DAVID BLISS, R-DISTRICT 7 Middlefield Supervisor Brings Lifetime Of Service To County Editor’s Note: This is the fourth of seven profiles, one each on the seven new members of the Otsego County Board of Representatives elected Nov. 3, that will be posted each Wednesday afternoon up until they take office Jan. 1. Next week, Andrew Marietta, District 8 (Town of Otsego, including Cooperstown west of the Susquehanna). By JIM KEVLIN • for www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – Dave Morris, one of David Bliss’…
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By Week’s End, Self-Checkout Lanes Will Be In Cooperstown Supermarket COOPERSTOWN – With the new self-checkout lanes being installed at the Cooperstown Price Chopper, the supermarket just gave new meaning to the phrase “grab-and-go.” “Our customers who are just stopping in for a handful of items are more inclined towards self-checkout,” said Mona Golub, spokesperson for Price Chopper. “By providing these, as well as full-service lines, we can provide better service.” Five self-checkout lanes are due in Cooperstown by the…
Boston Globe Sportswriter Wins Spink Award COOPERSTOWN – Boston Globe sports columnist Dan Shaughnessy, who has been a voice on baseball in New England and nationally for 35 years, has been elected the 2016 winner of the J.G. Taylor Spink Award in balloting by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America, the Hall of Fame announced this evening. The award presented annually to a sportswriter “for meritorious contributions to baseball writing” during Hall of Fame Weekend, July 22-25, in Cooperstown. Shaughnessy will…
IN MEMORIAM: Bruce A. Shipman II, 55; Ancestor Model For Cooper’s Bumppo ILION – Bruce Andrew Shipman II, 55, of Ilion, passed away Saturday, Dec. 5, 2015, after a brief illness. He was born Aug. 23, 1960, in Ilion, the son of Bruce Shipman and the former Carole Watson, and was a graduate of Mohawk High School. On Oct. 1, 1988, he was united in marriage with Dawn Allen in Conklinville. His family is descended from David Shipman (1729-1813), the woodsman…
CCS Among Top U.S. High Schools COOPERSTOWN – Cooperstown High School has been placed in the top 5 percent of the nation’s high schools by U.S. New & World Report. The high school was ranked 838th out of 19,753 schools nationwide evaluated in a recent collaboration of U.S. News and North Carolina-based RTI International, a global non-profit social science research firm.…
MARJORIE LANDERS REPORTS: Bootsie Almost Came Home… My sweet cat, Bootsie, went missing on the evening of Nov. 2. That night I walked the local streets calling her name, knowing that she always came when I called her. Every day since, I’ve walked more streets, hung posters, told the post office, the vets, and SPCA. Many businesses were kind enough to post her picture. The Freeman’s Journal posted on line. I received many leads over the past few weeks and…
Membrinos Win Otsego Lake Painting…
Midstate Executive Appointed Bassett Chief Operating Officer COOPERSTOWN – Andrew R. Manzer, a hospital president/CEO in Schuyler County, has been selected as executive vice president and chief operating officer (COO) of the Bassett Healthcare Network, effective March 1, Bassett President/CEO Vance Brown announced today. As COO, Manzer will be responsible for the operating performance of Bassett Hospital and for leading operational efficiencies and performance across the Bassett Network, including Fox Hospital. He will also be tasked with helping to envision and create models of…
IN MEMORIAM: Erica Wickham, 31; Oneonta Native Accredited Dietitian ONEONTA – Erica L. Wickham, 31, an Oneonta native and accredited dietitian, passed away peacefully on Thursday, Dec. 3, 2015, at the Bassett Hospital Intensive Care Unit after a courageous fight with a long illness. She was born on May 16, 1984, in Oneonta, a daughter of James and Merry Lou (Fuller) Wickham of Oneonta. Erica graduated from Myrtle Beach (S.C.) High School, and went on to earn a degree in…
‘Yik-Yak’ Message Threatens Violence At SUNY, UPD Says ONEONTA – SUNY Oneonta’s University Police Department over the weekend advised the campus community by e-mail that it had opened an investigation in response to reports of a message posted on the social medium YikYak threatening violence on Monday. UPD is working with YikYak, the State Police, the Oneonta Police Department, and Hartwick security to develop information about the origin of the message and the person who wrote it, according to the e-mail. It…
