Teen Arrested In Milford Church Fire MILFORD – A Middlefield teen was arrested and charged with setting the fire that destroyed the Milford United Methodist Church in March. According to District Attorney John Muehl, state police arrested a young man on Saturday, July 8, for allegedly setting fires to several storage units in that town. During the investigation, police allegedly discovered evidence linking him to the church fire, and he was arrested. Muehl said the suspect’s name and charges would…
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IN MEMORIAM Lindsay Macarthur, Jr., 87; Manufacturers Hanover VP COOPERSTOWN – Lindsay Macarthur, Jr., 87, retired executive vice president of Manufacturers Hanover, died Thursday afternoon, July 6, 2017, at Bassett Hospital, with his family by his side. Lindsay was born Nov. 15, 1929, in New York City, son of Lindsay and Alice née Smith Macarthur, Sr. He grew up in Mahwah, N.J., and attended Ramsey High School.…
Council Officially Appoints Doug Brenner As Police Chief…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SUNDAY, JULY 2 Concert & Fireworks CONCERT – 5 p.m. Come enjoy food and refreshments by the Cooperstown Rotary club. The concert by the Cooperstown Community Band starts at 8 p.m. and is followed by the Independence Day fireworks at Dusk. Lakefront Park, Cooperstown. FIREWORKS – 6 p.m. View the Fourth of July Fireworks, enjoy free ice cream donated by Stewarts, live music, and lawn games for the kids. Feel free to bring a picnic dinner to enjoy…
IN MEMORIAM Funeral Mass For Bob Moyer, Wilber Bank President, Is July 8 ONEONTA – The funeral mass for Robert W. Moyer, the retired Wilber Bank president who passed away last December, will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, July 8. Due to renovations at St. Mary’s, it will be celebrated at St. James Episcopal Church, 203 Main St. Following the service, Bob’s children Kathy (Dragon), Terri and Scott welcome friends, family and colleagues to a reception honoring Bob’s life and…
NEW IDEA AT ANIMAL SHELTER Festival Of Cats Locates New Homes For Strays Ari Ajakh, left, and Lily Vilacky, top photo, both of Cooperstown, are a little leery of the kittens available at Saturday afternoon’s Festival of Cats at the Susquehanna Animal Shelter in Hartwick Seminary. Because this is the kitten time of year, the shelter was overloaded, and Executive Director Stacie Haynes came up with the idea of waiving the adoption fee to find as many homes as possible…
LAKE FEST, RACE LAKE COLLOBORATE Otsego County Runners Dominate Half-Marathon Clark Sports Center photographer Emily Kishbaugh, top, documents Cooperstown’s Nancy Potter’s completion of the Race the Lake Marathon Saturday, which started and ended at Glimmerglass State Park. While Nancy wasn’t in the top 10, local runners dominated the half-marathon results, claiming the top five spots: Nick Arnecke, Edmeston, first; Wayne Allen, Oneonta, second; Brett Fritts, Springfield Center, third; Andrew Rock, Cooperstown, fourth, and Kara Arnold, Cooperstown, fifth. Peter Buffington,…
IN MEMORIAM: Dennis ‘Shorty’ Kearney, 62; Marine Worked With Cars, Owned Race Car ONEONTA – Dennis James “Shorty” Kearney, 62, a Marine who loved cars, passed away on Saturday, June 3, 2017. Dennis was born on Feb. 9, 1955, in Oneonta, a son of the late Robert E. and Helen (Root) Kearney. He grew up in Oneonta and attended Oneonta High School, then studied auto mechanics at SUNY Delhi. Following his graduation from Delhi, Shorty enlisted in the Marine Corps.…
CCS TOPPLES FOE, 5-2 HAWKEYES GAIN FINAL-FOUR SPOT ENDWELL – En route to the state tournament, the CCS Hawkeyes baseball team defeated Elmira’s Thomas Edison High School, 5-2, at Maine-Endwell this afternoon. The Section III, Class C champs now head to the final four. A two-run homer in the sixth on a hit by Reilly Hall tied the game. Ben Tafuro’s single in the seventh brought Brandon Hage home, bringing the score to 3-2. Two bases-loaded walks ended the game, according…
IN MEMORIAM Dr. Wendell Frye, ‘Father of J-Term’ At Hartwick College, Dies At Age 77 ONEONTA – Dr. Wendell Frye, 77, a professor of German, Hartwick College’s longest serving faculty member, and “Father of the J-Term,” passed away Tuesday, March 28, 2017. On May 21, he received the Margaret B. Bunn Award for Outstanding Teaching at the college’s commencement. Wendell was born March 1, 1940, in Leominster, Mass., to Kenneth and Birtrice Frye. Upon graduating Leominster High School in 1958,…