County Delegation Hears Bill Clinton At Albany Gala Otsego County was well represented at the Democratic Rural Conference at a Saturday morning breakfast at the Desmond Americana, where former President Bill Clinton keynoted. Seated from left are Cooperstown Village Trustee Richard Sternberg, Rosemary Abbate of Cooperstown with her husband, Richard, the county Democratic chairman, and Democratic County Elections Commissioners Mike Henrici. Standing, from left, are Dennis Laughlin, Cherry Valley, Irene Stein, Cooperstown, and Oneonta Mayor Gary Herzig. At right, Clinton engages attorney…
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Mike Piazza Jersey Rotated Through HoF A significant Mike Piazza jersey that the Mets managed to let slip from their possession has been purchased by three minority owners of the team who intend to have it rotated on display at Citi Field, the 9/11 Memorial Museum and the Baseball Hall of Fame, the New York Times reported today. …
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IN MEMORIAM: Mary Thomas, 86; Active In Oneonta’s Community Life ONEONTA – Mary Elizabeth Thomas, 86, an active participant in Oneonta community life, passed away peacefully on April 13, 2016, at Focus Rehabilitation & Nursing Center after a long illness, surrounded by her family. Mary was born Nov. 27, 1929, in Rome, N.Y., the oldest child and only daughter of Worden and Isabelle Dunham. She married H. Laverne Thomas, later a longtime mathematics professor at SUNY Oneonta, on Aug. 16,…
At Mel’s, Thursday’s Dinner Echoed Titanic’s Fateful One COOPERSTOWN – Mel’s on 22 joined many restaurants last evening in commemorating the fateful last meal aboard the “unsinkable” Titanic, which sank in the North Atlantic on April 15, 1912, after colliding with an icebear. Mel’s propietor Brian Wrubleski served a menu that echoed the Titanic’s, including local wild ramp, roasted halibut, duck breast and bison, finishing the meal for a dozen participating dines with a duo of desserts, all matched with Napa Valley’s Trinchero…
Antiques Roadshow Appraiser A Hit At HSEAD 70th Gathering…
IN MEMORIAM: Dick Thomson, 85; Retired Insurance Agent, OPT Driver MOUNT VISION – Richard “Dick” Thomson, Sr., 85, a retired insurance agent and OPT driver, passed away on Wednesday, April 13, 2016, at home in Mount Vision surrounded by his family. He was born on Nov. 11, 1930, in Endicott, the son of Alexander Wesley and Katherine (Robideau) Thomson. He married Beverly O’Kelly in Norwich in 1954. He served his country in the Navy.…
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WHAT’S HAPPENIN’ FRIDAY, APRIL 15 ‘Fabulous Fridays’ Begin For Season In Oneonta HISTORICAL ARTS — 2 p.m.-10 p.m. (also 9 a.m.-10 p.m. April 16 & 9 a.m.-noon April 17). Free public exhibition and demos at Historical Society of Early American Decoration’s 70th anniversary “Coming Home” conference. 2 p.m. Friday appearance by Ken Farmer, of PBS’s “Antiques Roadshow.” Ticketed dinner banquet with British decorative art expert Yvonne M. Jones. The Otesaga, 60 Lake St., Cooperstown. Info, tickets, (607) 547-5667 or info@hsead.org ART…
IN MEMORIAM: Sylvia Barringer, 87; Raised 9 Children After Husband Died RICHFIELD SPRINGS – Sylvia Barringer, 87, who raised nine children on her own in Herkimer after her husband died in 1968, died Wednesday, April 13, 2016, at Bassett Hospital with her family by her side. Survivors include a daughter in Oneonta and four children in Richfield Springs. She was born on July 4, 1928, in Herkimer, daughter of the late Joseph and Ida Atkinson Doyle. She was raised in…
