THIS WEEK’S NEWSPAPERS The Freeman’s Journal • Hometown Oneonta Jan. 10-11, 2019 PHOTO OF THE WEEK FRONT PAGE ONLINE Daily Newspaper Launched Chief: Hero May Not Have Been Target Site Bought For New SPCA Shelter Cooperstown Medical Transport Sold Mayor, DRI Could Finally Bloom In ‘19 Hampton Hit By Firemen, Competitors EDITORIAL Reservoir Of Goodwill Rises COLUMNS Renewables Not Ready To Replace Gas Legal Pot? NY Should Beware Of Pitfalls LETTERS TO THE EDITOR New Hotel: When Is Too Much Too…
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IN MEMORIAM: Michael Sisson, 68; Wells Bridge Native, Unatego Grad DELHI – Michael E. Sisson, 69, former Con Ed warehouse supervisor, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2019. He was the significant other of Bethany Sander. They shared 25 loving years together. Born March 11, 1949, in Wells Bridge, to Leon E. and Priscilla (Nutter) Sisson, he graduated from Unatego Central School. He was formerly employed at Con Edison as a Warehouse Supervisor.…
IN MEMORIAM: Elinor ‘Jane’ Montgomery, 84; Organist At Milford Church For Many Years MARYLAND – Elinor “Jane” Montgomery, 84, who played organ at Milford Center Community Bible Church for many years, passed away Jan. 5, 2019, at Fox Nursing Home in Oneonta. She was born May 15, 1934, in Treadwell, the daughter of Vernon and Gladys (Diihr) Townsend. Elinor was married to Millard D. “Zip” Montgomery for 40 years, prior to his passing on July 6, 2008.…
So Long, Christmas 2018!…
IN MEMORIAM: Kenneth L. Eastman, 74; 82nd Airborne Veteran, Retired From P&G EDMESTON – Kenneth L. Eastman, 74, of Edmeston, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Monday Dec. 31, 2018.Ken was born in San Bernardino, Calif., on July 14, 1944, the son of the late Harrison and Gladys Avery Eastman.Ken was an Army veteran, serving from 1963 to 1966 in the 82nd Airborne. While stationed at Fort Bragg, N.C., he met the love of his life, Hilda. They later…
Detective: Arson Suspect Kept Changing His Story In One Version, Truitt Said He Visited Second-Floor Tenant, Detective Testifies By JENNIFER HILL • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – No motive was specified when Terrance Truitt, 34, accused of arson, first degree, in last Saturday’s fatal fire at 5 Walling Ave., appeared for a felony hearing this afternoon in City Court. However, Truitt acted suspiciously, testified Oneonta Police Detective Sgt. Branden Collison, who led the investigation. “He was very deceptive in his answers,”…
Words Like ‘Love, Courage, Loss’ Used To Recall Fallen Hero Family, Friends Reflect On John Heller, As 350 Pack Funeral In Foothills Atrium By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – “You spent your last day on Earth saving others,” his sister-in-law, Erika Heller, declared this afternoon at John Heller’s funeral. “We are so proud.” Erika, along with John’s fiance Amber Roe, his Oneonta Job Corps colleague Kathleen Feeney, state Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, and the Rev. Judith Thistle,…
Betty Roscoe, 97, Unadilla; Loved Farming, Pursued It In Many Guises UNADILLA – Beth “Betty” Bernice Roscoe (born Thompson), 97, died peacefully on Dec. 20, 2018, at Bassett Hospital, after a life of farming and diligent productivity. Betty lived a long, happy and amazingly healthy life, attributing this to spending much of it involved in farming. “I have always been in love with farming,” she once wrote, “to be a farmer has been my aim. I have accomplished it, in…
350 Fill Foothills’ Atrium To Salute 4 Boys’ Rescuer CHECK BACK LATER TODAY FOR FULL STORY…
Basketball, Play, Movie, Or Burn Christmas Tree Ring in the New Year in a high-octane way as Oneonta’s own professional basketball team, the Oneonta Octane, takes on the Syracuse Nationals in their first home game of the year. 6 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 6, Chase Gym, SUNY Oneonta. Info, (607) 432-0001. • Say goodbye to that old Christmas tree and enjoy a delicious drink with Brewery Ommegang’s Snap Crackle Hop! Throw your tree on the pyre, then enjoy a beer or…