GUEST COLUMN Is Ordering Pupils Back The Right Way To Go? Editor’s Note: Two Charlotte Valley Central School parents provided this commentary on the reopening of the school. By ELIZABETH HITT & SARA LOTTERMAN Over the last several months, it feels like we have watched the world fall apart. We have felt scared for our country, for the world, for our families and friends, but most of all we feel scared for our children. Most recently we were shaken by…
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Ambulance Involved In 3-Car Crash in Davenport DAVENPORT – A car was pushed into the path of an oncoming ambulance during a collision that injured four people on State Highway 23, according to a release by State Police, Troop-C. An investigation at the scene of the accident revealed that a Pontiac G6 driven by Kevin L. Johnson, 56, Windham, was stopped waiting to turn left into the Mirabito when he was allegedly rear-ended by a Hyundai Veloster driven by Shaun…
VIEW FROM WEST DAVENPORT Rising To The Fly By MICHAEL ZAGATA • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Fishermen understand why the brook trout they catch are often smaller than the brown trout they catch. It’s because the brown trout are more discerning about “rising to the fly” and thus falling victim to the fishermen’s net, while brook trout are prone to rise to the first fly they see. There is a lesson there for all of us with regards to how we…
IN MEMORIAM: Janet L. Gano, 82; Lived In France, Worked At Bresee’s DAVENPORT – Janet L. Gano, 82, who except for several years in France lived most of her life in the Davenport and Oneonta area, passed away peacefully at her home on Saturday morning, Dec. 21, 2019 following a long illness. Born on July 13, 1937, in Oneonta, she was the daughter of the late Arthur F. and Velma (Eggler) Shaw. Janet worked for the former Bresee’s Dept. Store…
IN MEMORIAM: James Weston Hanson; Worked In West, Retired To Oneonta Area DAVENPORT – James (Jim) Weston Hanson went to be with his Lord on Aug. 9, 2019, at home, after a battle with cancer. Jim was born and grew up in Orange, Calif. He attended St. John’s Lutheran Church & School, and graduated from Orange High School. Jim attended several community colleges and received his BS from Liberty University.…
IN MEMORIAM: Peter John Evers, 87; NYC Iron Worker Retired To Davenport DAVENPORT – Peter John Evers, 87, a union iron worker in New York City who retired to Davenport 20 years ago, passed away at home on January 13, 2019. He was born on July 8, 1931, on Long Island, the son of Peter Evers and Harriet Warner.…
IN MEMORIAM: Margaret Finch, 81; Lived In Oneonta Area All Her Life DAVENPORT – Margaret R. Finch, 81, a lifelong resident of the Oneonta area, passed away Monday, June 12, 2018, in Cooperstown. Margaret married Joel on July 3, 1953, and in addition to raising five children, she spent over 20 years working for the Fox Hospital Food Service Department, retiring in 2010. She and Joel also resided in Florida for over 10 years.…
IN MEMORIAM Eric J. Merwin, 20, Davenport; Soldier Dies In Motorcycle Crash DAVENPORT – Eric James Merwin, 20, of Davenport, died suddenly May 13, 2018, as the result of a motorcycle crash in El Paso, Texas, where he was stationed in the Army at Fort Bliss. He was born Jan. 28, 1998, in Oneonta. Eric attended the Northern Catskills Occupational Center in Grand Gorge and was a 2016 graduate of Charlotte Valley Central School. A private, he was assigned to the…
Two Arrested For Making Threats Against Schools By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com FRANKLIN – A 21 year old man was arrested and charged with making terroristic threats against Franklin Central School, just days after a shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. left 17 dead. Aiden M. O’Day, Otego, was arrested by State Police Sunday, Feb. 18 after he allegedly made terroristic threats against Franklin Central School. Day was arrested without incident, and the investigation…
IN MEMORIAM Kiley and Cody Sullivan, Victims of Davenport Fire DAVENPORT – Kiley J. and Cody E. Sullivan passed away early Friday morning, Feb. 9, 2018, at their home in East Meredith, following injuries sustained in a tragic structure fire. Kiley was 3; Cody was 1. They are survived by their parents Adrian Beares and Carmen Sullivan; brother Anthony Sullivan; niece Raelynn Sullivan; grandparents Paulette and Paul Reynolds; great-grandparents Jim and Susan Evans, Loretta Vitalie; aunts and uncles, Steven Reynolds, Mark…