Sewerage Work Begins Monday At Gilbert Lake Worked Planned To Limit Disruptions LAURENS – $2.2 million in upgrades to Gilbert Lake State Park’s sewerage will begin Monday, New York State Parks announced today. The project, funded in part by the NY Works program, with additional funding from Federal Land &d Water Conservation Fund dollars, will provide much improved sanitary facilities for the 200,000 patrons who visit the park annually. To limit disruption to patrons, work on the project will take…
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IN MEMORIAM: Connie Quackenbush, 80; 1957 OHS Graduate Worked At Fox Hospital ONEONTA – Constance “Connie” Quackenbush, 80, passed away Jan. 22, 2020, at Bassett Hospital. She graduated from Oneonta High School in 1957 and was formerly employed at Fox Hospital.…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for FRIDAY, JANUARY 31 Film Series Finale Features ‘Won’t You Be My Neighbor’ FILM SERIES – 6:30 p.m. Cabin Fever film series concludes with showing of ‘Won’t You Be My Neighbor’ (2018) directed by Morgan Neville. Film begins at 7. Free, donations accepted. Fenimore Art Museum, Cooperstown. 607-547-1400 or visit www.fenimoreartmuseum.org…
REOPENING DUE NEXT WEEK New Bar Installed As Mel’s Redo Nears End Clerk of the Works Frank Halay, right, directs the installation of the new bar, as a month-long renovations at Mel’s at 22, the Cooperstown hot spot, is nearing completion. The bar was built in Amish carpenter Paul Byler’s shop in the Town of Springfield and transported down East Lake Road at noon today to restaurateur Brian Wrubleski’s establishment. Next to Halay are Mike Beilby, Sean Murray, Adam Halay,…
Truitt Guilty Of Arson, Murder ‘I Had To Do It For John,’ Fiancee Declares At Verdict By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.ALLOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – It took just over two hours for the jury to find Gabriel Trutt, 33, guilty of arson and murder in the Dec. 29, 2018, fatal fire at 5 Walling Ave., Oneonta, that killed John Heller. Heller, a former Oneonta fireman, got his four nephews and fiancée to safety before he was trapped in the third-floor…
BULLETIN TRUITT GUILTY IN ARSON, MURDER COOPERSTOWN – Shortly after noon today, a jury found Gabriel Truitt guilty on all four counts of arson and murder charges in the Dec. 29, 2018, early morning fire at 5 Whalling Ave., Oneonta, where former Oneonta firefighter John Heller died. This is a developing story; please check back this afternoon for details. RECAP OF THE CASE Proceedings Underway in Truitt Case Investigator Testimony: Accelerant Under Door Accelerant Isopropyl Alcohol, Arson Expert Testifies Girlfriend:…
On WAMC’s ‘Morning Headlines’, Editor Describes Fred Lemister’s Amazing Career In this week’s “Morning Headlines” on WAMC/Northeast Public Radio, Jim Kevlin, editor/publisher of www.AllOTSEGO.com (and Hometown Oneonta & the Freeman’s Journal), talks about last Saturday’s testimonial at Bassett Hall, where more than 200 wellwishers thanked Fred Lemister for his 9,400-call career as an EMT and EMT trainer. CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO WAMC REPORT…
IN MEMORIAM Dr. Howard Joseph, 94, Oneonta; Practiced Podiatry In City 50 Years ONEONTA – Dr. Howard Joseph, 94, who practiced podiatry in Oneonta for 50 years and was active in the city’s civic life, died Saturday, Jan. 25, at his home following a brief illness. The son of Harry and Gertrude Joseph, he was raised in The Bronx, and met his future wife, Bernice, while they were both growing up there. They were married for 73 years. During World…
Truitt Case Heads To Jury In Closing Statements, Attorneys Debate Timeline By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to ALLOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – For two minutes, District Attorney John Muehl stood in complete silence. “Gabriel Truitt is at 5 Walling Avenue for two minutes,” he told the jury. “You may think that’s not much time, but you can get a lot done in two minutes, especially if you’ve planned to.” Muehl, along with Public Defender Michael Trosset, made their closing statements this afternoon…
IN MEMORIAM: Phyllis G. Cooke, 86; Former WAC, Four Daughters Survive UNADILLA – Phyllis G. Cooke, 86, of Unadilla, a former WAC and mother of four daughters, passed away peacefully on Monday, Jan. 27, 2020, at the state Veterans Home in Oxford. She was born on April 9, 1933, in Preston Park, Pa., to Ward & Hope (Phillips) Sherman. As a child, Phyllis attended a one-room school house and was raised by her mother and siblings on a small farm. …