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From time to time, we check in to see how various projects and stories are progressing. This week, we “circle back” to YMCA Specialty Fitness and the Otsego County clerk, and provide an update on fundraising efforts on behalf of Enoch Bright Ampong.…
ALBANY – Charles M. “Chuck” Brooks passed away suddenly Tuesday, January 23, 2024.
Born March 30, 1954, in Brockton, Massachusetts, he was the eldest of three children of Massachusetts natives Malcolm Norris Brooks and Esther Claire Kent Brooks. The family lived in Cohasset, Massachusetts, and then moved to Cooperstown in July of 1963 when Chuck’s father was hired as Director of the Alfred Corning Clark Gymnasium. Chuck enjoyed his youth in Cooperstown, and was active with church youth programs, especially at The First Presbyterian Church of Cooperstown. Chuck graduated from Cooperstown Central School with the Class of 1972. During his high school years Chuck participated on the basketball and tennis teams. He also enjoyed bowling and playing squash at the ACC gym. He earned both his undergraduate and Master’s degrees at Springfield College and, much like his father, began serving youth in what would become a 34 year a career with the YMCA, 24 of which he was executive director.…
Martha Mary (Richtsfeld) Messner, a well-known and much-loved nurse in Otsego County for most of her life, died on December 13, 2024 at age 75 after a courageous battle with Alzheimer’s disease. Martha was born on March 22, 1949 in Oneonta, New York, to Erna and Marcus Richtsfeld, both immigrants from Germany, and was baptized at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Delhi on May 1, 1949. Martha grew up on the family dairy farm near East Meredith where she and her sister, Carol, worked hard each day throughout their childhood while also attending school full time.…