Suspect Detained in Laurens Double Homicide LAURENS – Otsego County Sheriffs have detained a suspect in a double homicide in the Town of Laurens last night. Sheriff Richard Devlin Jr. said that a relative of the deceased called 911 at 8:49 p.m. to report that they had found two adult family members dead inside their residence. Devlin declined to specify the age, gender or relationship of the deceased.…
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EDITORIAL ENDORSEMENTS Board Chair Clark Has Earned Defeat 3 Key Allies Let County Down, Too Editor’s Note: This is the editorial opinion of www.AllOTSEGO.com, Hometown Oneonta and The Freeman’s Journal. Letters to the editor on political topics received after 10 a.m. Tuesday will appear on www.AllOTSEGO.com; email letters to info@allotsego.com. Polls will be open 6 a.m.-9 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 7. The first vow in physicians’ Hippocratic Oath is, “Do no harm.” It’s not a bad standard to apply across the board,…
Dogs On Parade To Benefit Susquehanna Animal Shelter Gary Swan, Laurens, walks his three dogs, Baxter, Ali, and Tobias, down Main Street, Cooperstown, today at the second annual Doubleday Dog Walk, a fundraiser for the Susquehanna Animal Shelter. At right, Caitlin Andrews, Cooperstown, accompanies her Boston terrier, Gwendolyn, in the stroll. Participants were asked to raise $100 for the SAS, and received a T-shirt, a magnet and a bandanna for their dogs. (Parker Fish/AllOTSEGO.com)…
IN MEMORIAM: Betty J. Wellman, 92; 50-Year Boy Scout Council Employee LAURENS – Betty J. Wellman, 92, passed away on Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017, at Chestnut Park Nursing Home, Oneonta, after a long battle with dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. During the last days she had the comfort and support of her family by her side. She was born Oct. 18, 1924, in Cooperstown, the daughter of the late Norman Kent and Adeline Theodora Murphy. She grew up in Pierstown, and…
Laurens Teen Reported Missing LAURENS – State Police are looking for information on a 16 year old girl who has been reported missing from the Town of Laurens. Khailee M. Stoughton, 16, reportedly left home on June 19 and has not returned. According to police, she has made contact by phone and was believed to be traveling between the Oneonta, Morris and Albany areas. She is not believed to have been abducted. Stoughton is a black female, 5’4″ tall and…
Cathy Nardi Announces Run For County Board OTEGO – SUNY Oneonta professor Cathy Nardi has announced her intention to run for the District 3 seat on the Otsego County Board, challenging board chair Kathy Clark. “I want to be the voice of reason in a climate of chaos,” she said. Nardi, an Otego resident, would be representing Laurens and Otego. Her platform includes environmental issues, access to education and economic development, including developing tourism in her district, to help fight poverty.…