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IN MEMORIAM: Allan Beach, 91; Founded West Oneonta Fire Department

IN MEMORIAM: Allan Rich Beach, 91; Founded West Oneonta Fire Department ONEONTA – Allan Rich Beach, 91, a former fire chief and founding member of the West Oneonta Fire Department passed away October 1, 2016 at Manor Care in Lebanon, Penn. He was born March 3, 1925 in Hobart, the son of Ethel Eliza Rich and Almeron Allan Beach. He graduated from South Kortright Central School.  In 1947, Allan and Elfreda moved to West Oneonta. In 1952, they built a home…

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Eichler’s Norway Spruce Selected As Rockefeller Center Tree

Eichlers’ Spruce Selected As Rockefeller Center Tree ONEONTA – The towering Norway Spruce in Angie and Greg Eichler’s Oneonta yard is destined to become the 2016 Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree, according to a press release sent this morning. “It’s a gorgeous tree,” said Brady Littlefield, the VP of Rubenstein, the marketing company promoting the tree lighting for Rockefeller Center.  “We’re very excited.”…

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Small Fire Closes Morey’s Family Restaurant

Morey’s Restaurant Shut By Sunday Evening Fire Hope Is To Reopen By Weekend By IAN AUSTIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – Morey’s Family Restaurant, a staple of Oneonta eateries, narrowly avoided disaster on Sunday after a small fire broke out in one of the exterior walls. Staff evacuated diners after the smell of smoke was noticed by someone inside, and a “possible structure fire” was reported to the Oneonta Fire Department at 5:30pm. “Our cook, Cole Patenaude, used an…

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Police Seek Tips On Stolen Truck

Police Seek Tips On Stolen Truck ONEONTA – State police are looking to interview an unknown male seen in a surveillance video after a truck was stolen in Oneonta, and have asked the public for help. A 2013 Ford F150 pickup truck, color gray, with New York registration 20811JV, was stolen from outside a home on Winney Hill Road at around 2 a.m. on Sept. 22, troopers said. The vehicle was last seen around 3:30  a.m. southbound on Interstate 81 near…

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Stephen Peter Waters, 53; Contender in Special Olympics

IN MEMORIAM Stephen Peter Waters, 53; Special Olympics Contender EDMESTON –  Stephen Peter Waters, 53, a swimmer, bowler and Special Olympics concenter, died Friday, Oct. 7, 2016, at Chenango House, Pathfinder Village. He was born Dec. 4, 1962, in Montclair, N.J., to George J. and Margaret (Ryan) Waters. Stephen was raised in Essex Fells, N.J., and moved to Pathfinder Village when he was 19. Stephen participated in the Special Olympics, bowling and had a special interest in swimming. He loved animals, especially…

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IN MEMORIAM: Margaret R. Carrington, 85; Church Organist

IN MEMORIAM: Margaret Carrington, 85; Church Organist, Bank Manager ONEONTA – Margaret R. Carrington, 85, former manager at several local banks and the organist at the West Davenport Baptist Church, died Sunday, Oct. 2, 2016. She was born April 4, 1931, in Oneonta, the daughter of the late William V. and Bernice E. (Crounse) Rathbun. Peggy grew up on the Rathbun farm in Prosser Hollow. She went to a one-room school hous, then went on to graduate from Oneonta High School, Class…

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Two Arrested For Heroin, Crushed Xanax

2 Arrested With Heroin, Crushed Xanax, Cash ONEONTA – A traffic stop by Oneonta Police yielded 37 bags of heroin, $200 worth of crushed Xanax and cash, and led to the arrests of two New York City men. Raul Diaz; 22, and Ricky T. Peralta Morban, 25, were arrested after Sgt. Brandon Collison observed a vehicle matching the description of a vehicle that had been reported by the state police as almost striking a road worker in another township. After stopping the…

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Putting the Community Back Into the Newspaper

Now through July 31st, new or lapsed annual subscribers to the hard copy “Freeman’s Journal” (which also includes unlimited access to AllOtsego.com), or electronically to AllOtsego.com, can also give back to one of their favorite Otsego County charitable organizations.

$5.00 of your subscription will be donated to the nonprofit of your choice:

Cooperstown Farmers’ Market, Cooperstown Food Pantry, Greater Oneonta Historical Society or Super Heroes Humane Society.