Common Council Fire Pact Meeting Changes, Will Now Be On Tuesday ONEONTA – Mayor Gary Herzig has changed the special meeting to brief Common Council on fire-contract negotiations with the Town of Oneonta Fire District #1 to 3:30 p.m. tomorrow (Tuesday). The meeting is open to the public. By telephone, the mayor was able to poll seven of eight Council members last Thursday, after state Supreme Court Judge Michael V. Coccoma extended the city-town contract until Valentine’s Day, and directed both…
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IN MEMORIAM: Susan Stevens, 58; Otesaga Employee COOPERSTOWN – Susan Stevens, a former resident of Pierstown and employee at The Otesaga, died Sunday, Dec. 27, 2015, at the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home in Winston-Salem, N.C. She was 58. Arrangements are pending with the Connell, Dow & Deysenroth Funeral Home.…
City, Some County Candidates To Be Sworn In New Year’s Day ONEONTA – Successful Oneonta area candidates in the Nov. 3 local elections will take their oaths of office at noon New Year’s Day in Foothills’ Atrium. A reception will follow. First, state Supreme Court Judge Michael V. Coccoma will swear in City Court Judge Lucy Bernier for another term. Then Judge Bernier will swear in Mayor Gary Herzig and Common Council members, and any county board representatives who are present.…
IN MEMORIAM: Barbara Dorsey, 88; Calling Hours Today For Mother Of 4 COOPERSTOWN – Barbara Fort Dorsey, 88, who retired to Cooperstown in 1991 with her late husband, John, died peacefully Friday, Dec. 18, 2015, at Bassett Hospital, surrounded by her family. Calling hours are today and the funeral Monday. Born March 14, 1927, in Utica, Barbara was the only child of Margaret (McKenny) William Lapham Fort. Raised in Douglaston, Queens, she studied English at Marymount College in Tarrytown. She…
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IN MEMORIAM: Fannie A. Navarra, 100; Operated Beauty Shop In Cooperstown COOPERSTOWN – Fannie A. Navarra, 100, who ran a Main Street beauty parlor and barbershop with her husband, died peacefully Friday Oct. 30, 2015. Born Aug. 14, 1915 in Brooklyn, Fannie was the fourth of four children of Salvatore and Ninfa (Dippa) Stallone, who had immigrated to America in 1905. She grew up in Brooklyn where her father was a barber and enjoyed summers at the family cottage near…
IN MEMORIAM: Rev. David J. Born, 68; Spent Career in New York City Ministry WESTFORD – Rev. David J. Born, 68, who moved to Otsego County in his retirement and served on the Board of Directors of the Otsego Jail Ministry, died Thursday, Oct. 22, 2015, at his home in Westford. Born in Minneapolis, Minn., on May 3, 1947 to Andrew E. and Hilda M. (Spiegelberg) Born, David made his career in the ministry in New York City. He graduated with…
IN MEMORIAM: Arlene M. Woodin, 81; Nationally Recognized Creative Baker COOPERSTOWN – Arlene M. Woodin, a home-economics teacher nationally recognized for her creative baking, passed away Saturday morning, Oct. 10, 2015, at Fox Nursing Home in Oneonta. She was 81. Born on July 23, 1934, in Marseilles, Ill., Arlene Marie was the only child of Joseph and Lena née Veronda Viviani. Following her graduation from Marseilles High School in 1952 she attended Illinois State Normal University where she received a…
IN MEMORIAM: Wilfred J. Ennis, Cooperstown COOPERSTOWN – Wilfred (Bill) J. Ennis, who retired from a career in insurance, passed away Sunday, Oct. 18, after a long battle with multiple chronic conditions. A cardiac condition forced Bill into early retirement and he moved to Cooperstown with his wife of almost 60 years, Mildred. Retirement provided more time to listen to jazz, read and discuss politics, and watch the Jets.…
