Focus Names ‘Ambassador’ Devoted To Resident Care INDEX – To “assure the highest quality care,” Focus Rehab & Nursing Center today announced it has created and filled the new position of “Resident Ambassador.” “The role of the Ambassador is to ensure the highest levels of customer satisfaction,” said Jeff Emhof, Focus administrator. “The Ambassador collaborates with all departments and staff so that every resident’s question or concern is immediately addressed.…
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‘I Have A Dream’ Rendering Highpoint Of MLK Gathering At right, Reginald Brunson, Hobart, delivers an impassioned rendering of Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have A Dream” speech at this afternoon’s MLK Day commemoration organized by the NAACP, Oneonta Chapter, at the First Presbyterian “Red Door” Church at Main Street and Walling Avenue. Above, D.J. Wood sings Al Green’s “Let’s Stay Together,” accompanied by Gennero Falco on piano and Sadiq Abdushahid on drums. (Ian Austin/AllOTSEGO.com)…
IN MEMORIAM: Linda (Collier) Nuzzo, 72; Cooperstown Native Taught In Syracuse Area COOPERSTOWN – Word has been received that Cooperstown native Linda V. (Collier) Nuzzo, 72, of Clay, a dental hygienist and teacher aide, passed away Dec. 9, 2016, at the Oneida Extended Healthcare Facility. She was born Feb. 1, 1944, in Cooperstown, the daughter of Arthur and Velma Collier. She graduated from Cooperstown High School and Broome Tech College. Linda worked as a dental hygienist for over 10 years, and…
Can County Board Chair Name Committee Chairs? Or Must Committees Pick Own Leadership? By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – As the 2017 committees of the county Board of Representatives began meeting this week, a wrinkle surfaced. The question: Does county Board Chair Kathy Clark, R-Otego – or any county board chair – have the authority to appoint committee chairs, as has been her practice and that of her predecessors? Just in case, members of at least one and…
IN MEMORIAM: Angelina S. Schlesier, 81, Hartwick; Raised Four Daughters On Farm HARTWICK – Angelina S. Schlesier, 81, Hartwick, who with her husband raised four daughters and operated a dairy farm, died unexpectedly on the evening of Jan. 9, 2017, in her home. Angie was born Aug. 18, 1935 in Wyandanch, on Long Island, the ninth of 12 children to Guido and Lucy Cioffi. After graduating from Huntington High School, she was employed as the manager of Conservative Gas Co. of Wyandanch.…
IN MEMORIAM: Mary Wilcox, 85; Mother Of 6 Had Retired In Florida ONEONTA – Mary Louise Delaney Wilcox, 85, a bookkeeper/underwriter for 16 years at Gordon B. Roberts Agency while raising six children here, passed away in her sleep at Haines City (Fla.) Health & Rehab Tuesday, Jan 10, 2017. In recent years, she lived in Haines City, Fla., and summered in Oneonta. Mary was born Jan. 21, 1931, in Greene, to James and Mary (Sykora) Delaney. She grew up…
IN MEMORIAM: Angelina Schlesier, Hartwick HARTWICK – Mrs. Angelina S. Schlesier, 81, of Hartwick, died unexpectedly Monday night, Jan. 9, 2017, at her home. She was born Aug. 18, 1935, on Long Island in Wyadanch, one of 12 children of Guido and Lucy (Albano) Cioffi.…
IN MEMORIAM: Nancy Waller, 98; Author Embraced Community Life COOPERSTOWN – Nancy Waller, 98, of Roseboom, author, mother and beloved member of the greater Cooperstown community, died peacefully Tuesday afternoon, Jan. 10, 2017, at the Thanksgiving Home with her daughters and minister at her side. A Service to the Glory of God and in Thanksgiving for the Life of Nancy Waller will be offered at 3 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2017 at her church, the First Presbyterian Church of…
NEW CCS SUPERINTENDENT WELCOMED Traffic Steady 90 Minutes At Crankshaw’s Reception Lucy Hayes, 10, right, takes advantage of this evening’s welcome reception to get know the man who will be overseeing her education for the foreseeable future, Dr. William Crankshaw, new Cooperstown Central School superintendent. The reception line to meet Crankshaw, who joined CCS Tuesday, Jan. 3, was continuous for the full 90 minutes of this evening’s event. With Lucy are dad Tim, a SUNY Oneonta administrator who is also…
IN MEMORIAM: Chris Kepner, 55; Judge’s Son Worked For Bruce Hall COOPERSTOWN – Christian Taylor Kepner, 55, died Monday, Jan. 9, 2017, after a series of health issues. He was born June 18, 1961, at Fox Hospital in Oneonta, to Susan Noakes Kepner and George S. Kepner, Jr., a retired Otsego County Surrogate Court judge. After graduating from Cooperstown High School, Chris attended school to become a farrier. He worked for Aufmuth’s in Fly Creek for a few years and…
