Angry Townfolks Object To Annexation Talk ONEONTA – A workshop to look at the process of annexing brought out a full house of Laurens and Town of Oneonta citizens who accused Common Council of planning to annex the Oneonta Municipal Airport and the city’s water supply. “You must have some reason for holding this workshop,” said Bill Starna, the retired SUNY Oneonta anthropology professor. “Otherwise, are you just poking around in the dark?” “There is no proposal here,” said Council Member…
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LAKEFRONT PROPRIETORS OBJECT, SAYING… Village Parking Restrictions Disadvantage Private Docks By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – Parking regulations adopted by the Village Board last month put private docks at a competitive disadvantage to the public docks. Alex Zoeller, a member of the family that owns docks at the foot of Fair Street, raised that contention at this evening’s Village Board meeting, objecting to a trustees’ decision last month allowing all-day parking on Fish Road, but reserving it for the cars…
IN MEMORIAM: Dick Emerson, 83; Master Carpenter, Army Veteran COOPERSTOWN – Richard W. (Dick) Emerson, 83, master carpenter, passed in Cooperstown on Monday, March 20, 2017, the first day of spring. Dick was born in the Town of Butternuts, the son of Maynard and Edna (Strong) Emerson. He was an Army veteran, serving in 1950-53.…
Helmsley Trust CIO Hewsenian SUNY Commencement Speaker ONEONTA – SUNY Oneonta alumna Rosalind “Roz” M. Hewsenian, chief investment officer for The Helmsley Trust, will return to her alma mater to receive an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree at SUNY Oneonta’s 128th commencement Saturday, May 13. A member of the Class of 1975, Hewsenian came to SUNY Oneonta as a first-generation college student pursuing a degree in elementary education. She attended Pace University, receiving an MBA in finance in 1979.…
IN MEMORIAM: Montanna Wilber, 69; Army Veteran Retired From Post Office MERIDALE – Oneonta native Montanna Fay Wilber, Sr., 69, of Meridale, passed away suddenly at his home on Saturday, March 18, 2017. Born on Aug. 18, 1947 in Oneonta, he was the son of the late Leland J. and Hazel (Stilson) Wilber. Mr. Wilber proudly served in the Army from 1965 to 1968.…
IN MEMORIAM Helen Tabor Halbert, 75; Active In Business, Grange GILBERTSVILLE – Helen Tabor Halbert, secretary to top executives and an officer in the state Grange, passed from this earthly life in the quietness of her Gilbertsville home that she loved so much in the early evening hours on March 20, 2017. Her struggle with cancer the past year ended with her husband, sister-in-law and pastor by her side. Born on June 5, 1941, in Schenevus to parents Howard and…
IN MEMORIAM: Janna Wiedemann, 66, Oneonta ONEONTA – Janna Darlene Wiedemann, 66, of Oneonta passed away unexpectedly Monday, March 20, 2017, at Fox Hospital. She was born Aug. 17, 1950, in Port Jervis, the daughter of the late George Earl and Janna (Lange) Cummings. For several years, Janna was a greeter at Walmart.…
Banks Act As Drop-Off Points As Church Fire Destroys Pantry MILFORD – Community Bank branches across Otsego County acting as food-pantry drop-off points after the Milford United Methodist Church fire earlier this month. The church operated a food pantry, lost all of its supplies in the fire.…
IN MEMORIAM: Edward W. Losee, 88; Machinist, Korea Veteran, Firefighter EDMESTON – Edward R. Losee, 88, of Edmeston, a Korean War veteran and volunteer firefighter, passed away Wednesday March 22, 2017 in Herkimer, NY following an extended illness. Edward was born in Eastchester, Westchester County, on Nov. 18, 1928, the son of the late Edward Samuel and Bertha Weiss Losee. In addition to his parents, he was pre-deceased by his siblings: Robert Losee, Frank Losee, and Florence France.…
READ HUGH HARDY’S TIMES OBITUARY Glimmerglass Staff Reflects On Opera Theater Architect COOPERSTOWN – At 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, The Glimmerglass Festival staff dimmed the stagelights and shared memories of Hugh Hardy, the architect of the Alice Bush Opera Theater who died Thursday, March 16. Built in 1987, Hardy’s design, with its sliding side walls, capitalized on the rural surroundings while providing audiences the chance to experience opera and musical theater locally. He served as an adviser to the company for 35…
