IN MEMORIAM Joan Kammerer Toorey, 95; Summered On Goodyear Lake ONEONTA – Joan Kammerer Torrey, 95, who arrived in Oneonta by train & returned every summer, passed away at home in Clearwater, Fla., on Wednesday, May 27, 2020. She was born in the Bronx, the daughter of Andrew and Mary (McKinney) Kammerer. She graduated from Haverstraw High School. After high school, she came to Oneonta on a train, arriving at what is now The Depot Restaurant. While attending Oneonta State…
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Karen Sullivan To Retire As Director Of Planning COOPERSTOWN – Karen Sullivan, director of the county Planning Department, will retire at the end of the month, county board Chairman David Bliss, R-Cooperstown/Town of Middlefield, announced a few minutes ago. An Oneonta native (her maiden name was Laskaris), she joined the Planning Department in 2006, and succeeded Terry Bliss on his retirement in 2013. She previously had been with the Delaware County Planning Department. A graduate of SUNY Oneonta, she later…
IN MEMORIAM Wayne Stanley Cook I, 82; Butcher Opened Car Lot ONEONTA – Wayne Stanley Cook I, 82, owner of Wayne’s Cars and a former meat cutter at Bruno Scavo’s grocery, passed away Saturday, May 23, 2020 at the Chestnut Park Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, Oneonta, where he was a resident for the past 5 years during his battle with Alzheimer’s. Wayne was born Oct. 25, 1937 in Oneonta, the first of eleven children of the late LaVerne Alberti Cook…
IN APPRECIATION George Floyd, 46, From Fellow Texan By CHIP NORTHRUP • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com George Floyd was a big, happy-go-lucky Texan. He had a daughter named Gianna and was a member of a Bible study class. I grew up in Texas with good hard working men like George, including members of his extended family. Otis Floyd, Sr. was our handyman. His sons Otis, Jr., Michael and Clifford were our moving men. His wife, Hazel Gay Floyd helped raise our…
4th Week Cancelled At All Star Village WEST ONEONTA – Marty Patton, Cooperstown All Star Village proprietor, has announced the fourth week of the season has been cancelled. In accordance to his plan to cancel the youth baseball season week-by-week a month in advance of the scheduled tournaments, Patton advised families and coaches scheduled to be here June 27-July 3 that there will be no play that week.…
GOVERNOR’S BRIEFING/Tuesday, June 2 As WNY Opens, Cuomo Tells Protesters: Enough In today’s briefing, Governor Cuomo reported the COVID-19 numbers continue to drop, and Western New York prepares to enter Phase 2 of reopening. He also told protesters of George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis that he agrees with their dismay, but “enough is enough.”…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3 Baseball Cards In Pop Culture FIELD TRIP – 1 p.m. Learn about history of pop culture through study of baseball cards, application of baseball terminology to everyday life. Learn about the effect of the Civil War on the growth of the game, tobacco and gum cards, more with the Baseball Hall of Fame. Registration required. Visit baseballhall.org/events/encore-virtual-field-trip-pop-culture-through-baseball-cards?date=0 for info.…
Police: Man Choked Woman, Tried To Burn House Down COOPERSTOWN – Otsego County Sheriffs arrested a New Lisbon man after he allegedly choked a female victim and attempted to set her house on fire, according to Sheriff Richard J. Devlin Jr. Joshua Donnelly, 32, New Lisbon, was arrested following a domestic dispute where he allegedly choked a woman in her home. “He crumpled up paper all over the house and tried to light it on fire,” said Devlin. “She put…
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‘Justice For Floyd’ Rally Planned in Cooperstown By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – Following the outpouring of support at the Oneonta “Justice for George Floyd” rally, a second such protest has been scheduled for Cooperstown at 1 p.m. Sunday, June 7 in front of the Otsego County Courthouse. “I was approached by my friend Maria Noto to help organize the protest,” said Village Trustee MacGuire Benton, who was at Sunday’s protest. “And I never say no to…