IN MEMORIAM: Mae Pierce, 88, Nurse’s Aide BURLINGTON FLATS – Mae L Pierce, 88, of Burlington Flats, nurse’s aide at Chase Nursing Home, New Berling, for many years, passed away Thursday Dec. 1, 2016, in Cooperstown, with her family at her side.…
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Expert Opinion, Advice Mixed On Future Performance Of Fossil-Fuel Stocks Letter to Editor by DAVID RUSSELL The Freeman’s Journal, Thursday, Nov. 18, 2016 To the Editor: I read with interest Cooperstown Village Trustee Lou Allstadt’s response to my article regarding the Cooperstown Village Board’s decision to divest fossil-fuel stocks in the firefighters’ and emergency workers’ defined benefit plan. I thought some of his points merited a response from me. It was refreshing to see Mr. Allstadt lay out a fiduciary…
Base Pension-Fund Decisions On Unbiased, Impartial Expertise Op-Ed by DAVID RUSSELL The Freeman’s Journal • Nov. 4, 2016 Editor’s Note: David Russell, a Cooperstown resident, was formerly assistant counsel for state Comptroller H, Carl McCall, the sole trustee of the state’s Common Retirement Fund, and has been a long-time manager of alternative investment programs, including social “impact” programs, for public pension plans, endowments and foundations. It is not clear, at least to this writer, the totality of research data or…
SIMON THORPE NEW PABST CEO Former Ommegang President To Lead Largest Independent COOPERSTOWN – Pabst Brewing Company, America’s largest independent brewer, announced today it has named former Brewery Ommegang President Simon Thorpe as chief executive officer, effective tomorrow, Dec. 1. Eugene Kashper, current Chairman and CEO, will remain full-time chairman of the board and continue to play an active role in the business. There will be a 60-day transition period between Kashper and Thorpe to ensure a smooth handover. “We…
IN MEMORIAM: George E. Vermilya, 90; Former Cooperstown Milk Plant Manager COOPERSTOWN – George Elmer Vermilya, 90, former manager of the former Sealtest milk plant at Chestnut and Walnut streets, died Saturday morning, November 26, 2016, at St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Utica. He had lived in New Hartford in retirement. A native of Delaware County, George was born at home in Grand Gorge on Sept. 12, 1926, a son of Leo Eugene Vermilya and Inez Patterson Vermilya.…
IN MEMORIAM; Gordon A. Daley Sr., 91; Served In Japan Occupation After WWII ONEONTA – Gordon A. Daley, Sr., 91, an Amphenol retiree who served in the occupation of Japan after World War II, passed away Nov. 26, 2016 at Chestnut Park Rehabilitation & Nursing Center after a lengthy illness. Gordon was born Feb. 7, 1925 in Oxford, the son of Leo and Edna (McMullen) Daley. He married Beverly Baker on Aug. 16, 1946 at Elm Park United Methodist Church in…
IN MEMORIAM Rev. John A. Blackman Jr., 84; Edmeston Leader For 52 Years EDMESTON – The Rev. John A. Blackman, Jr., the award-winning and community-minded pastor emeritus of the Second Baptist Church, Edmeston, passed away Nov. 20, 2016. He was born Aug. 31, 1932 in Rockland, Maine, to John A. Blackman and Olive Kalloch Blackman. He graduated from Rockland High School, Gordon College in Boston, and Gordon Divinity School, Wenham, Mass. He married Dorothy Loyte in June 1955. John served…
4 Newcomers On HoF Ballot, But 2 Labelled ‘Steroid Stars’ COOPERSTOWN – The Red Sox’ Manny Ramirez is among four new contenders among 19 candidates on the 2017 Hall of Fame ballot that is being mailed this week to more than 400 voting members of the Baseball Writers Association of America. Outfielder Ramirez is joined by catcher Iván Rodríguez, outfielder Vladimir Guerrero and shortstop Edgar Rentería on the newcomers’ list, joining 15 holdovers from the 2016 balloting in which center…
IN MEMORIAM Maureen Agnes Gallagher, 63; Hartwick Math Prof For 22 Years ONEONTA – Maureen Agnes Gallagher, 63, 22-year Hartwick College mathematics professor and a life-long Oneonta resident, died on Thursday, Nov. 17, 2016, after an extended illness. She was born May 10, 1953, at Fox Hospital, the daughter of John J. and Catherine M. Gallagher. Maureen was a graduate of Bugbee School and a proud “Bugbee Brat,” having attended from Junior Kindergarten through ninth grade. She graduated from Oneonta…
Proceeds From Laurens Openers Underwrite Grasso Scholarships LAURENS – The Laurens Central School Booster Club is honoring the memory of beloved Pat “Coach” Grasso at the Leopards’ opening games Tuesday, Nov. 29. Admission will be by donation, and proceeds will go to the Pat Grasso Scholarship Fund, according to Margie Barker, LCS Booster Club secretary, who called Coach Grasso “the heart and soul of our athletic program, our school and our community.”…
