Corinne Hillman, 98; Teacher, Cooperstown Cotillion Mainstay COOPERSTOWN – Corinne Hillman, 98, a retired teacher known to a generation of Cooperstown Area eighth graders for teaching them to ballroom dance for the annual Cotillion at The Otesaga, passed away on Friday Feb. 15, 2019, at Cooperstown Center for Rehabilitation & Nursing. She was born on Jan. 1, 1921, and grew up in New York City. She attended Hunter College and New York University, and earned her master’s degree and teaching…
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DELGADO PACKS HOUSE Hearty Applause Greets Freshman Congressman COOPERSTOWN – Entering the ballroom at 22 Main St., Congressman Antonio Delgado, D-19, looked around for a flag. “I like to start these events off with the pledge,” he said as he took the mic. There was one by the window, and he led the 400 attendees in the Pledge of Allegiance before launching into his remarks at his first Cooperstown “Town Hall” since defeating Republican John Faso on Nov. 6. “I…
INTERVIEW WITH DR. GERALD BENJAMIN WHAT’S THE MATTER WITH UPSTATE? It all began with a technological breakthrough – in Syracuse. Air conditioning. Air conditioning used to be very expensive. Installation as well as maintenance were something not everyone could afford. However today, according to Coolest Gadgets the best AC units won’t break the bank anymore. Its development by General Electric in that central New York city opened the way for the industrial development of the South and Southwest, and the…
Dog-Shelter Fundraising, Plus Theater Enjoy more than 20 local beer and cider tastings and help Superheroes In Ripped Jeans raise funds to buy the former Crescent Pet Lodge on Winney Hill Road, Oneonta. A $25 VIP ticket gets you tastings at 4 p.m., $15 general admission starts at 5 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 23, My Father’s Place, 5690 NY-7, Oneonta. Info, shirjfundraising@gmail.com. • SUNY Oneonta’s Mask & Hammer Theatre Club presents…
Gregory L. Hext, 74; Vietnam Vet, Worked For Remington RICHFIELD SPRINGS – Gregory L. Hext, 74, a Vietnam veteran who worked for Remington Arms, passed away peacefully Tuesday evening, Feb. 12, 2019, at Bassett Hospital. Greg was born Sept. 28, 1944, in Herkimer, a son to the late Gerald and Florence Price Hext. He was raised in educated in Richfield Springs. After high school, he served in the Navy during Vietnam. On June 25, 1966, he married the former Marilyn…
We Must Decide If We Want Them Here MARIJUANA SHOPS? By JENNIFER HILL County Board Must Give OK To Pot Stores You can smoke it in Otsego County if marijuana is legalized – but can you sell it? Legislation now being considered in Albany would legalize use of recreational marijuana statewide, but individual counties must decide whether dispensaries would be permitted to sell pot. If such dispensaries were approved, the City of Oneonta, towns and village would be able to…
After Decades Breaking Otsego Lake Ice, HEAT! Watch For ‘Bubba,’ ‘Darling Tug,’ This Spring By JIM KEVLIN COOPERSTOWN – You may have noticed a tug boat, “Bubba,” parked in the snow between the Lakefront Hotel & Restaurant and the lighthouse. There’s a story behind it. Last April, as her family – beginning with grandfather Alfred Engelmann – has done for 63 years, Lakefront proprietor Paula Wikoff headed out in a 30-foot steel cutter – let’s call it “Blue” – to…
CUOMO: ‘Fundamentals That Attracted Amazon Here Remain’ Editor’s Note: Governor Cuomo issued this statement after Amazon announced Thursday, Feb. 14, it is backing out of the 27,000-job HQ2 planned for Long Island City. Amazon chose to come to New York because we are the capital of the world and the best place to do business. We competed in and won the most hotly contested national economic development competition in the United States, resulting in at least 25,000-40,000 good-paying jobs for…
BOUND VOLUMES Feb. 22, 2019 200 YEARS AGO Otsego County Convictions – At the last term of the County Court held in this Village last week – John Cunningham was convicted of Grand Larceny and sentenced to imprisonment in the State Prison at hard labor, for the term of 3 years and 6 months. Jacob Vanderhoof was also convicted of the like offense and sentenced to the state prison for the term of 3 years and 6 months, at hard…
Until Available 24/7, Renewable Energy Not Ready For Prime Time The Otsego County Chamber board and president deserve a heartfelt “thank you” for having the vision and courage to host the “Energy Summit” Thursday, Jan. 31, at The Otesaga. Speakers from New York and Pennsylvania talked about fossil fuels and renewables, including biomass, ethanol, electric cars, wind, solar and geo-thermal. At the end of the day, it was clear that, although promising for the future, renewables are not currently capable…
