FROM THE HEART OF OHIO Which Appliance Should We Be Afraid Of Next? We have long known that, when it comes to many things, we can undoubtedly be classified as a first-class dinosaur. This is particularly true when it comes to current technology. We will admit to being able to send and receive email. We can also, to a certain extent, manage to look things up on the Internet. However, we made the decision long ago to abandon Facebook. And…
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Longest U.S. Shutdown Has Little Local Impact Only 2½ Layoffs Of Federal Workers Here By LIBBY CUDMORE So far, except for 2 1/2 layoffs at the USDA Farm Service Agency, there appears to be no local impacts from the longest U.S. government shutdown in history, now in its fourth week. Approximately 125 Otsego County residents work for the federal government, but most work for the U.S. Postal Service, which is exempt from the shutdown, said Christian Harris, state Labor Department…
HOMETOWN History Compiled by Tom Heitz and Sharon Stuart, with resources courtesy of The Fenimore Art Museum Research Library. 150 Years Ago On Tuesday, January 12, 1869, the great event transpired for which the people have been waiting many years. Five trains full of people were gathered between Albany and Binghamton, the last on reaching its destination at 5:30 p.m. The banquet in honor of the occasion was held at Fireman’s Hall in that live young city, and did not…
Sandee H. Alpern, 71, Cooperstown; Spinner, Weaver, Potter, Teacher COOPERSTOWN – Sandee Hillman Alpern, 71, a spinner, weaver and potter, as well as Cooperstown Elementary teacher, passed away this morning, Jan. 10, 2019, at Chestnut Park Rehabilitation & Nursing Center in Oneonta. She had lived in Cooperstown since 1976. Sandee was born in New York City on June 24, 1947, and grew up in Great Neck, Long Island. She attended Lesley University in Cambridge, Mass., where she earned her bachelor…
Mebust Leading New Committee Of Village Dems COOPERSTOWN – Lynne Mebust was elected chair of the newly formed Democratic Village Committee during its first meeting on Monday, Jan. 14. Village Trustee Jeanne Dewey was elected treasurer and Liz Callahan secretary. Also on the committee are Eugene Berman, and county committee members Melinda Harden, MacGuire Benton, and…
From Single Van, Cooperstown Couple Built 3-County Ambulance Service By JIM KEVLIN COOPERSTOWN – It began in a simpler time. “I was in the room when Jim Dow bought the medical coach from Bassett for $1,” recalled Margaret McGown. That was almost four decades ago, and McGown and her husband, Mark Zeek, on Jan. 8, sold what has since grown from the single van into the three-county, 12-ambulance, five-station, 95-employee Cooperstown Medical Transport. “We’ve lived the American Dream,” she repeated…
Roger B. Sullivan, 68; SUNY Oneonta Asst. VP In Upgrading Enrollment OTEGO – Roger B. Sullivan, 68, SUNY Oneonta associate vice president/enrollment management, passed away on Jan. 4, 2019, at his home in Otego. He also had a home in Sunset Beach, N.C. Roger was born on Dec. 28, 1950, in Ogdensburg, the son of Roger P. and Velma I. (O’Shaughnessy) Sullivan. He graduated from Lisbon Central High School and later earned undergraduate and graduate degrees from SUNY Potsdam and…
COOPERSTOWN AND AROUND and CITY OF THE HILLS 20 Inches Of Snow On Way This Weekend As much as 20 inches of snow could fall on Otsego County this weekend, according to Accuweather. The strong snowstorm is predicted to start in the Midwest and sweep up central Pennsylvania and into central New York by Thursday or Friday. Though snow will start on Friday and continue on Saturday, the majority of the snow will fall on Sunday. Snow is also predicted…
‘Citizen Clark’ Film, Basketball Tourney, Art For The SPCA Oneonta filmmaker Joe Stillman hosts the local debut of his award-winning documentary “Citizen Clark: A Life of Principle” about former U.S. Attorney General and Human Rights activist Ramsey Clark. Afterwards, Stillman will discuss Clark’s work and relevance to present day democracy. Suggested $10 donation. 6 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 20, Unitarian Universalist Society of Oneonta, 12 Ford Ave., Oneonta. Info (607) 287-5175. • Stuff of Dreams productions presents “The Children’s Hour” by Lillian Hellman,…
Known For Baroque Opera, She’s Praised For Book, Too Jane Glover Hit Author With ‘Handel In London’ By LIBBY CUDMORE CHERRY VALLEY – Fixing up a guest house in Cherry Valley, Graham Humes was worried what his summer tenant, Jane Glover, in town to conduct “L’Incoronazione di Poppea” at the 1994 Glimmerglass Festival, might think. “I was afraid she wouldn’t like it!” he said. “But we got a piano in there for her, and she was very happy.” So happy, in fact,…
