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Her NYPD Job: Seeking Closure For 9/11 Families

CHRONICLES OF 9/11 Her NYPD Job: Seeking Closure For 9/11 Families Grisly Assignment: Fresh Kills Landfill By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – The morning of Sept. 11, 2001, Toya Lane Bowden, then a detective with the NYPD Internal Affairs, now living in Oneonta, was headed to the World Trade Center to drop off her department-issued beeper for repairs. By first, she stopped by the stationery store in Long Island City to buy ribbon for a friend’s retirement party.…

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Victim’s Sister’s Memories, 5-10K Honor That Fatal Day

911’s 18TH ANNIVERSARY NEAR Victim’s Sister’s Memories, 5-10K Honor That Fatal Day George Morell‘s sister, Cathy Raddatz of Cooperstown, recalls her brother’s heroism in 1993, at the first World Trade Center bombing, when he carried a frail sandwich vendor from the 70th floor to safety. Eight years later, on 9/11, he called his wife and said, “Robbie, I love you. It’s the big one.” He was one of 638 Cantor Fitzgerald employees who died that day. Cathy was speaking this…

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Aiming For Woodchuck, Man Shoots Foot

Aiming For Woodchuck, Man Shoots Self In Foot With Rifle COOPERSTOWN – A 34-year-old man shot himself in the foot with a rifle while attempting to shoot a woodchuck, according to Sheriff Richard J. Devlin Jr. Around 4:20 p.m. yesterday, Otsego County 911 received a report from Edmeston of an accidental gunshot wound to the foot.…

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Shot In Foot, Subject Transported To Bassett

Shot In Foot, Subject Transported To Bassett COOPERSTOWN – Around 20 after 4 p.m., Otsego County 911 received a report from Edmeston of an accidental gunshot wound to the foot. The injured party was transported by private vehicle to the New Berlin Fire Department, and was then transported by CMT and the New Berlin Emergency Squad to Bassett Hospital, where a considerable police presence was in evidence in the Emergency Room at late afternoon. Police are required to investigate all…

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HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 8

HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 8 9/11 Memorial Event HERO RUN/WALK – 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. Memorial run/walk for all the heroes who lost their lives on 9/11/01 and honoring the heroes who still answer the call. Fly Creek Volunteer Fire Company., 832 Co. Hwy. 26, Fly Creek. Visit hero5k.itsyourrace.com/event.aspx?id=6181 RODEO – 4 – 11 p.m. Support your hometown baseball team at Saturday Night Showdown. Pre-rodeo features games, food, music. Rodeo kicks off at 7, followed at 9 by party with…

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Otsego County 911 Receives $840K State Grant

Otsego County 911 Center Receives $840K State Grant By PARKER FISH • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com In a press release sent out this morning, Otsego County Director of 911 Communications Robert O’Brien announced that the county’s 911 dispatch department had secured $842,330 in New York State grant funding. The total sum is divided between two seperate grants: $157,687 under the New York State Public Safety Answering Points Operation Grant Program for upgrades to the call center, and $684,650.00 under the New York State Statewide…

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