Sidney Truck Driver Dies In Quarry Crash DEPOSIT – A 66-year-old Sidney man was killed yesterday when he was thrown from his truck following an accident on a quarry access road in the Town of Deposit. At 9:30 a.m., state police were dispatched to the scene off State Route 8 near Mills Road, Town of Deposit, following reports of a motor vehicle accident with serious physical injury. Upon their arrive, they found William B. Barse deceased at the scene.…
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IN MEMORIAM: Katherine Byrd, 98; Nurse Ran Dairy Farm In Pierstown PIERSTOWN – Katherine Byrd, 98, a public health nurse in Delaware County who later ran a Pierstown dairy farm with her husband, died Friday afternoon, Oct. 6, 2017, in Blairsville, Ga. A native of Long Island, she was born June 18, 1919, in Glendale, a daughter of John R. and Catherine A. (Endrich) Loeffler.…
IN MEMORIAM: Eleanor Carentz, 92; Matriarch Of Well-Known Local Family TODDSVILLE – Eleanor A. Carentz, 92, a long-time resident of Toddsville, passed away surrounded by her family Sunday night, October 8, 2017, at Focus at Otsego. She was born Aug. 2, 1925, in Oceanside, the daughter of Joseph A. Burr and Agnes Judd Burr.…
TOWN, CITY IN KEY NEGOTIATIONS Quorum Lost As 2 More Resign Fire Commission By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – Two more members of the five-person Town of Oneonta Board of Fire Commissioners have resigned, leaving it without a quorum as it enters a critical stage in negotiations to have professional firefighters continue to serve the town. Gino Molinari and Don Lamanna tendered their resignations in recent days, according to an Oneonta Town Board member. Lamanna’s resignation is…
IN MEMORIAM: Gary Peterson, 59; Ran Flagstone Business In Unadilla UNADILLA – Gary A. Peterson, 59, passed away Sept. 29, 2017, from an autoimmune disease, Scleroderma. He was born March 3, 1958, in Norwalk, Conn., the son of Charles and Elsie Peterson. Gary was a young child when his family bought a dairy farm in Unadilla, where he grew up. He attended Gilbertsville Central High School.…
FIRST IN THE NATION, PERHAPS COOPERTOWN’S VETS BAN NFL GAMES AT POST Respect Anthem, Letter To Teams Owners, NFL Advises By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – Until the NFL and team owners prevent players from “taking a knee” during the National Anthem, pro football will not be shown in the Cooperstown Vets Club on Main Street, Commander John Famulare said this afternoon. The decision was made unanimously, 8-0, when the club’s directors were polled at their latest…
IN MEMORIAM: Joan Ann Nydam, 74; Nurse Was Trained As Organist, Pianist ONEONTA – Joan Ann Nydam, 74, a former nurse and accomplished organist and pianist, passed away Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017, with her daughter, Lisa by her side, at Hampshire House Adult Home. She was born April 15, 1943, in Paterson, N.J., the daughter of the late Govert and Anna (Ackerman) Warnet.…
IN MEMORIAM Frances G. Brooks, 97; Brooks’ BBQ Co-Founder STAMFORD – Frances Grace Brooks, 97, who with her husband Griffin founded Brooks’ BBQ, died Saturday morning, Sept. 30, 2017, at her home in Stamford, following a courageous battle with cancer. Frances Brooks was born on April 10, 1920, the daughter and only child of Lena and John McClelland. She grew up on the chicken farm working hand in hand with her parents each and every day. Frances attended Stamford Central…
Herzig Chides Fire Board: Stop Spreading Falsehoods By MICHAEL RODA Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – At tonight’s Common Council meeting, Mayor Gary Herzig publicly chided Town of Oneonta Fire District commissioners for what he described as telling tales out of school. While Fire Commissioners Johna Peachin and Fred Volpe sat stony-faced in the gallery, Herzig took them on for, he said, briefing Town Supervisor Bob Wood and the town board about long-stalled negotiations over the contract so the city’s professional department…
IN MEMORIAM: Arlene S. Odell, 83; Dairy Farmer In Otego, Schenevus ONEONTA – Arlene S. Odell, 83, who with her husband operated farms in Otego and Schenevus, went to be with her Lord on Friday, Sept. 29, 2017, at the Chestnut Park Rehabilitation & Nursing Home, after a long struggle with Alzheimer’s Disease. Arlene Eva was born on Friday, July 13, 1934, in Neversink, to Arlie and Eva (Hotchkin) Sutherland. She graduated from Franklin Central School in 1952. She married…
