Police: Man Broke Into Home, Took Elderly Woman’s Meds UNADILLA – A Unadilla man was arrested after an elderly woman reported he broke into her house, shoved her and stole her perscription medication, sheriff’s deputies report. Robert Colvin, 32, was arrested and charged after the victim told a family member that earlier that day, she home alone when she heard loud banging on her door, the report said.…
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IN MEMORIAM: Virginia M. Naples, 91; Raised Amid 6th Ward’s Joys, Hardships ONEONTA – Virginia Mary Naples, 91, a member of the extended Oneonta family, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2016, at Bassett Hospital. She was born Oct. 31, 1925, in Oneonta, the daughter of the late Pasquale and Rose (Perrine) Mongillo. Virginia graduated from Oneonta High School, Class of 1943. She married Albert M. Naples on Nov. 9, 1947, at St. Mary’s Church, Oneonta. Albert predeceased her on July…
2 Employees Plead Guilty In Neglect Case At Focus By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com FLY CREEK – Two more employees of Focus Otsego have pleaded guilty for their part in neglecting a 94-year-old resident for over 41 hours last Memorial Day weekend. LPN Amanda Gus and CNA Sarah Schuyler plead guilty to falsifying business records during their appearance yesterday before Judge Gary Kuch in the Town of Otsego court. As part of her plea, Schuyler admitted to “never approaching” the woman,…
UNATEGO SCHOOLS $1.5 MILLION SHORT AUDIT REVEALS UNEXPECTED GAP OTEGO – As it begins to prepare its 2017-18 budget, the Unatego Central School District has discovered an accounting error has left it almost $1.5 million short of where it thought it was on its finances. Superintendent of School David Richards said today that a review of Unatego finances released last night found that as a result of a non-cash accounting error in 2010, compounded by expenditures made following that error…
IN MEMORIAM Robert E. Covert, 85; Retired Officer Was Police Chief’s Dad HARTWICK – Robert Ellis Covert, 85, a retired police officer and father of Cooperstown Police Chief Michael K. Covert, passed away Sunday, Dec. 11, 2016, at his home on West Hill, after suffering from Alzheimer’s for 10 years. He was born Sept. 19, 1931, at Hackensack Hospital in Hackensack, N.J., a son of Ellis Anderson and Edna May (Ockenholt) Covert. After graduating from high school, Bob joined the Navy…
IN MEMORIAM: Herman Schmid, 81; Lifelong Farmer, Middlefield Official MIDDLEFIELD – Herman Schmid Jr., 81, whose farming career took him from horse-drawn equipment to modern farming methods, passed away Monday, Dec. 19, 2016, after a struggle with multiple health issues, never losing his characteristic gentle good humor, patience and kindness to all. He was born on March 23, 1935, in Cooperstown, to Herman Schmid, Sr. and Frida (Scholl) Schmid of Middlefield. He grew up and lived his life on the…
IN MEMORIAM: Loretta G. Buell, 84, Raised 6 Children In Richfield Springs RICHFIELD SPRINGS – Loretta Georgianna Buell, 84, passed away Wednesday evening Dec. 14, 2016, in Bassett Hospital, with her family by her side. She is the mother-in-law of Anna Buell, longtime president of the Otsego County Historical Association. Loretta was born on Oct. 14, 1932, in Cooperstown, daughter of the late Florence and Mabel Goodrich Kinney. She was raised in Schuyler Lake and was a graduate of Richfield Springs…
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IN MEMORIAM: John B. Wagner, 86; Home Builder Leaves Local Daughter ONEONTA – John B. Wagner, 86, who immigrated from Germany and founded a construction company that bears his name, passed away Monday, Dec. 12, 2016, at Bassett Hospital. Local survivors include his daughter, Linda Dillon, and her husband Steve, in Oneonta. He was born on Feb. 16, 1930, in Finsing, Germany, the son of Josef and Frieda (Schwartmuller) Wagner.…
