IN MEMORIAM Ernest Joseph Goodman, 96 Feb. 26, 1925 – March 20, 2021 ONEONTA – Ernest Goodman passed away from natural causes at the age of 96 at Cooperstown Center. He was born Ernst Josef Guttmann in Breslau, Germany (now Wroclaw, Poland), to Rose (Wagner) and Herbert Guttmann, and their large and thriving family. In November 1939, at age 14, he became one of almost 10,000 German and Austrian Jewish and non-Aryan children rescued by the British government in what…
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Committee Plans ‘Robust’ Hometown Fourth Of July ONEONTA – Looking forward to continued easing of COVID restrictions, Oneonta’s First Night Committee announces it is planning a “robust” Hometown Fourth of July celebration this year, according to David Hayes, an organizer. The Hometown Fourth was canceled last year, due to COVID, as was the other major Fourth of July event in the county, the Springfield “oldest in the nation” parade, which has been cancelled again this year.…
IN MEMORIAM Christy Schiele, 83 Feb. 16, 1938-March12, 2021 ONEONTA – Christy Schiele passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 13, 2021, with her loving family by her side. Christy was born in Brooklyn on Feb. 16, 1938. She lived for a time in The Bronx and Carmel, N.Y., and then spent her early years in Briarwood, a section of Jamaica, N.Y. After high school, her desire to see the world led her to employment as a stewardess with Capitol Airways…
IN MEMORIAM: James Decker, 77; Oneontan Farmed In West Winfield WEST WINFIELD – James Decker, 77, an Oneonta native who farmed here for 40 years, passed away on March 10, 2021. He left behind his wife of 48 years, Betty (Prouty) Decker, six children, Janet (Howard) Daniels, Mark (Shellianna) Decker, Michael (Lynnette) Decker, Matthew (Laurel) Decker, Martha (Scott) Doty, and Mary (David) Pushlar, 29 grandchildren, and I great grandchild.…
Governor Gives Blessing To Site At Dewar Arena Opening Delayed A Day, Until Friday By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – The opening of the COVID-19 mass-vaccination site has been delayed a day, until Friday, but Governor Cuomo today confirmed the initiative is a go. “We have a wide network of COVID vaccination sites and the state is moving full steam ahead opening even more,” the governor said today in announcing nine state-run sites and the 10th, at…
MASS-VACCINATION CLINIC TO OPEN AT SUNY-O THURSDAY It Will Be Open 7 Days A Week, Aims To Give 1,000 Shots A Day By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERTOWN – Bassett Healthcare Network announced a few minutes ago that a COVID-19 mass-vaccination clinic will open Thursday at SUNY Oneonta’s Dewar Arena. It will be the first such clinic in the state operated by a healthcare network, along with nine new state-run sites announced by Governor Cuomo today. It will…
You May Include Family Members In ‘In Memoriam’ On COVID Year Dear Friends, We are planning a one-year retrospective of The COVID Year the next editions of Hometown Oneonta & The Freeman’s Journal, which will include an “IN MEMORIAM” section, remembering and honoring our friends and neighbors fatally stricken by the virus. If you have a family member felled by COVID and would like them to be memorialized, then please send – by noon Monday, March 15 – his or…
Oneonta Prepares To Hire Most Officers in Memory Action On Common Council Agenda By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – Common Council is expected to hire seven new police officers – the largest class in memory – when it meets by Zoom at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Mayor Gary Herzig confirmed today. After a one-year hiatus due to COVID, “we had one of the best and most successful recruitments, the highest-quality candidates,” the mayor said. “…While we only have…
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IN MEMORIAM Reuben James, 88; Chaired SUNY Physics Department ONEONTA – Word has been received that Dr. Reuben James, Ph.D. Ed.D., age 88, died Jan. 18, 2021. He was a SUNY Oneonta physics professor from 1960 to 1997, including 12 years as department chairman. Reuben was valedictorian of his high school class, and graduated from SUNY Potsdam and St. Lawrence University. He then attended Clarkson, University of Pennsylvania, and SUNY Buffalo. He taught science and math in a three Upstate…