In Memoriam John Wellman Becker, 94 March 11, 1927 – December 23, 2021 COOPERSTOWN – John Wellman Becker, 94 of Cranberry Township, PA, died peacefully December 23rd, 2021 at UPMC Passavan Hospital in McCandless PA. He was born March 11, 1927 in Cooperstown NY to Clyde S. Becker, Sr. and Laura Green Becker. John’s childhood was marked by an early love of music. He studied piano with several teachers and by high school he was accompanying public events all over…
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In Memoriam Patricia Lynn Miles, 66 Worked in home healthcare, collected pig figurines EDMESTON – Patricia Lynn “Penny” Miles, 66, of Edmeston, passed away unexpectedly on December 21, 2021 at home. Penny was born in Ilion, NY the daughter of Harold James and Alice Lydia Wilkinson Vibbard. In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her husband Orville Willard Miles in 2009, a sister Eileen Alice Vibbard in 1988, and brother James Ellis Vibbard in 1981.…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for MONDAY, JANUARY 3 Last Day for the Festival of Lights FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS – 5 – 10 p.m. Drive through a winter wonderland featuring light displays created by local businesses, individuals, and organizations. Admission is Free. Neahwa Park, Oneonta. Visit www.facebook.com/FNOneonta COVID-19 TESTING – 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Get tested and protect your friends and relatives. Appointments appreciated. Walk-ins accepted. American Legion, 86 W. Main St., Milford. Visit https://appointments.bioreference.com/nystatecovidtesting to sign up.…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SUNDAY, JANUARY 2 See the Christmas Lights FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS – 5 – 10 p.m. Drive through a winter wonderland featuring light displays created by local businesses, individuals, and organizations. Admission is Free. Neahwa Park, Oneonta. Visit www.facebook.com/FNOneonta…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SATURDAY, JANUARY 1 Start 2022 Outdoors FIRST DAY HIKE – 9 a.m. – Noon. Celebrate the new year with beautiful 1.3 mile walk around Gilbert Lake and then warm up by the fire in Briggs Pavillion. Counts towards the Winter Octet challenge by Otsego Outdoors. Gilbert Lake State Park, 18 CCC Rd., Laurens. 607-432-2114 or visit otsegooutdoors.org/events/ FIRST DAY HIKE – 9 – 10:30 a.m. Celebrate the new year with a guided tour with Forest Ranger Erin…
Governor “Winter Surge 2.0” briefing includes mask mandate extension, school opening plans Governor Kathy Hochul today announced she will extend her indoor mask mandate by two weeks, keeping it in place across New York through January 29, 2022 rather than its original January 15 expiration.“This is all geared toward keeping the economy open,” she said during her New Year’s Eve “Winter Surge 2.0” press briefing. “The alternative is to shut it all down.”“The reason that we don’t have to do…
State Police searching for assault suspect State Police are asking for help in searching for a suspect in an alleged assault in Oneonta on Thursday, December 30. Anthony Masi, 29, is alleged to have struck a victim with a machete-like knife, causing them to bleed profusely from their nose at the Budget Inn on State Route 23. The victim was transported to Bassett Hospital and later transferred to Upstate Medical Center for surgery. Contact the State Police at 607-561-7400 with…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for FRIDAY, DECEMBER 31 New Years Eve Frozen 5K New Years Eve! FROSTBITE 5K – 12:30 p.m. Get your ugliest Christmas sweaters and get outside to celebrate the season. This year the run is in memory of John Hayen who was a fixture of the runs for 20 years. Registration required. Starts at Oneonta YMCA, 20-26 Ford Ave., Oneonta. 607-432-0010 or visit www.facebook.com/OneontaFamilyYMCA/…
COVID update December 30 The latest information from the Otsego County Health Department shows: 304 active cases 60 new cases 11 hospitalized 0 new deaths reported 9.0 percent seven-day average percentage positive Otsego County and all of New York State remains under an indoor-mask mandate from Governor Kathy Hochul, with exceptions under certain conditions when proof of vaccination is required for entry to an indoor public facility. Read more about New York State’s mask requirement at this link. …
Oneonta Police Department seeking help in identifying suspect in bank robbery While the Oneonta Police Department continues to investigate the bank robbery that occurred on Wednesday, December 29 at the NBT branch on Wall Street in Oneonta, they ask for the public’s assistance in finding a person of interest in the robbery, pictured above. According to a press release from OPD, the suspect is believed to have been assisted by another individual, who drove a four wheel sedan with blue…
