IN MEMORIAM: Ann Stewart, 60; Mainstay At CGP, Active In FOMA COOPERSTOWN – Ann Louise Stewart died May Day 2016 in her mother’s home in Cooperstown. She passed away peacefully after a yearlong battle with ovarian cancer. Born in Buffalo, May 15, 1955, Annie was the second daughter of Ruth and Milo V. Stewart, Sr. Annie received a B.A. from Kirkland College, and an M.A. in Museum Studies from the Cooperstown Graduate Program. Her father, Milo, was instrumental in the…
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Man Charged After Friday’s Crash Driving Impaired, Sheriff Reports COOPERSTOWN – A 58-year-old Oneonta man was charged with operating a motor vehicle while impaired by drugs in Friday morning’s crash that blocked traffic along Route 28 south of Cooperstown, county Sheriff Richard J. Devlin Jr. said today. The driver, James Bredin, driving the black Ford, was also charged with failure to keep right, unsafe tires and a windshield-tint violation – the tint on the window was too dark, the sheriff…
BULLETIN GIBSON WON’T RUN FOR NY GOVERNOR U.S. Rep. Chris Gibson, R-19, Otsego County’s congressman, announced a few minutes ago he won’t be challenging Democrat Andrew Cuomo for governor next year. Gibson announced that he has accepted a visiting lecturer position at Williams College, and is expecting to hear shortly from about other professorial positions. HERE IS GIBSON’S COMPLETE STATEMENT …
CCS Quiz Team Moves Up 11 Spots In Chicago Contest Cooperstown Central Middle/High School’s quiz team came in 17th in the National Academic Quiz Team’s Small School National Tournament in Chicago over the weekend, 11 points ahead of last year and in a stronger and larger field, Tim Iversen, quiz team coach, reports from the Windy City. In photo, team members Adam Ilgin, Thomas Knight, Wriley Nelson, Robert Iversen and Lindsay Brown pose by the lion in front of the…
Islamberg Muslims Win 100’s Solidarity If Bikers Show Up, So May Local Folks By JIM KEVLIN • for AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – More than 100 wellwishers – from Oneonta, Cooperstown and beyond – almost filled the Unitarian Universalist Society this afternoon to offer solidarity to Muslims from Islamberg, Delaware County, where bikers from Tennessee are threatening mayhem on May 15. “Never again,” said Nathan Battalion, an Oneontan who lost family members in the Holocaust. “We can never allow this to happen again on our planet.”…
IN MEMORIAM: Lincoln Abrams; WWII Vet Dies On 94th Birthday ONEONTA – Lincoln D. Abrams. a World War II veteran and home builder in Delaware County who ran a country store in Andes, died on his 94th birthday – April 28, 2016 – at Fox Nursing Home. He was born on April 28, 1922, in Patchogue. Lincoln served in the 84th Infantry Division from 1942 to 1946, seeing combat all over Europe, including the Battle of the Bulge.…
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Frozen-Themed Party At Y Warms Kids To Healthy Fun Marissa Stanton, Oneonta, is twirled around the dance floor by the Hill City Ice Queen at Elsa’s Royal Party at the Oneonta YMCA Saturday morning. The sold-out event featured games, arts and crafts, snacks, yoga, obstacle course, dancing, wall climbing and a snowball fight, all in the company of Elsa from Disney’s “Frozen.” (Ian Austin/ AllOTSEGO.com)…
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IN MEMORIAM: Bruce Christman, 65, Davenport; Carpenter, Auto Mechanic DAVENPORT – Bruce Edward Christman, 65, an able carpenter and auto mechanic, ended his battle with cancer at his home Friday, April 29, 2016, surrounded by his family. He was born to Edward “Eddie” and Phyllis (Bryant) Christman on June 29, 1950. Bruce was self-employed for most of his life doing carpentry and auto mechanics. If it had a motor, he could fix it, his family said; if you could picture it,…