IN MEMORIAM: Margaret Umbach, 72, Oneonta ONEONTA – Margaret “Peggy” Umbach, 72, passed peacefully Feb. 28, 2018, at Albany Medical Center. She was born April 16, 1945 in Oneonta, to Quentin and Mary Holmes, and raised by Burton and Winifred Miller. Peggy married Victor H. Umbach on Oct. 9, 1965 at the West End Community Baptist Church, Oneonta.…
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AU REVOIR, RILEY! It’s Over – Almost! According to the current report from the National Weather Service, about 3 additional inches of snow will fall on Otsego County between now and 7 p.m., after which it will tail off to a trace. (Incidentally, the Tops tractor-trailer blocking Glen and Railroad avenues in Cooperstown was unstuck about a half-hour ago.)…
Roads Closed As Riley Buries Otsego County A state of emergency has been declared in the City of Oneonta as snowfall from Winter Storm Riley continues to fall. Overall accumulation is expected reach 12 inches through the day. Above, Gary Burley and son Mason shovel out their driveway on Oneonta’s Chestnut Street. Temperatures in the low 30s have made the snow heavy and wet, causing some area damage. “There are parts of Chestnut Street and the West End that do…
VILLAGE DECLARES EMERGENCY As Storm Looms, Schools To Close With heavy snows expected to begin at 11 p.m. in Otsego County, Oneonta, Cooperstown and other area schools are already announcing they will be closed Friday. Also, Cooperstown Public Works Superintendent Mitch Hotaling declared a state of emergency between 11 this evening and 10 a.m. Saturday, meaning on-street parking is prohibited.…
IN MEMORIAM: Robert Heffernan Jr., 37, Oneonta; Succumbs To Longtime Condition ONEONTA – Robert J. Heffernan Jr., 37, of Oneonta, who worked on the Hartwick College facilities staff, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2018, at home in Oneonta, due to complications from a long-term seizure disorder. He was born on June 5, 1980, in Oneonta, the son of Robert J. and Nancy (Johns) Heffernan. He graduated from Franklin Central School in June of 1999. Robert was employed for a…
Hartwick College Drops Both Division I Sports Men’s Soccer to DIII, Women’s Water Polo Cut By PARKER FISH • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – In a letter addressed to all students, Hartwick College announced this afternoon that it would be withdrawing from NCAA Division I athletics, including from soccer, where it won a national championship in the 1970s. According to the letter, signed by Hartwick College’s President Margaret Drugovich, Board of Trustees Chair Francis Landrey, and Student Affair Committee Chair…
Chamber Honors Eugene Bettiol Sr. Posthumously, Developer Receives Award Named In Honor Of His Son ONEONTA – A few minutes ago, The Otsego County Chamber announced the late Eugene A. Bettiol Sr., who passed away Dec. 2, will be honored posthumously with an award named for his son, who passed away a decade earlier. Bettiol, credited as the prime developer of the Southside Oneonta business district, will receive the Eugene A. Bettiol Jr. Distinguished Citizen Award at the chamber’s annual…
IN MEMORIAM: Brian McMullen, 50; Loved Fishing, Hunting, Demo Derbies ONEONTA – Brian C. “Buzz” McMullen, 50, an outdoorsman who worked for Nelson’s Tree Service, passed away Feb. 24, 2018, at home after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born June 9, 1967, in Oneonta, the son of Robert A. and Janice E. (Alger) McMullen, Sr. Buzz was an avid hunter and fisherman. He loved both immensely, being in his boat out on the lake or in the woods,…
Tom & Doug’s Cruise-In Returns To Southside Mall…
Families Race Boats Across YMCA Pool…
