THE GARY HERZIG STORY ‘I’ve always been drawn to trying to make things better’ Editor’s Note: This profile of Gary Herzig’s life and career, published in Hometown Oneonta Feb. 6 of this year, has new currency after Oneonta Common Council named him mayor on Tuesday. By JIM KEVLIN • Special to allotsego.com ONEONTA – To help pay his way through Queens College, Gary Herzig drove cab nights and weekends. “In New York City,” he said of the experience, “you…
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IN MEMORIAM: Joan F. Welch, 78, Cooperstown; Stylist Served Thanksgiving Home, Woodside Hall COOPERSTOWN – Joan Welch, 78, who operated a hair salon in Cooperstown for decades, serving, in particular, residents of the Thanksgiving Home and Woodside Hall, passed away Thursday, Aug. 20. Born in Syracuse on Oct. 22, 1936, the daughter of George and Mildred Foland, she lived most of her life in Cooperstown because of her love for family, her many friends and her enjoyment of Otsego Lake.…
FIRE DESTROYS 2 CONDOS, BUT UNDER CONTROL NOW SLIDE SHOW: FIRE DAMAGES 2 GLIMMERGLASS CONDO UNITS By JIM KEVLIN • for allotsego.com FIVE MILE POINT The unit belonging to the president of the Glimmerglass Condominium Association caught fire shortly before noon today and was largely gutted before the blaze was brought under control by firefighters responding from as far as Milford and Richfield Springs. The unit was at 8 Box Seat Lane, occupied by Jim Webb, condo president, and Troy…
This Year’s Field Days Include ‘Cooperstown On Tap’ Event COOPERSTOWN The Village Board this afternoon gave its support to Cooperstown Field Days, planned Oct. 10 – the Saturday of Columbus Day Weekend – along Main Street. This is the second annual event, and is being broken into a family-friendly segment, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., between Chestnut Street and the flagpole. There will be games and displays, and the Cooperstown Farmers’ Market is being asked to participate. From 4 to…
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IN MEMORIAM: Therese Gadomski, 91; Helped Polish Resistance During WWII COOPERSTOWN – Therese Gadomski, a mother of six and a distinguished World War II veteran, passed away July 27, 2015, in Englewood, Fla. Therese was born in Warsaw, Poland Sept. 21, 1924, and grew up there and in its outskirt where she developed a love of animals and flowers. Her teenage years were shattered by the outbreak of World War II during which she was a covert courier of gold…
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