Fire in Cherry Valley leaves one dead Police and firefighters responded to a structure fire in Cherry Valley last night that caused the death of one person. The deceased, Ellen Cantrell, 58, was located inside the travel trailer at County Road 34A. New York State Police, Richfield Springs Fire Department, Cherry Valley Fire Department, and Middlefield Fire Department responded to extinguish the flames. Cooperstown EMS and Otsego County EMS also responded. According to a New York State Police media release,…
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ARPA funds will be used for outdoor activities in Oneonta The City of Oneonta plans to use the $1.4 million from the American Rescue Plan Act to fund outdoor activities in Oneonta. Some of the projects include a paved millrace Neahwa Park trail, Neahwa Park permanent stage and amphitheater, Neahwa Park basketball court, playground improvements, electric infrastructure improvements, installation of public art, and Wilber Lake Trail Bridge replacement.…
Bassett Medical Center Clinic main entrance closed The main entrance to Bassett Medical Centers Clinic is temporarily closed due to a problem with the overhang roof. The facilities department and McCarthy Construction are working on a long term solution. Meanwhile, visitors to the clinic should use side entrance.…
What’s fun in Otsego County ►Thursday, Nov. 11 BOOK CLUB – Pick up a copy of ‘Writers & Lovers’ by Lilly King, then discuss it with the group on Zoom on 11/30 at 7 p.m. Presented by Huntington Memorial Library, Oneonta. Visit facebook.com/hmloneonta/ for info. CELEBRATION – 9 a.m. Celebrate Hall of Famers who served in the armed forces. Visitors will also have a chance to write a letter to military personnel and veterans from noon – 2 p.m. which…
Dog Charmer by Tom Shelby Terrier Afraid of Everything Tom, We have a 7-month-old Boston Terrier, Maggie, who is fearful of everything including me. She loves me but is afraid if I talk too loud or move fast. Also big-time stranger-danger to anyone new. We also have a 10-year-old Boston, Chloe, who is the best dog, loves everyone and is so laid back. I want Maggie to be happy and not in fear. If I put a Thundershirt on her,…
Life Sketches by Terry Berskon Father of the man Several years ago I received a wedding announcement from my cousin Francine who lived in the town of Savigny Sur Orge, which is a 20-minute train ride from Paris, France. She said that her son Ben had finally married his girlfriend whom he had been living with for ten years. The girl, Isabelle, is a doctor and comes from a small French village where there hadn’t been a wedding for 17…
CCS Thespians bring live musical back to the stage By TED POTRIKUS • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Kenneth Grahame’s beloved book “The Wind in the Willows” comes to life on stage when the Cooperstown Central School’s CCS Thespians open a weekend’s worth of performances beginning November 12. “This is a huge undertaking, but we’re so excited,” said CCS music teacher and show director Tim Iversen. “We planned on a different show but we wanted to get as many people on stage…
Leatherstocking Golf Course Turkey Shoot Cross-Country Scramble results LADIES GROSS Laura Coleman – Erin Quirk-Lin Vincent – Shirley Winkler 69 NET Maureen Kuhn – Kathy Faber – Pat Grillo – Carrie Carney 52 MEN GROSS Jack Drumm – Zach Bowerman – Kris Schneeberg – Andrew Davis 50 Kyle Liner – Dan Schallert – Brett Armstrong – Mike Swatling 53 NET Alan Basile – Tim Haney – Tim Parsons – Walter Haner 43 Derek Walbridge – Joe Membrino – Ciaran McHugh…
A Local Polio Pioneer In 1954, Ellen Feury Levine, of Cooperstown, became a pioneer. Ellen and the rest of her second grade class at Cooperstown Central School received shots in the first national tests of a trial polio vaccine. Levine had joined the decades-long, national effort to defeat a virus that ravaged thousands and worried millions of Americans for decades.…
Photos: Veteran’s Day Parade in Cooperstown…