Enthusiastic Frank Rollins Fans Find Mementos In His Archives COOPERSTOWN – Hundreds of Cooperstonians are taking trips down memory lane at this hour, looking through thousands of the remaining images from Frank Rollins photo archives and buying those memories for 25 cents apiece. Rollins, who was hired as a Cooperstown school teacher in the late 1950s, and for the next half-century took tens of thousands of photos – from street scenes, to school plays, to formal graduation portraits, to sporting…
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Seward, Tenney Help Rededicate Route 23 In Honor Of Veterans State Sen. Jim Seward and Assemblyman Claudia Tenney, above, join Tony Moore and Herman Riese Monday in unveiling the new sign proclaiming a portion of Route 23 at the Otsego-Delaware County line as “Davenport VFW Memorial Highway.” They are observed by a group of area veterans: Ken Kennedy, Dwayne Hill, John McCulley, Jerry Rifenbarf, John Herron, Len Carson, Ray Smith, Bob Miller, Tony Moore, Patti Valente, Dennis Valente, Tony…
IN MEMORIAM: Doris M. Winne, 92; Ran Cooperstown Diner For 20 Years ONEIDA – Doris M. Winne, 92, who operated the Cooperstown Diner for more than 20 years with her sister, passed away at home on Friday. She was born in Gilboa on Dec. 24, 1921, the daughter of Arthur and Anna May Mattice Davis. She attended Cooperstown High School and married George W. Winne in Cooperstown on Sept. 15, 1944. The couple moved to Oneida in 1950. He died…
IN MEMORIAM: James A. Atcher, 61; Retired From SUNY OTEGO – James A. Atcher, 61, employed in SUNY Oneonta maintenance for 20 years before his retirement in 1996, passed away on Friday at Bassett Hospital.…
Sunday’s Town, Gown Gala Seeks To Build College, Community Ties By LIBBY CUDMORE • allotsego.com Exclusive ONEONTA – For Kaler Carpenter, the Town & Gown Gala – free this Sunday at Foothills – is not just a fundraiser: It’s a chance to bring the community together. “There’s a lot of division between the residents of Oneonta and the students because of behavior,” said Carpenter. “I knew we needed something more than a rock show to bring everyone together.” From 3…
By Day’s End, 17 Trees Will Clothe Denuded Downtown Cooperstown COOPERSTOWN – At 10:30 today, a crew from All Seasons Landscaping, Lowville, began planting 17 trees – a half-dozen varieties – along Main Street’s north side, bringing the first half of a $2 million sidewalk-replacement project to an end. All Seasons is a subcontractor of Central Paving, Ilion, which began the job in the spring and plans to complete the southside by next Memorial Day. The trees are from Schichtel’s…
IN MEMORIAM: Muriel J. Close, War Bride, Active In American Guild Of Organists (AGO) ONEONTA – Muriel Joy Close, 90, Oneonta, a native of Great Britain who met her husband in the British Isles during World War II, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2014 at the Chestnut Park Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Oneonta. She was born Jan. 30, 1924, in Westminster, London, the daughter of the late William J. and Daisy L. (Ball) Wheeler. Muriel grew up in Greenford, Middlesex,…
IN MEMORIAM: Susan S. Rodd, 72; She Co-Authored Book On Grieving FLY CREEK – Susan Stickland Rodd, 72, who after her husband’s death in 1977 co-wrote “Beyond Loss: A Practical Guide Through Grief to Meaningful Life,” died peacefully in Cooperstown on Oct. 28, 2014. She was 72.…
Fund In Mayor Miller’s Memory To Plant, Preserve Trees In City ONEONTA – Mayor Richard P. Miller Jr.’s legacy will live on in the continued beautification of Oneonta. At a City Hall press conference this morning, a Mayor Miller Memorial Fund was announced. The proceeds will be used to plant and preserve trees in the city. Donations may be mailed to City Hall, 258 Main St., Oneonta NY 13820.…
TRIBUTE RICHARD P. MILLER, JR. Mayor of Oneonta, 2010-2014 VIEW PHOTO REMEMBRANCE OF CITY HALL’S MILLER YEARS PROFILE: SOLDIER, EXECUTIVE, ACADEMIC LEADER, MAYOR PLEASE SEND APPRECIATIONS OF MAYOR MILLER TO APPEAR IN THIS WEEK’S HOMETOWN ONEONTA TO INFO@allotsego.com BY NOON TUESDAY…
