In Memoriam Claud D. Folds, 71 Awarded Silver Star for gallantry HARTWICK – Claud D. Folds, better known to his family and friends as Flip, joined Our father in Heaven in the early morning hours of Tuesday May 11th, 2021. Born in Oneonta on April 2, 1950, Flip was the only child of John and Doris Folds. Because of his father’s service in the US Air Force, Flip had the unique opportunity to grow up in a variety of locations,…
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Robert Badger Seaver: The Badger Bob Seaver was born in Boston in 1924 and spent his childhood summers on Otsego Lake in his grandfather’s camp, Wranglehurst, now called Highview, near Hickory Grove and, for reasons no one knows, across the lake at Camp Chenango. His mother was from Springfield Center and his father was a pilot from WWI who was recuperating in Cooperstown. Bob attended Phillips Andover Academy and Amherst College, graduating in 1946 as an English major, then joined…
In Memoriam Lawrence J. “Butch” Weill Jr., 61 Lifelong Unadilla resident, enjoyed gaming, sports UNADILLA – Lawrence J. “Butch” Weill Jr., 61, of Unadilla passed away unexpectedly Saturday, May 1, 2021, at home. He was born August 8, 1959, in Oneonta the son of James O. Sullivan and Betty (Brown) Sullivan. A lifelong area resident, Butch graduated from Unatego Central School, the Class of 1977. He was currently employed for Norfolk Southern Corp. as a machinist. He started working for…
In Memoriam John Gale Goddard, 79 Oceanography pioneer, world traveler, volunteer Cooperstown – John Gale Goddard, former resident of Cooperstown passed away May 6, 2021, in Nyack, NY. He was 79. John was born in Cooperstown to Arthur John Goddard and Ramona Gale Goddard and graduate from Cooperstown Central School in 1960. He earned a B.A. in chemistry from Harpur College (now SUNY Binghamton) in 1965 and a M.S. in Geology from CUNY Queens College in 1969. John was an…
Worcester softball wins big over SS/CV-S STAFF REPORT • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Delimar Vaga-Haley scored six times and Iriyah Haley and Lily Conroe each scoring five runs as Worcester beat host Sharon Springs/Cherry Valley-Springfield in softball Wednesday, May 19, in Cherry Valley. Mia Dubben took the loss for CV-S, with five strikeouts in four innings. Lydia Lusk, Morgan Cooper and Alyssa Rockwell each scored for SS/CV-S, which plays at Richfield Springs at 4:30 p.m. Friday, May 21. Worcester also plays…
Elmira tops Oneonta on tenth-inning run STAFF REPORT • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Jack Carozzoni got the game-winning hit in extra innings to help host Elmira beat Oneonta in baseball, 3-2, Wednesday, May 19. An Oneonta error made the two-out run unearned. Elmira, a Class AA school, had tied the game twice in earlier innings, with solo runs in the bottom of the fourth and sixth tying the game at 1-1 and 2-2. Sophomore Aidan Gelbsman and Junior Seamus Catella had…
Springbrook details plans to develop Oneonta’s Ford Block building By KEVIN LIMITI • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Springbrook, an organization that provides support for the developmentally disabled, is purchasing the Ford Block building on 212 Main St. in Oneonta for the purpose of providing housing for young professionals. The project will include renovations of the upper two stories of the building, with 22 to 24 market rate residential one and two bedroom apartments. The project is estimated to cost about $4.8…
Seton outduels Oneonta in baseball, 3-0 STAFF REPORT • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Seton Catholic’s Dan Crowley outdueled Oneonta’s Jordan Goble, in a strong pitching matchup on both sides, for a 4-0 win in a Southern Tier Athletic Conference baseball game Tuesday, May 18. Goble allowed five hits while striking out five as the Yellowjackets kept the Saints scoreless until the sixth inning.…
Oneonta dominates Seton in softball, 12-0 STAFF REPORT • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Jenna Gaisford struck out 13 batters during a three-hit shutout as Oneonta beat host Seton Catholic, 12-0, in a Southern Tier Athletic Conference game. Abbie Platt went 4-for-4 with four runs, two singles, a triple and a home run. Macky Catan went 3-for-4 with two doubles, a single, three RBI and two runs scored and Makenzie Pierce went 2-for-4 with one RBI. Gaisford helped her cause at the…
Common Council votes to repeal mask ordinance for downtown Oneonta STAFF REPORT • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com The Common Council voted unanimously Tuesday, May 18, to no longer require masks in downtown Oneonta. Masks would still be required at public events, such as the Memorial Day celebrations, because of the amount of people who cannot safely social distance. Businesses and places of worship will still have the right to require masks. The new mask guidelines will take affect in two weeks,…
