IN MEMORIAM: Elaine W. LaBarge, 74; Nurse In Mohawk Valley, Bassett Hospital RICHFIELD SPRINGS – Elaine LaBarge, who retired from Bassett Hospital after a career in nursing, passed away Jan. 19, 2020 at Bassett Hospital after a courageous battle with pulmonary fibrosis. She was surrounded by those she loved deeply in her heart. She was born in Ilion on Feb. 19, 1945, to the late Francis and Esther Werthman. Elaine was a 1963 graduate of Mohawk High School and a 1964…
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IN MEMORIAM: Rita Ann Wellman, 81; Professor’s Wife Active In Community ONEONTA – Rita Ann Wellman, 81, wife of a SUNY Oneonta professor and a lifelong community volunteer, passed away on Jan. 14, 2020, at her most recent home, the Plains at Parish Homestead. She was born on April 24, 1938, in Milford, Conn., the daughter of Roy and Alice (McDermott) Nurenberg. After graduating from Orange High School, Rita began studying sociology at the University of Connecticut. She transferred to…
Jury Selection Starts In Fatal Oneonta Fire Truitt Brother, Girlfriend May Testify By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – The brother and the ex-girlfriend of Gabriel Truitt, 33, may be called to testify in the trial now underway in Otsego County Court. They are Terrence Truitt and Heather Engler, and Gabriel is the Oneonta man charged with arson and first-degree murder in the death of former Oneonta firefighter John Heller on Dec. 30, 2018. Jury selection began Tuesday,…
Republicans, Democrats Plan Caucuses This Week 3 Seats Up In March Village Elections COOPERSTOWN – Cooperstown Republicans and Democrats have scheduled caucuses this week to nominate candidates for three openings in the village’s Tuesday, March 18, elections: a two-year mayoral term and two three-year terms for trustee. The Democratic caucus was planned at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 22, at Village Hall, 22 Main St. The Republican caucus is at 9 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 25, at the Casale Group office, 25 Chestnut…
Information Hearing Underway On 2% County Bed-Tax Increase…
Jeter, Walker Headed To Baseball Hall Of Fame COOPERSTOWN – In their first and last years of eligibility, respectively, Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter and Expos outfielder Larry Walker were elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame this evening. Jeter received 99.7 percent of the vote, falling one vote shy of unanimous. Walker, only the second Canadian to enter the Hall of Fame, received 76.6 percent of the vote. The Baseball Hall of Fame Induction will be held Sunday, July 26…
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Classroom Size, Programs On CCS Budget Agenda By JAMES CUMMINGS • Special To ALLOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – K-12 staffing, extracurricular activities and classroom sizes will all be discussed during the second of three public meetings on the Cooperstown Central School budget, scheduled for 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 22 at the school. “We are in the very early stages of budget formation,” said Superintendent Bill Crankshaw. “Last month we discussed the administration portion of the budget. This month we will talk about…
McEvoy To Run Again For Assembly In 101st He Promises To Kill ‘Catskill Snake’ WESTFORD – Democrat Chad McEvoy this morning announced he will run again in the 101st District against Republican Brian Miller. This year’s election is Nov. 3. The 101st is “one of the most gerrymandered in all New York State,” McEvoy said in his announcement. It winds spaghetti-like from the Utica area to Orange County, north of Newburgh. When he ran in 2018, one of McEvoy’s main…