IN MEMORIAM Bradley Goodyear Smith, 78; Cooperstown Philanthropist COOPERSTOWN – Bradley Goodyear Smith, a native of Mobile and resident of Fairhope, Ala., passed away Aug. 13, 2020, at Cary Mede, the family’s summer home, near Cooperstown. Surrounded by her loving family, she succumbed with remarkable grace after a brave battle with progressive supranuclear palsy. Bradley was born June 16, 1942, in Mobile, where she was raised. Bradley was known for her kindness, humor, strength and Southern charm. She was well-read,…
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CLICK HERE FOR SURVEY-MONKEY LINK Parents, Need Daycare Help? 1st Step, Fill Out County Survey COOPERSTOWN – Embattled parents of K-12 stay-at-home youngsters, help is on the way. County Treasurer Allen Ruffles, IT Director Brian Pokorny and others were discussing child-care challenges the county’s workforce is facing, and wondered: What if everyone comes together to look for a solution? The first step, they decided, is to gauge the size of the problem, and they developed a surveymonkey.com survey “to have…
Court Overturns Murder Verdict v. Casey Callahan Husband Had Been Found Guilty 17 Years After Wife Was Run Over By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – Casey Callahan’s 2017 conviction for murder in the second degree in the 2000 killing of his wife, Elizabeth Callahan, has been overturned by the Appellate Division, Third Department, according to a decision announced Friday. “Because the evidence of the defendant’s guilt was not overwhelming, there must be a new trial,” the decision…
FIRST SUSPECT PLEADS GUILTY IN DAD’S SLAYING Meridy Pleads To Murder 2nd; Faces 22 Years To Life In Prison By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – Nicholas Meridy, one of the four charged in the murder of Kenneth Robinson last October along with Robinson’s son Dylan, this morning pleaded guilty to second-degree murder. “I was there to pick up drugs and money,” Meridy told county Judge John Lambert as part of the plea deal. On Oct. 10, Meridy entered…
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IN MEMORIAM Funeral Saturday For Couple Who Endured COVID Together Melanie, Wayne Jones Passed Away In Worcester WORCESTER – A funeral is tomorrow for Melanie Ruth Jones, 60, and her husband, Wayne Dennis Jones, 68, who both had suffered from COVID-19 in the past few months, and both passed away Sunday, Aug. 2, 2020. Melanie was found in the morning having suffered apparent respiratory failure, and Wayne passed away that evening after receiving the news.…
IN MEMORIAM: Allan K. Rudd, 76; Career-Long Dairyman In Jordanville JORDANVILLE – Allan K. Rudd, 76, a career-long dairy farmer and proprietor of MTR Farms here, passed away peacefully on Saturday, Aug. 15, 2020, at Bassett Hospital. Allan was born on Jan. 10, 1944, in Hartford, Conn., a son of the late Allan S. and Madeline Parker Rudd. He was raised and educated in Ellington, Conn., and graduated from Rockville High School. On March 20, 1969, he married the former…
IN MEMORIAM: Roy Henderson, Sr., 80; Schenevus Man Pursued Career As Maltster SCHENEVUS – Roy A. Henderson Sr., 80, who amid varied careers spent 21 years as a maltster in a New Jersey malt plant, passed away peacefully on Sunday, Aug. 16, 2020, at his home in Schenevus. Malt is used in brewing and distilling. He was the son of Ray & Selma (Anderson) Hendrickson, who predeceased him. Over his lifetime, Roy also worked for his brother-in-law’s flooring company and…
IN MEMORIAM: Jocelyn A. Rauscher’s Life Will Be Celebrated Sept. 5 At Home COOPERSTOWN – The life of Jocelyn Alice Rauscher will be celebrated Saturday, Sept. 5, at 484 Roscoe Jones Road in Cooperstown. Jocelyn, a talented artist, mother of five, grandmother of eight and devoted wife of 48 years, passed away April 16, 2020. Her warmth, love and laughter filled our spirits with joy. The family requests that guests come prepared to share their thoughts, prayers and fondest memories…
One More COVID Case Locally, One In Hospital COOPERSTOWN – Another new local COVID-19 case was reported today, bring this week’s total to five, and one of the current cases was hospitalized. That brings us in Otsego County to 117 total cases since March, of which 106 have recovered. The five active cases and six deaths — none in weeks — round out the total.…