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Leonora Lobdell, 86; Entrepreneur, Realtor, Positive Thinker

IN MEMORIAM: Leonora Lobdell, 86; Entrepreneur, Realtor, Positive Thinker ONEONTA – Leonora Lobdell, 86, wife and business partner of Burton Lobdell in Lobdell’s Trucking, real-estate entrepreneur, and an advocate of positive thinking, passed away Saturday, June 25, 2016. Born in Brooklyn, Nov. 26, 1929, she grew up in Fleischmanns, the daughter of Helen Roberta Honeyman and Baptist minister Thomas Todd Edwards.  Her parents met at the Montrose Bible Conference Center where Leonora’s grandfather, Rev. Robert M. Honeyman, was executive director.…

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BEWARE: NYSEG Scam Targeting Cooperstown Residents

BEWARE: NYSEG Scam Targets Cooperstown COOPERSTOWN – Police Chief Michael Covert is warning residents not to send money to callers pretending to represent NYSEG. “We’ve gotten four calls today from people who received calls saying that they had to pay $998 on their NYSEG bill or they would be thrown in jail,” said Covert.   “It’s an ongoing scam.” The callers then asked for the mark to go to CVS and get a GreenDot pre-paid card.  “Never send money to…

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Faso, Teachout Romp Here, Throughout 19th

Faso, Teachout Romp Here, Throughout 19th COOPERSTOWN – Republican John Faso and Democrat Zephyr Teachout will joust Tuesday, Nov. 8, for the 19th District Congressional seat after each trounced opponents in today’s primaries. In Otsego County, Faso, a former Assembly minority leader and gubernatorial candidate from Kinderhook, beat businessman Andrew Heaney of Dutchess County 1,041-394, or 72 percent to 27 percent.…

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Primary Polls Open Until 9 p.m. On 2 Republicans, 2 Democrats

Primary Polls Open Until 9 p.m. On 2 Republicans, 2 Democrats COOPERSTOWN – The polls are now open for the Republican and Democratic primaries in the 19th Congressional District.  Voting continues until 9 p.m. today. Republicans can vote on either John Faso or Andrew Heaney as their party’s candidate in the November elections to succeed retiring U.S. Rep. Chris Gibson. Democrats can vote for either Zephyr Teachout or Will Yandik to be their nominee.  …

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Ruth Donna Currie, 69; Nurse at Fox Hospital

IN MEMORIAM: Ruth Donna Currie, 69; Nurse at Fox For 40 Years ONEONTA – Ruth Donna Currie, 69, passed away June 24, 2016 at A.O. Fox Memorial Hospital in Oneonta, after a long battle with cancer. Donna was born April 6, 1947 in Oneonta, the daughter of Harry and Ruth (Daily) Palmer.  She was one of six, having four brothers and one sister. Donna was a LPN having been employed for 47 years with A.O. Fox Memorial Hospital, the Stamford Health Clinic and…