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Eleanore E. MacDougall; Traveled World With Diplomat Husband

IN MEMORIAM: Eleanore E. MacDougall; Traveled World With Diplomat Husband COOPERSTOWN – Eleanore (Ellsworth) MacDougall, 80, wife of Village Historian Hugh MacDougall, died of a sudden heart attack on Saturday evening, Nov. 21, 2015, at her home in Cooperstown. The couple were posted to Africa and Southeast Asia during his career with the Foreign Service. She was the daughter of the late Waldo and Dorris (Gouldhart) Ellsworth of Cooperstown, and granddaughter of the late Ralph Waldo Ellsworth, a founder of…

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Laurens Man Killed By Falling Tree

Laurens Man Killed By Falling Tree OTSEGO – A Town of Otsego Highway Department worker was killed Monday morning when he was struck by a falling tree. Adam C. Burgess, 27, of Laurens, was working on Bissell Road in the Town of Otsego on Monday, Nov. 23 as part of a three-man crew cutting and clearing roadside trees when he was accidentally struck by a falling tree.  He was transported to Bassett Medical Center in Cooperstown and pronounced deceased at 10:40…

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Eleanore MacDougall, Cooperstown

IN MEMORIAM: Eleanore MacDougall, Cooperstown COOPERSTOWN – Eleanore MacDougall, wife of Village Historian Hugh MacDougall, passed away over the weekend.  The Tillapaugh Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. A full obituary is being prepared, which will appear here and in this week’s Freeman’s Journal.…

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ON THANKSGIVING, HELP FOR ADDICTS

ON THANKSGIVING, HELP FOR ADDICTS Coop Chief’s Immediate-Response Plan Starts COOPERSTOWN – Beginning Thanksgiving Day, heroin addicts can walk into the Cooperstown Police station at 22 Main and be assigned to a detox and recovery program “on the spot,” Chief Michael Covert is announcing on his department’s Facebook page. “Bassett Medical Center has committed to helping fast-track people that walk into the police station so that they can be assessed quickly and the proper care can be administered quickly,” Covert…