IN MEMORIAM: Doug Lindsay, 92; World War II Vet Helped Found Cooperstown VFW Post On His Return COOPERSTOWN – Douglas E. Lindsay, 92, a founding member of VFW Post 7128, Cooperstown, passed away Tuesday June 30, 2015, in his sleep. He was born in Cooperstown on Feb. 25, 1923, the son of Edward D. and Sophia (Creighton) Lindsay. He served as a Seabee in the Navy during WWII in communications.…
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TRUSTEES UNANIMOUSLY REJECT DOWNTOWN HOTEL By JIM KEVLIN • for allotsego.com COOPERSTOWN – Following a public hearing on a “special permit” required for a proposed downtown hotel to go forward, the Village Board a few minutes ago unanimously rejected plans for a four-story structure on the former TJ’s Place property at 124 Main. The whole Village Board was present, so the vote was 7-0. In his remarks before the vote, however, Mayor Jeff Katz said the action should not be…
Rain Stops as Locals, Spiritual Leaders Hold Candle Light Vigil For Charleston Victims…
Hartwick’s Hannah Sell Wins Congressional Art Show In 19th HARTWICK – Hannah Sell, daughter of Phillip and Donna Sell of Hartwick, is the winner of the 2015 Congressional Art Competition for the 19th Congressional District of New York, Congressman Chris Gibson announced Friday. Hannah’s acrylic painting “Deployment,” which depicts American troops riding aboard a vehicle in the fading sunlight, will be part of a year-long exhibit at the U.S. Capitol featuring works by students from across the country. “Having deployed…
Otsego Now Announces Website, Shovel-Ready Site By LIBBY CUDMORE • www.allotsego.com ONEONTA Over coffee and pastries at Stella Luna early this morning, Otsego Now announced to their board that the Pony Farm site is nearing “shovel-ready” status to be listed on the brand new www.otsegonow.com website. “With this website, we’ll be able to tell businesses ‘Give us your details and in 30-60 days, we’ll get you a building permit and get you in the ground’,” said CEO Sandy Mathes. “We’ve already…
ONC BOCES Graduates 120 in Ceremony at Milford Central School…
ONEONTA’S GERMAN INSTALLED AS COMMANDER OF NY AIR GUARD READ OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT OF GENERAL GERMAN’S PROMOTION…
Scout Councils Look At Merger, Seek Input At Crumhorn Meeting MILFORD – Over the past month, the Utica-based Revolutionary Trails and Oneonta-based Otschodela Boy Scout Councils have been working on a comprehensive feasibility study to examine possible consolidation, and have scheduled a meeting to solicit input at 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 30, at the Henderson Scout Reservation on Crumhorn Mountain. Scouts, their parents and interested members of the community are welcome. The new Boy Scout Council would include over 3,500 Cub…
Logue, Erway, Haney, Hage Win Top Coop Youth Baseball Awards HARTWICK – The Cooperstown Youth Baseball Board of Directors has awarded the 2015 Terry Bliss Softball Award to Carly Erway and Faith Logue, and the 2015 Laverne “Beanie” Ainslie Award to Alex Hage and Kendall Haney. The awards, the highest honor that the CYB Board of Directors bestows on baseball and softball players, were presented on Wednesday at the annual CYB end of season picnic in Hartwick. “Both of these…
Acting On Study, Common Council Votes To Buy $1.1 Million Fire Truck ONEONTA – On the recommendations of the Center for Public Safety’s 2014 study, Common Council Tuesday evening unanimously agreed to authorize the purchase of a brand new 100 Mid Mount Platform Fire Truck from Ferrara Fire Apparatus Inc in Louisiana to replace the failing 1987 ladder truck. “This has been in the works for a long time,” said Council Member Larry Malone. “We’ve managed to squirrel away $400,000, so we…
