Otsego County Answers the Call OTSEGO COUNTY—The Otsego County Office of Emergency Services deployed a team last week to assist Erie County in its recovery from a historic series of storms. On Tuesday, December 27, two members of the Otsego County Special Operations Team were activated to respond with the county’s ARGO, an 8×8 amphibious, extreme terrain (tracked) vehicle, as part of the New York State Fire Mobilization and Mutual Aid Plan Activation.…
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In Memoriam Sandra L. Thorne, 79 September 22, 1942 – November 8, 2021 COOPERSTOWN – Sandra “Sandy” L. Thorne, a native of Cooperstown and long-time faithful member of Christ Church, passed away peacefully Monday evening, November 8, 2021, at her home with her family by her side. She was 79. Born September 22, 1942, at the Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital in Cooperstown, Sandy was a daughter of William R.P. and Aline M. (Campbell) Heller. After graduating from Cooperstown High School…
Shared Garage Back On Otsego’s Agenda By GREG KLEIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Otsego County’s plan for a shared transportation garage has been revived. County officials met with representatives from Otsego Northern Catskills BOCES in the past month to gage interest in another push to build a centralized, shared services facility on county Route 35 in the town of Milford, on land adjacent to the ONC BOCES campus. “I would not say it is full speed ahead, but maybe it…
LETTER from R. RICHARD DUNCAN Trenches Along Roadways Still Dangerous To Drivers To the Editor: “Slip sliding away…” Her car slid toward the side of the road. It caught in the trench and flipped. She was hurt and her car totaled. She is scared to drive again. But she knows she must go out and find a new car and force herself to try again. It wasn’t her fault. If the sides of the roads were done properly she would…
IN MEMORIAM: Bill Peeters, 80; Worked For Town, County Highway Departments BURLINGTON FLATS – William “Bill” Myron Peeters, 80, former Town of Burlington highway superintendent and a 34-year employee of the county High Department, passed unexpectedly at his home in Burlington Flats, on Sunday Dec. 29, 2019. Bill was born May 31, 1939, in Westford. He was married to wife Linda Lee Peeters for 36 years, marrying her on March 26, 1983 in Milford. She and three children survive.…
15 New Plow Trucks To Join County Fleet…
IN MEMORIAM: Emory A. Oeser Jr., 83; Served In Airborne, Highway Department CHERRY VALLEY – Emory A. Oeser Jr., 83, who served as a paratrooper in the elite 82nd Airborne Division and later spent his career with the county Highway Department, passed away peacefully at home on May 12, 2017, with his family at his side. A life-long Cherry Valley resident, Emory was born Jan. 18, 1934, to Emory and Bertha Oeser. He married Ruth Snyder on July 5, 1958.…