ANIMALS LODGED AT SHELTER 4 Horses, Dog Rescued From Emmons Barn Fire The Susquehanna SPCA was called to the scene of last night’s fatal barn fire in Emmons and tasked with rescuing the four horses and dog on the property when the barn caught fire. Though a man was found dead at the scene, the animals were uninjured. Executive director Stacie Haynes brought all five animals back to the shelter for the night and put out a call on Facebook…
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MAN FOUND DEAD IN EMMONS BARN FIRE By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com EMMONS – A man was found dead when Oneonta firefighters responded to a call about a barn fire at 130 Riverstone Road, according to Sheriff Richard J. Devlin Jr. The Oneonta Fire Department was called to the scene of a fully involved barn fire at 11:20 p.m. last night. Schenevus, Milford and Pindars Corners all provided mutual aid, and they were on the scene until 4…
IN MEMORIAM: Edward J. Johnston,72; Worked In Family’s Center Street Grocery ONEONTA – Edward James Johnston, 72, who worked for years in his family-owned Center Street Food Store, oassed away at his home on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2020. He was born at Ellis Hospital, Schenectady, on Aug. 3, 1947, the son of Edward Alexander and Genevieve (Irish) Johnston. Ed moved with his family to Otsego County at an early age, graduated from Oneonta High School in 1965 and attended Central…
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IN MEMORIAM: Doris L. Spearbeck, 89; RN At SUNY Oneonta Clinic For 30 Years ONEONTA – Doris L. Spearbeck, 89, a nurse at SUNY Oneonta’s clinic for 30 years, passed away in Syracuse on Feb. 17, 2020, surrounded by family, following a brief illness. She was born on March 20, 1930, and raised on the Loudon Farm in Walton. As a child she enjoyed skating and tending to the baby piglets. She graduated from Walton High School and Wilson School…
GRANTS KEY TO DRI SUCCESS City Hall Funding 4 Projects To Install Upstairs Apartments By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – City Hall this afternoon announced funding to renovate the upstairs apartments on four downtown buildings, a key step forward in the $10 million state-funded Downtown Revitalization Initiative (DRI) now entering its fourth year. Apartments will be built above Joseph Grigoli’s Sal’s Pizzeria, 285 Main St.; Peter Clark’s Shops at Ford and Main, 250 Main St., Russ Scimeca’s…
‘GOTTA RUN,’ FROM HENRY HOLT & CO. County Rep. Martini Publishes 3rd Memoir, On Running For Office By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – It’s not enough for Adrienne Martini to simply run for her seat on the Otsego County Board of Representatives. She wants you to run for office too. “If I can do this, anyone can,” she said. “Change has to start locally, and no one knows the local issues like someone who lives here.” Her…
Political Races Aplenty In 2020 Lawyer Challenges Delgado; Jim Powers In Assembly Run By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Having filled a vacancy on the Millbrook Village Board in 2017, Republican Kyle Van De Water, a Poughkeepsie lawyer, ran for a full term in 2018. As he knocked on doors and handed out literature, he discovered volunteers for Democratic Congressional candidate Antonio Delgado had gotten there before him. And Delgado’s army of volunteers also handed out literature for the…
‘LIVE BIRTHS’ & ENROLLMENT In Oneonta, Data Show Stability, Even Growth By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – Enrollment in Oneonta City Schools, it turns out, hit bottom with this year’s 10th graders. The 105 sophomores comprise the smallest class, K-12, among the 1,738 students currently in city comprise. What’s more, Oneonta’s schools have by far the largest enrollment, more than double second-place Cooperstown Central, among the 19 school district in ONC BOCES. And, according to the annual…
