Candidate Ainsworth Introduced At Tonight’s School Board Meeting COOPERSTOWN – Marielle Ainsworth, who is unopposed for an open seat in the Tuesday, May 17, Cooperstown Central budget vote and election, was introduced to attendees at this evening CCS board meeting by President Teresa Russo. She is running for the seat vacated by Andrew Marietta, who was elected to the county Board of Representatives last fall. Board Vice President Mary Leonard is running unopposed for a second.…
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Anne Meccariello Named CCS Elementary Principal COOPERSTOWN – At this hour, the Cooperstown Central school board is confirming Ann Meccariello as permanent elementary school principal. She has served as interim principal since the retirement of Teresa Gorman in June 2015. She was chosen after a year-long search involving the school board, teachers and members of the community.…
IN MEMORIAM: Mickey Russ, 91; Spent Life In Town Of Maryland MARYLAND – Wilber G. Russ “Mickey” passed away on May 8, 2016. Born June 28, 1924, in the Town of Maryland, he lived his entire 91 years there. Mickey was married to Betty Kniskern on Oct. 13, 1945, in Oneonta and they shared 70 wonderful years together.…
3 Arrested In Oneonta For Heroin, Crack, Pills ONEONTA – Heroin, crack cocaine and prescription pills were seized during a Sunday morning drug bust on Rose Avenue that lead to the arrest of an Oneonta woman and two men from the Bronx. Haley E. Cornell, 26, Oneonta, was arrested with Shakeem D.Q. Enang, 26 and Michael J. Lightly, 31, both of Bronx were arrested after a no-knock warrant at 2 Rose Avenue in the city. Sheriff’s deputies, assisted by the Oneonta Police Department,…
Work To Begin A Week Early On Cooperstown Village Hall COOPERSTOWN – Repairs and repainting on the Main Street side of Cooperstown’s Village Hall will begin sometime this week, a week early than expected, according to Trustee Lou Allstadt, who chairs the trustees’ Building Committee. During the renovations – they include the front steps, the columns, porch and front doors – library patrons and people accessing the Cooperstown Art Association, village offices and the police station must do so through the building’s…
Bright Hill Center Appoints Part-Time Managing Director TREADWELL – Donna Dvoracek of Edmeston has been named part-time managing director of the Bright Hill Press & Bright Hill Literary Center, President Michael Hammerslag announced today. Dvoracek will work directly with Bertha Rogers, founding artistic director (formerly founding executive director) under the guidance of BHLC’s Board of Directors. With Rogers, she will supervise BHLC’s administrative assistant, Lawrence E. Shaw, as well as seasonal interns and library and office volunteers.…
Teddy Trosset Ties For Second At NY Junior PGA Tournament COOPERSTOWN – Teddy Trosset of Cooperstown tied for second with a 5-under-par 149 in the 2016 state PGA Junior Championship, played over the weekend at The Otesaga’s Leatherstocking Golf Course. See full results…
SUNY ONEONTA GRADUATION MAY 14 SUNY Oneonta Honors 2 Broadway Standouts ONEONTA – Two distinguished SUNY Oneonta alumni, Hal Luftig (1979) and Neil Mazzella (1973), will receive honorary doctorates at the Class of 2016’s commencement Saturday, May 14. The college will offer three ceremonies in the Dewar Arena of the Alumni Field House. The ceremony for students graduating from the School of Arts & Humanities and the School of Natural & Mathematical Sciences will be held at 9 a.m., followed…
HARTWICK COMMENCEMENT MAY 21 George Bruno, Clinton Envoy, Will Address 85th Graduation ONEONTA – George Bruno, Class of 1964, President Clinton’s ambassador to Belize (1994-97) and a champion for civil rights and democracy across the globe, will deliver the commencement address at Hartwick College’s 85th graduation at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, May 21, on Elmore Field. Bruno served as President Bill Clinton’s Ambassador to Belize from 1994 to 1997. Today, he manages LawServe, a global immigration law firm in Manchester, N.H., and is…
IN MEMORIAM: Peg Torruella, 81; ‘Mrs. T’ Well-Known In Cooperstown COOPERSTOWN – Margaret A. (Peg) Torruella, 81, beloved wife of Maurice passed away at her home on May 7, 2016 surrounded by her family. Peg was born in Hartford, Conn., on March 24, 1935, to Eleanor and Vincent James McDonald. After spending her childhood years growing up in Yonkers and The Bronx, and marrying her husband Maurice (of 61 years), she moved to New City. Here she raised her six…
