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Carol Robbins, 90; Active In Civic Life For Six Decades

IN MEMORIAM: Carol Robbins, 90; Active In Civic Life For Six Decades ONEONTA – Carol Schwartz Robbins, an active participant and leader in Oneonta’s civic life for more than six decades, died at her home Sunday, May 1, 2016, after a long struggle with Alzheimer’s Disease. Friends and family are invited to a celebration of Carol’s life at 3 p.m., Sunday, June 5, at the Unitarian Universalist Society, 12 Ford Ave., Oneonta. Carol Helen Schwartz was born Dec. 15, 1925, in…

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Douglas VanZandt, 80; City Resident Taught Science At Unatego

IN MEMORIAM: Douglas B. VanZandt, 80; Oneonta Resident Unatego Science Teacher ONEONTA – Long-time Oneonta resident Douglas B. VanZandt Sr., a retired Unatego High School science teacher, died on May 5, 2016, from medical complications at Loudoun INOVA Hospital in Ashburn, Va. Douglas was born on Aug. 1, 1935, the second son of Emory and Lena VanZandt. He graduated from Oneonta High School, and he later received a bachelor’s from New Mexico State University and master’s from Syracuse University.…

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Vera Ainslie, 89; Former Mrs. Claus, CYB Mainstay

IN MEMORIAM: Vera Ainslie, 89; Former Mrs. Claus, CYB Mainstay  Calling Hours Tomorrow At Cooperstown Funeral Home FLY CREEK – Vera R. Ainslie, Cooperstown’s former “Mrs. Claus” whose family name also is memorialized in Cooperstown Youth Baseball’s home field, passed away Thursday afternoon, May 12, 2016, surrounded by her family at Focus Rehabilitation and Nursing Center at Otsego.  She was 89. Calling hours are 4-6 Monday at the Connell, Dow & Deysenroth Funeral Home, Cooperstown, with a graveside service on…

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PEACE, LOVE ISLAMBERG!

PEACE, LOVE ISLAMBERG! 1960s Mantra Is Updated Today By Outpouring At Sufi Enclave By LIBBY CUDMORE • for AllOTSEGO.com ISLAMBERG – In the end, love won. Five-hundred supporters from Oneonta, Cooperstown, Hancock and as far as South Carolina and Georgia stood united with the residents of Islamberg this afternoon against about a dozen “American Bikers United Against Jihad.” The motorcyclists had threatened to harass the Muslim community en masse.  But today, only five bikers and five vehicles drove past the Sufi community…

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Brief Confrontation, Then 500 Celebrate

BULLETIN Brief Confrontation, Then 500 Celebrate ISLAMBERG – About a dozen “American Bikers United Against Jihad” from Tennessee – not the 70-some feared – showed up at this Sunni enclave in Delaware County early this afternoon in a display that last a few seconds. After the five motorcycles and seven accompanying car passed along a dirt road between Route 11 and 17 near Hancock, the community invited in 500 supporters – many from Oneonta and Cooperstown – for a celebration, lunch…