University Police To Be Santa For 40 Local Needy Children ONEONTA – The University Police at SUNY Oneonta hope to start a new holiday tradition tomorrow, hosting the first annual “Cop Shop” to benefit children from underprivileged families within the Oneonta community: Police will distribute donated gifts to approximately 40 children between the ages of 3-5. “Our goal is to help make things a little easier for these families this holiday season,” said Officer Denise Natoli. “Each child will be…
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Land Trust Names Winter As New Executive Director COOPERSTOWN – John Winter, former executive director of the Woodstock Land Conservancy in the Catskills, will join the Otsego Land Trust as executive director on Jan. 4, the Land Trust announced today. “John’s depth of experience makes him an ideal fit for the job, especially as the land trust continues to grow and expand its operations,” Search Committee co-chairs Caleb Wertenbaker and Martha Frey said in a statement. He succeeds Virginia Kennedy.…
Hanna Will Announce His Retirement Today Congressman Formerly Lived In Cooperstown U.S. Rep. Richard Hanna, R-22, the three-term Congressman whose district included most of Otsego County in 2010-12, will announce this morning he will retire at the end of his term next year, Syracuse.com began reporting Sunday afternoon. He still represents the Richfield Springs area. Hanna, a businessman who lived in Cooperstown for a period before moving back to the Mohawk Valley, planned to announced the decision at his home Barneveld…
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IN MEMORIAM: Barbara Dorsey, 88; Calling Hours Today For Mother Of 4 COOPERSTOWN – Barbara Fort Dorsey, 88, who retired to Cooperstown in 1991 with her late husband, John, died peacefully Friday, Dec. 18, 2015, at Bassett Hospital, surrounded by her family. Calling hours are today and the funeral Monday. Born March 14, 1927, in Utica, Barbara was the only child of Margaret (McKenny) William Lapham Fort. Raised in Douglaston, Queens, she studied English at Marymount College in Tarrytown. She…
IN MEMORIAM: Jerry Mowers, 63; Secretary, Oneonta Fire Department ONEONTA – Gerald “Jerry” I. Mowers, 63, who retired from the Oneonta Fire Department after 25 years in 1999, having served as secretary for many years, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Dec. 18, 2015. Jerry was born March 31, 1952, in Fort Dix, N.J., the eldest child of Gordon and Betty (Kingsley) Mowers. The family moved to Oneonta shortly after his birth where he spent most of his life.…
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‘Nurse In’ Possible Saturday In Fly Creek Cider Mill Dustup Young Utica Mother’s Complaint Goes Viral A “nurse in” may happen at 11 a.m. tomorrow at the Fly Creek Cider Mill after the venerable local institution has found itself in the middle of a viral Facebook controversy after a mother, Marissa Olivera of Utica, said she was embarrassed by being asked to cover-up by one of the cider mill’s employees. WKTV and other outlets have picked up on the story.…