OAK STREET NEIGHBORS CONCERNED Ford Avenue Fire Prompts Council To Limit Parking By CATHY NARDI • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – With citizens voicing concerns that narrow streets lined with cars are limiting access for emergency vehicles, Common Council voted to restrict parking to one side of Oak Street, a short street between Dietz Street and Ford Avenue. “That fire on Ford Avenue really sunk into me as to how difficult it would be if we had a fire,” said Oak…
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FIRE-PROTECTION BOARD SETS VOTE ON DISSOLUTION Move Would Put Town-City Contract In the Hands Of Oneonta Town Board By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – With its fire protection contract with the city stymied for three years now, the Town of Oneonta fire commissioners have set a public hearing for 7 p.m. Sept. 18 at Elm Park Church on dissolving the fire district. Town Supervisor Bob Wood, a former fire commissioner himself, today said, as he understands it,…
IN MEMORIAM: Jo Scarzafava Terwilliger; 28-Year Volunteer At Saturday’s Bread ONEONTA – Jo Anderson Scarzafava Terwilliger, 68, of Oneonta, a 28-year volunteer at Saturday’s Bread, passed away on Aug. 15, 2018. Jo was born in Sidney on Oct. 12, 1949, to Agnes “Pat” and Wesley Anderson. She grew up at 44 Oneida St., Oneonta. She graduated from Oneonta High School in 1967. Jo was the proud mother of Robert “Bobby” Scarzafava and they resided for many years in San Antonio, Texas.…
IN MEMORIAM: Charles Briscoll, 87; Air Force Vet, Oneonta Businessman ONEONTA – Charles “Chuck” Briscoll, Air Force veteran and partner in the former S+S Liquors in Southside Mall, passed away Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2018, following a lengthy illness. He was born on Aug. 25, 1934, in Oneonta, the son of George and Bertha (Mereness) Briscoll. Upon his return from the Air Force, he worked as a salesman for Rudolph’s Jewelry Store. He later worked at Galinn’s Jewelers for several years. Before…
IN MEMORIAM: E. Ferris Banner, 97; Lifelong Dairy Farmer, Livestock Dealer ONEONTA – Calling hours are this evening for E. Ferris Banner, 97, a livelong farmer and livestock dealer who passed away on Monday, Aug. 13, 2018, at Cooperstown Center nursing home. The calling hours are 5-7 p.m. at the Bookhout Funeral Home, 357 Main St. A graveside service will take place privately at the convenience of the family in Milford Cemetery. Ferris was born in Davenport on July 3,…
$8.7 M. SOUGHT TO UPGRADE LETTIS ONEONTA – The city and town of Oneonta yesterday applied for an $8.7 million state DOT grant to make Lettis Highway safer and more attractive and to build sidewalks between Home Depot and Lowes on Southside. The grant application was approved at a special common council meeting Wednesday night to meet the deadline. Mayor Gary Herzig said he expects to hear on the application by January.…
75 Cooled By Ice Cream At Fox Nursing Home Social Out of 130 total residents at the Fox Nursing Home in Oneonta, 75 gathered to enjoy an evening of ice cream and music to celebrate the end of summer. Nursing supervisor Chris Brooks organized the event, with the help of residents like Vivian Nelson, pictured at right, who helped create signs to get the word out for the event. Many nursing home staff members came back to the home on…
IN MEMORIAM: Constance Gallup, Oneonta ONEONTA – Constance Gallup passed away Aug. 7, 2018 after a lengthy battle. She will be missed by her family Kim Nelson, Priscilla Davis, Joanne and William Fisher, Bunnie and Jack Hand. Her many friends including Sue, Levi, Karen, Diane, Gary and notably Mary Peterson will also miss her dearly. Not one to forget a birthday or a phone call, Connie loved her nephews and nieces.…
Dog Killed in Ford Avenue Fire ONEONTA – A dog was killed in a fire that engulfed a home at 89 Ford Avenue earlier this evening. The Oneonta Fire Department was dispatched to the home at 5:45 p.m. after a 911 call. “You could see the smoke from Main Street,” said Fire Chief Pat Pidgeon. When they arrived on the scene, the house was fully engulfed. “Flames were rolling out the front porch windows and onto the porch roof, into…
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