IN MEMORIAM: Rita Ann Wellman, 81; Professor’s Wife Active In Community ONEONTA – Rita Ann Wellman, 81, wife of a SUNY Oneonta professor and a lifelong community volunteer, passed away on Jan. 14, 2020, at her most recent home, the Plains at Parish Homestead. She was born on April 24, 1938, in Milford, Conn., the daughter of Roy and Alice (McDermott) Nurenberg. After graduating from Orange High School, Rita began studying sociology at the University of Connecticut. She transferred to…
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Jury Selection Starts In Fatal Oneonta Fire Truitt Brother, Girlfriend May Testify By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – The brother and the ex-girlfriend of Gabriel Truitt, 33, may be called to testify in the trial now underway in Otsego County Court. They are Terrence Truitt and Heather Engler, and Gabriel is the Oneonta man charged with arson and first-degree murder in the death of former Oneonta firefighter John Heller on Dec. 30, 2018. Jury selection began Tuesday,…
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Troopers Honor Jill Mattice On 10th Anniversary Of Her Death State Police Captain Jeffrey A. Dorward, Troop C, memorializes Trooper Jill Mattice on the 10th anniversary of her death during a memorial service held today at the Troop C barracks. Mattice, then 31, was killed on State Route 23 in the Town of Morris, Otsego County on Jan. 20, 2010, as a result of a motor vehicle collision when her vehicle sideswiped an oncoming tractor trailer. A State Trooper since…
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ERA ENDING Senator Seward, County Mainstay, Planning To Retire Will Serve Through End Of 17th Term ONEONTA – State Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, announced a few moments ago he will not seek reelection this year to the seat he has held since 1986. “I have decided not to seek reelection in 2020 and will retire from the Senate when my current term, my 17th, expires at the end of the year,” Seward said in a statement released at 11:54 a.m…
IN MEMORIAM Bud Pirone Funeral Is Saturday; Principal On OHS Wall Of Fame ONEONTA – William (Bud) Pirone, revered retired Oneonta High School principal and one of the founders of the active alumni association, died on Jan. 13, 2020, one day shy of his 81st birthday. He passed in peace at the Fox Nursing Home, where he had been a resident for a year following a series of strokes starting in September 2018. Calling hours will be this Saturday, Jan.…
Vigilance Encouraged At MLK Celebration The sanctuary at First United Methodist Church in Oneonta was filled with inspiring words, social commentary and song this afternoon as crowds gathered to celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s 91st birthday. The event, hosted by the Oneonta NAACP, featured over a dozen speakers and performers including Yolanda Bush, seen above with Rich Mollen, as she sings “Rise Above,” written by Robin Seletsky and dedicated to the Oneonta NAACP. Mayor Gary Herzig, inset right, was…
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