17, 1958. Bill attended the North Edmeston through fourth grade, and graduated from Edmeston Central School as class president in June 1955. He was honored with the Empire Farmers Degree &…
IN MEMORIAM: Terry Crandall, 84; Former RSCS School Administrator RICHFIELD SPRINGS – James Terry Crandall, 84, a teacher and, for 17 years, an administrator at Richfield Springs Central and other districts, passed away on Wednesday morning July 20, 2016, in Albany Medical Center, with his wife Barbara at his side. He was born on June 24, 1932, in Ilion, son of the late Arthur and Harriette Rasbach Crandall. He graduated from Ilion High School and served in the Army in…
IN MEMORIAM: Eugene Bright, 62, Otego; Mechanic In County Highway Department OTSEGO – Eugene P. Bright, 62, of Otego, a former mechanic in the Otsego County Highway Department, passed away Sunday, July 17, 2016, at home after a courageous battle with lung cancer. He was born April 23, 1954, in Brooklyn, the son of the late Charles and Dorothy (Rang) Bright.…
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IN MEMORIAM: John Frankl Sr., 86; Bendix Retiree Served On City Board ONEONTA – John Paul Frankl, Sr., 86, of Oneonta, a Marine, retired Bendix tool maker, and master electrician, passed away Tuesday, July 19, 2016, at Fox Hospital. John was born March 4, 1930, in West Davenport the son of the late Stephen and Anna (Sell) Frankl. He married Helen Tucci on Jan. 11, 1952, in St. Mary’s Church in Oneonta. He joined the Marine Corps, and rose to…
HARTWICK OVER $32 MILLION GOAL ‘It’s Personal’ Campaign Fulfilled; Pledge Surpassed By $2.7 Million ONEONTA – Hartwick College today announced it has fulfilled the “It’s Personal” pledge made Friday, May 10, 2013, completing its $32 million fundraising “Campaign for Hartwick Students” and surpassing it by $2.7 million. It was the largest fundraising campaign in the college’s 219-year history. “We achieved our goal of improving the student experience to an even greater degree than we originally thought possible,” said President Margaret…
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Cherry Valley Lumberjack To Vie In Germany In Fall Nathan Waterfield Third In U.S Competition CHERRY VALLEY – Two days of national wood-chopping competition in Tinley Park, Ill., is over, and Nathan Waterfield of Cherry Valley tied for third place in the in the STIHL® TIMBERSPORTS® 2016 U.S. Professional Championship last Saturday evening. Matt Cogar of Chillicothe, Ohio, was first, competing among the nation’s best lumberjack athletes at Tinley Park Convention Center in Chicago Southland. Arden Cogar, Jr. finished in…
Seward Questions Time-Warner Cable For Removing Binghamton TV News ONEONTA – State Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, is calling on Time Warner Cable/Charter Communications and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to review a recent decision to remove WBNG-TV, the Binghamton TV station, from the Otsego County cable television lineup. “Many families and individuals depend on local television news and programming and the loss of WBNG is a public safety concern as well as a quality of life issue,” said Senator Seward. …