IN MEMORIAM: Charlie Maben, 78; Biology, Outdoor Ed Teacher At OHS ONEONTA – Charles E. “Charlie” Maben, 78, a retired OHS teacher who loved the outdoors and was credited with helping start the soccer program in the late 1960s, passed away on Saturday Feb. 13, 2016, at his home. He was born on Sept. 15, 1938 in Windham, the son of Winfield and Helen Maben (Fischer). He was a graduate of the Windham, Ashland Jewett Central School and SUNY Oneonta.…
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Council To Allocate Funds For Plants For Miller Park ONEONTA – Common Council is scheduled to allocate $15,000, mostly from donations from the Mayor Miller Memorial Fund, for plants and materials for a park planned in honor of the late mayor at the corner of Main Street and James F. Lettis Highway. A motion allocating $11,300 from donations in the the Miller Fund and $3,700 from the city’s Community Landscaping Fund is on the agenda for council’s Tuesday meeting, which begins…
Chris Goff Funeral Service Moved Indoors ONEONTA – The memorial service for Christopher Goff, 44, planned outdoors, will – due to the cold – be held at 5:30 p.m. today in the main theater at Foothills Performing Arts Center. Please use the Market Street entrance to the theater. Chris passed away peacefully on Feb. 9, 2016, at his home in Oneonta. Survivors include wife Julia, former Destination Oneonta executive director, and their four school-age children. Arrangements are entrusted to Lewis, Hurley &…
Second Teen Arrested In January Break-In ONEONTA – A 17 year old was arrested this morning as he showed up for court on a bench warrant, charged as the third suspect in the January burglary and assault. Future S. Clovis was arrested and charged with four felonies for a burglary and assault at a home in the city of Oneonta. Last week, Ernesto D. Santiago, 39, and Daquan Davis, 18, were arrested for the same crime. Last August, Clovis was arrested in…
IN MEMORIAM: Chris Goff, 44; Wife, 4 Young Children Survive ONEONTA – Christopher Goff, 44, husband of former Destination Oneonta Executive Director Julia Goff, died peacefully in his home in Oneonta on Feb. 9, 2016. In addition to his wife, he is survived by four children, Sam, Emma, Jeb and Sara; his mother, Virginia Louise Norwood and a brother, Ed Goff of North Carolina; and many nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his grandmother, Sally Norwood.…
Police Arrest Burglary Suspect Escaping Through Home Window ONEONTA – A “highly intoxicated” 21 year old was arrested after police caught him climbing out of the window of an Elm Street home where they had responded to a burglary call in the early morning hours of Monday, Feb. 8. Paul A. Dorego Jr., 21, of Sag Harbor, was arrested after police responded to a call of a burglary in process. “When the officers arrived, the homeowners were standing outside,” said…
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IN MEMORIAM: John H. Murphy, 68; Retired Sergeant Died In Job Accident ONEONTA – John H. Murphy, 68, of Oneonta, a retired Army staff sergeant, died Thursday, Feb. 4, 2016, in an accident at the Stericycle plant on Lower River Street. Calling hours and the funeral will be tomorrow. He was born June 5, 1947, in Oneonta the son of the late John H. and Ruby (Jenkins) Murphy. John grew up in the 6th Ward and graduated from Oneonta…
Troopers Identify Man In Fatal Stericycle Accident ONEONTA – An employee of Stericycle on Lower River Street was killed after he was caught between a tractor trailer and a loading dock yesterday morning. John H. Murphy, 68, of Oneonta, was killed after he attempted to walk between a tractor trailer and a loading dock, unaware that the truck was backing up. He was fatally struck, and died at the scene. The Oneonta Fire Department and State Troopers assisted at the scene,…
