Folks Flee Upstate, USDA Exec Learns Fewer Students For Hartwick College, Jobs Available But Unfilled, Hazlett Told By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – Not only did the USDA assistant secretary for Rural Development learn about Upstate declining population at her visit to Hartwick College this morning, she got a sense of the impacts. In her opening remarks, Hartwick President Margaret L. Drugovich reported a 17 percent decline in high school graduates between 2009 and 2017, and some…
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Sheriff, Bliss Reach Accord On Devlin Son Medical Examination Agreed Over Deputy Suspended More Than Year By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – A breakthrough has been agreed to in the case of county Sheriff Richard J. Devlin Jr.’s son Ros, a correctional officer at the county jail who has been under suspension since January 2017. The sheriff has agreed to recuse himself under Section 72 of state Civil Service law, which will allow county board Chairman David…
IN MEMORIAM John Willies Jr., 94; Father, Banker, Friend To Mankind COOPERSTOWN – John Willies Jr., formerly of West Orange, N.J., and most recently The Clara Welch Thanksgiving Home passed peacefully from this life to the next on March 12, 2018. He was 94. He was a much-loved only child, husband, father, uncle, grandpa, great-grandpa and dear friend to many. Born June 28, 1923, in Newark, he was the son of the late John and Helen M. (Burnett) Willies of…
IN MEMORIAM: Helen Forrest, 72; Cook At SUNY Oneonta, Lake Front MARYLAND – Helen June Collar Forrest, 72, Town of Maryland, a cook in local restaurants and institutions, passed away Tuesday morning, Dec. 19, 2017, with family by her side at Bassett Hospital. She was born June 15, 1945, in Oneonta, a daughter of Howard R. and Marlynn (Lints) Collar. A graduate of Edmeston Central School, Helen was employed throughout most of her life as a cook in the food…
IN MEMORIAM: Mary Louise Gray, 88; Worked In Hospitals Across CNY Region COOPERSTOWN – Mary Louise Gray, 88, of Cooperstown, who worked in hospitals across the region before returning home to tend to her mother, passed away Saturday evening, Dec. 9, 2017, at her home on Walnut Street with her sister Connie and nephew Brent at her side. She was born Jan. 13, 1929, at Bassett Hospital and graduated from Cooperstown High School, Class of 1948. She was first employed…
IN MEMORIAM: Sandra Joan Markel, 78; Respiratory Therapist Loved Children MILFORD – Sandra Joan Markel, 78, a respiratory therapist who particularly enjoyed working with children, passed away Nov. 12, 2017. She was born November 21, 1938, in Oneonta, the daughter of Andrew and Beatrice (Crandall) Sabedra.…
Rebounding, Nardi To Explore Running Against Seward In ’18 ‘I Had A Lot Of Fun, Did A Lot Of Good,’ Democrat Says By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – Rebounding from her narrow loss in Republican-dominated District 3, Democratic newcomer Cathy Nardi said today she is forming an “exploratory committee” to consider challenging incumbent Jim Seward, R-Milford, in the state Senate’s 51st District next November. “I really had a lot of fun and I think I did a…
Rebounding, Nardi To Explore Running Against Seward In ’18 ‘I Had A Lot Of Fun, Did A Lot Of Good,’ Democrat Says By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – Rebounding from her narrow loss in Republican-dominated District 3, Democratic newcomer Cathy Nardi said today she is forming an “exploratory committee” to consider challenging incumbent Jim Seward, R-Milford, in the state Senate’s 51st District next November. “I really had a lot of fun and I think I did a…
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Wilson Wells COUNTY BOARD OF REPRESENTATIVES, DISTRICT 14 COMMUNITY OF RESIDENCE: Wilson is a lifelong resident of the 8th Ward of Oneonta. EDUCATION: Wilson graduated from Oneonta High School in 2014, and will be graduating from SUNY Oneonta in May of 2018 with degrees in Political Science and Criminal Justice. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: Wilson has worked as a Studio Engineer at TownSquare Media in Oneonta, a teacher’s assistant at Oneonta Nursery School, and the Coordinator of Outreach on the re-election campaign of Senator Rand…