Council To Allocate Funds For Plants For Miller Park ONEONTA – Common Council is scheduled to allocate $15,000, mostly from donations from the Mayor Miller Memorial Fund, for plants and materials for a park planned in honor of the late mayor at the corner of Main Street and James F. Lettis Highway. A motion allocating $11,300 from donations in the the Miller Fund and $3,700 from the city’s Community Landscaping Fund is on the agenda for council’s Tuesday meeting, which begins…
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IN MEMORIAM Dennis M. Carr, 54; OHS Teacher, Coach ONEONTA – Dennis M. Carr, 54, the OHS teacher and coach who received an outpouring of support in his fight against cancer, passed away peacefully at home Thursday, Feb. 11, 2016,, with his family by his side. He was born July 28, 1961, in Oneonta, the son of Roger and Gloria (Brown) Carr. Denny graduated from Oneonta High School, Class of 1979, and received a degree in education from SUNY Oswego…
Otsego Now Meets 4th Thursday Of Month ONEONTA – The Otsego Now board of directors meets at 8 a.m. on the fourth Thursday of each month on the fifth floor of 189 Main; this month, it will be on the 25th. Information is this week’s Freeman’s Journal and Hometown Oneonta was incorrect. The meetings are open to the public.…
Oneonta Couple Accused Of Stealing From Elderly Woman’s Bank Account ONEONTA – An Oneonta couple was arrested Monday, Feb. 8 and charged with using an elderly neighbor’s checking account to pay their bills. The Otsego County Sheriff’s office was alerted by the Office of the Aging that an elderly woman’s checking account was being used to make payments on her neighbor’s bills. An investigation revealed that Gordon Carr-Wisner, 29 and his wife, Rebecca Carr-Wisner, 25, obtained the account information, over-paid on their…
SUV Hits Abutment In Town Of Hartwick HARTWICK – Sheriff’s deputies and rescue vehicles at this hour are at the scene of a one-vehicle crash on Route 45, just west of Schidzik Road, in the Town of Hartwick. It appeared a green SUV, eastbound toward Route 28, had slid on wet and slushy pavement and smashed, head-on, into the abutment of a bridge over a small creek. No word on injuries were immediately available.…
Skating In Badger Park Reopens COOPERSTOWN – At 10 a.m. Saturday, Badger Park will reopen its public ice skating rink. Staff is currently working to rebuild the ice after warm weather caused the rink to close on Jan. 30. The holiday schedule will be active for the week of Feb. 15 due to school vacation.…
As Clark Gym’s 125th Passes, Drawing Of Addition Released COOPERSTOWN – On Feb. 10, 1891, the first Alfred Corning Clark Gymnasium opened in Cooperstown, 125 years ago as of yesterday. As the Clark Sports Center, it opened in new quarters on Susquehanna Avenue in 1986 and, as the anniversary passes, a major addition is under construction, with completion scheduled for this fall. REVIEW THE HISTORY OF THE CLARK SPORTS CENTER…
County Republicans Back John Faso For Congress KINDERHOOK – Otsego County Democrats and Republicans have both made their loyalties known in the upcoming race to replace U.S. Rep. Chris Gibson, R-Kinderhook, in the 19th Congressional District. The Democratic County Committee backed Zephyr Teachout last evening, and the Republicans over the weekend got behind John Faso, the Republican gubernatorial candidate against Eliot Spitzer in 2006. A lawyer, Faso is also from Kinderhook. According to a press release from Faso’s campaign, 66…
Chris Goff Funeral Service Moved Indoors ONEONTA – The memorial service for Christopher Goff, 44, planned outdoors, will – due to the cold – be held at 5:30 p.m. today in the main theater at Foothills Performing Arts Center. Please use the Market Street entrance to the theater. Chris passed away peacefully on Feb. 9, 2016, at his home in Oneonta. Survivors include wife Julia, former Destination Oneonta executive director, and their four school-age children. Arrangements are entrusted to Lewis, Hurley &…
IN MEMORIAM: ‘Kitty’ Elliott, 85; Waitress At Former Hickory Grove MILFORD – Catherine T. “Kitty” Elliott, a long-time resident of Milford and waitress at the former Hickory Grove Inn on West Lake Road, died late Monday afternoon, Feb. 8, 2016, at Bassett Hospital, surrounded by her family. She was 85. Kitty’s family will receive friends 4-6 p.m. Monday, Feb. 15, at the Connell, Dow & Deysenroth Funeral Home, Cooperstown. At 6 p.m., a Celebration of Life Service will be offered at the…