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In Memoriam: Fred Driggs, 67; Amphenol Electric Truck Driver ONEONTA – Frederick B. “Fred” Driggs, 67, of Oneonta, an electric truck driver at Amphenol in Sidney for 34 years, passed away on Saturday, May 24, 2014, at Fox Hospital.…
Master Sgt. (ret.) Jim Peterson Speaks Of Sacrifice COOPERSTOWN – Since the draft ended in 1973, “the burden of sacrifice for our freedom falls on an ever smaller percentage of our society,” Marine Master Sgt. (ret.) Jim Peterson of Fly Creek told Cooperstown’s Memorial Day ceremony Monday at the Soldiers & Sailors’ Monument. Here is Sergeant Peterson’s Memorial Day speech…
CV’s Jill Flint Stars in New NBC Drama Cherry Valley native Jill Flint stars in NBC’s “The Night Shift,” which debuts tonight at 10 p.m. http://youtu.be/ROuM4tJqXUo…
SHAVER-LEFEVER TEAM LEADS LOCAL REGATTA CONTENDERS BAINBRIDGE – The team of Al Shaver Jr. of Meridale and Trever LeFever of Unadilla were the top local paddlers in the “Pro Class,” the top contenders in today’s 52nd annual General Clinton Regatta. They came in ninth. Other local contenders in the race, which began at 8 a.m. in Cooperstown’s Lakefront Park and ended at mid-afternoon in Bainbridge, were: • 11th – Dale Persons, Unadilla, and Mark Gillespie, Rochester • 13th – Bruce…
Smithy Honors Sculptor Alex Bauer …
Oneonta Remembers Those Who Served VIEW MORE PICS FROM NEAHWA CEREMONY…
Property Owners May Qualify For NY Tax Credits ONEONTA – If you own property in the city’s Walnut Street or downtown National Historic Districts, you may be eligible for state tax credits up to $50,000 to help pay for repairs and maintenance. Same goes if you own individual landmarks or historic district properties in Cherry Valley, Cooperstown, Fly Creek, Gilbertsville, Hartwick, Middlefield, Morris, Richfield Springs, Roseboom, Unadilla, Worcester and South Worcester. Find out this Thursday, May 29, at two workshops…
Remember Men, Women Who Sacrificed, Master Sgt. Peterson Exhorts Gathering …
Memorial Day Parades In Oneonta, Cooperstown Oneonta’s Memorial Day parade begins at 10 a.m. and proceeds down Main Street to the Veterans’ Memorial at the end of the walkway in Neahwa Park, where a ceremony is planned. Cooperstown’s begins at 11 a.m., from the Vets’ Club up Main Street to the Soldiers & Sailors’ Monument in front of the county office building, where a ceremony is planned.…