CHECK NYSEG REPORTS POWER OUT FOR 20 HOURS, MORE At of 1:46 p.m. today, NYSEG was reporting 3,392 local customers were still out of power after the heavy rainstorms, accompanied by thunder and lightning, that swept across Otsego County last evening. As of 2:01, that had dropped to 626, so the outages are expected to be resolved today. A drive south on Route 28 from Cooperstown during the early afternoon showed a pocket of outages beginning just south of the…
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IN MEMORIAM Mildred Clark Barberio, 92; SUNY Oneonta Administrator ONEONTA – Mildred (Millie) Clark Barberio, 92, a SUNY Oneonta administrator for many years, passed away peacefully Aug. 10, 2016, at Chestnut Park Nursing Home & Rehabilitation Center. Millie was born on Nov. 3, 1923, in Utica, to Thomas and Lillian Berry Clark. After her mother died at a young age, Millie was raised by her beloved Aunt Margaret and Uncle Mike. She was a woman of deep faith and valued…
Tribute To Sarah Groff True Appears At Village Entrances Celebration For Local Hero Planned Day Of Event COOPERSTOWN – The Cooperstown Chamber of Commerce will host an Olympic Watch Party at Chamber member, Hardball Café, beginning at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, August 20 beginning at 9:30 a.m. to root on local hero, Sarah True during the Olympic Triathlon in Rio de Janeiro. Hardball Café on Cooperstown’s Main Street will offer appetizers, drink specials from local producers, face painting, door prizes provided by Sarah’s…
IN MEMORIAM: Marian Rathbun, 91; CCS Board Clerk, Secretary To Principal COOPERSTOWN –Marian Ruth Rathbun, 91, a long-time secretary to the principal at Cooperstown Central School and clerk of the CCS board, passed away Tuesday morning, Aug. 9, 2016, at Bassett Hospital. She lived in Pierstown. Born April 18, 1925, on Irish Hill in Cooperstown, Marian was one of seven children of Joel L. and Anna (Lee) Rathbun.…
IN MEMORIAM Bill Smith, 88, Civic, Business Leader In Cooperstown, Norwich Ran Dealerships, Raced Cars, On Boards Of Colleges, Banks COOPERSTOWN – Harry William (Bill) Smith Jr., civic leader, racing enthusiast, and an owner or partner in Ford dealerships in Cooperstown, Norwich and Burlington, Vt., died on Aug. 10, 2016, at his home in Cooperstown. He was 88. He was born Oct. 22, 1927, in Utica, and raised in Richfield Springs and Cooperstown. He was the son of Evelyn Watley Wheeler of Cooperstown…
Rev. Dane E. Boston Joining Christ Church As New Rector COOPERSTOWN – The Rev. Canon Dane E. Boston will join Christ Episcopal Church as its 23rd rector, the church’s vestry and wardens announced today. He succeeds the Rev. Mark Michael, who last year accepted a rector position at St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church, Herndon, Va. His arrival will leave one pastor vacancy among the village’s five churches, at First Baptist Church, where the Rev. Douglas Deer retired to Cortland in 2014.…
IN MEMORIAM: Marge Gregory, 82; Leaves Survivors Throughout County EDMESTON – Marjory Jean “Marge” Gregory, 82, who leaves survivors throughout Otsego County, passed away Aug. 8, 2016, in Cooperstown. Marge was born Oct. 4, 1923, in Oneida, the daughter of the late Walter and Edith (Krebser) Haggerty. She attended Clayville and Schuyler Lake schools through sixth grade, then moved to Wiley Town, where she attended a one-room schoolhouse (District 13) for two years. She graduated from Cooperstown Central School in…
IN MEMORIAM: Richard Gohde, 72; Dies One Week After Brother Kim MILFORD – Richard Earl Gohde, 72, Tansey Hill Road, Milford, who retired from Bassett Hospital after 25 years as a painter there, passed away Sunday morning, Aug. 7, 2016, at Fox Nursing Home in Oneonta. His passing occurred less than a week after that of his brother, former Middlefield Fire Chief Kim Gohde, who suffered a heart attack at the Otsego County Fair. Richard was born Aug. 17, 1943,…
IN MEMORIAM: Sara Mizerak, 88; Richfield Architect Firm Secretary RICHFIELD SPRINGS – Sara Mizerak, 88, longtime secretary for James Jordan Architects and his father, Myron, who preceded him, passed away Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2016, at The Commons in Auburn. She previously resided on East Main Street here. Sara was born on Nov. 22, 1927, in the Town of Warren, daughter of the late Titko and Tekla Papach Plaskon. She grew up in Richfield Springs and graduated from Richfield Springs High…
IN MEMORIAM: Harold Stevens, 91; Father Of 7 Operated Family Farm Harold H. Stevens, 91, of Franklin, a father of seven who operated a family farm, passed away Sunday, Aug. 7, 2016, at his home, surrounded by his family. Harold was born on Sept. 25, 1924, in Worcester, the son of the late Howard and Pearl (Banks) Stevens. He married Leona I. Walley, who predeceased him on Jan. 8, 2013.…
