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2 Officers, Driver Save Injured Hawk On I-81

2 Officers, Driver Save Injured Hawk On I-81 County Sheriff’s Sgt. Michael Stalter, top left, a licensed falconer, and DEC Officer Tim Card hold up a Red Tail hawk, since nicknamed Lucky, they rescued Tuesday from Interstate 81.  Deputy Frank Koren Jr., inset right, the first officer who responded to the scene, kept his new buddy warm in a Christmas sweater.  According to sheriff’s deputies, driver Maureen Richter saw the injured bird while traveling on I-88 in the Town of…

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Village Advises Town On ‘Trump 2024’ Tiff:

Village Advises Town On ‘Trump 2024’ Tiff: Consider Not Reappointing Officials Who ‘Threatened’ Mayor On Billboard MILFORD – The Village Board has asked the Town Board to “take…into consideration” the reappointment of two town Planning Board members after a dispute over the “Trump 2024” billboard north of the village on Route 28. The letter to Town Supervisor Bernadette Atwell, dated Tuesday, Feb. 16, was signed by Village Mayor Brian Pokorny, Deputy Mayor Michael Strong and Trustee Austin Partridge. The village…

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Carla Jean Simonds, 69 Jan. 8, 1952- Jan. 12, 2021

IN MEMORIAM Carla Jean Simonds, 69 Jan. 8, 1952- Jan. 12, 2021 ONEONTA – Carla Jean Simonds, 69, passed away Wednesday morning, Jan. 13, 2021, at Bassett Hospital, Cooperstown. She was born Jan. 8, 1952, in Oneonta, the daughter of Clifford and Letha (Beers) Hulbert. Carla married Paul Simonds on Oct. 14, 1972, at the First United Methodist Church, Oneonta. She worked as an LPN at the Oneonta Nursing Home for many years and later for Otsego County Public Health. …

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Noel Dries, 82, Stalwart In Hyde Hall’s Revival

IN MEMORIAM Noel Dries, 82, Stalwart In Hyde Hall’s Revival SPRINGFIELD CENTER – Noel Dries, who played an important role in the overall establishment and maintenance of Hyde Hall, passed away unexpectedly Monday morning, Feb. 8, 2021. A life-long resident of Cary Mede, Town of Springfield, he was 82. A teacher, historian, and tireless researcher and well-loved Springfield resident, he was born May 30, 1938, at what was then a tiny Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital in Cooperstown. He was the…

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Clayton J. Bantham Jr., 90; Korean Era Vet, State Farm Manager

IN MEMORIAM: Clayton H. Bantham Jr., 90; Korean Era Vet, State Farm Manager COOPERSTOWN – Clayton Harvey Bantham Jr., whose father managed Iroquois Farm, passed away Friday morning, Feb. 5, 2021, at Saratoga Hospital. He was 90 and lived in Wilton, Saratoga County. Born Oct. 30, 1930, in Utica, Harvey was the son of Clayton Harvey Bantham, Sr. and Ruth Lucille Kline Bantham. In 1936, he moved to Cooperstown with his family when his father became Iroquois Farm manager.…

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Appointments Available Now: BU and SUNY Poly

COVID VACCINATION CENTRAL Appointments Available Now: BU and SUNY Poly Click Here For ‘Am I Eligible’ App Editor’s Note:  www.AllOTSEGO.com will seek to keep you up to date on the availability of vaccinations against COVID-19.  We will strive to update our information at noon daily. As of noon today, there are now four  New York State special sites still accepting appointments in Potsdam, Syracuse, Johnson City and Utica. According to the NYS website, “The Federal Government determines how much vaccine…