Wall Street Investor Criqui New Springfield Supervisor SPRINGFIELD CENTER – Galen O. Criqui, a Wall Street investor who played varsity basketball at Princeton, has agreed to succeed Bill Freeland, who has retired as Springfield town supervisor. The town board will meet at 7 p.m. Monday at the Community Center to appoint the new supervisor, Town Clerk Jeannette Armstong reported today. “He has agreed to serve the town,” she said.…
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IN COVID ERA, PEOPLE REACHED OUT Gifts Pile Up; Salvation Army Can Help 500 Kids At the Salvation Army gym, 25 River St., Oneonta, volunteers Joan Hill and Judy Barnum, top photo, yesterday were sorting piles of Christmas presents, enough to help 216 family with a total of 500 children. “This year has been really great.” said Capt. Selah Bender. “A lot of bank lobbies have been closed, so it has been difficult for people to get tags from the…
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Heavy Snow Won’t Dim Oneonta Festival Of Lights…
Police: Man Caught Breaking In Home ONEONTA – A Mount Vision man was arrested after he was allegedly caught breaking into an Oneonta home while the owners were inside, according to Trooper Aga Dembinska, Troop C public relations officer. Herbert J. Bidwell Jr., 38, Mount Vision, was arrested after county 911 dispatched state police to a burglary in progress at a home on Route 28, Town of Oneonta. The residents were home when they heard glass breaking and called 911.…
IN MEMORIAM Jim Buelow, 72, Worcester; Operated White House Inn WORCESTER – Jim Buelow, owner of the Worcester White House Inn, and former Worcester Creameries manager, passed away Dec. 16, 2020, at Ellis Hospital in Schenectady. James Herman Buelow, died at 72,was born in Salamanca, son of Mary Elizabeth Weyhust and Herman Charles Buelow. He was a member of the Northeast Dairy Foods and a beloved child of God. He was a farmer at heart who worked and supported the…
IN MEMORIAM Bill Clark, 95, Cooperstown; Former Mayor, WWII Veteran COOPERSTOWN – William David Clark, 95, a World War II veteran, former mayor of Cooperstown and a member of the family that owned McEwan’s Hardware, died at his home on Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020. He was lovingly known as Bill, Dad, and Pop. He entered this world on June 18, 1925, the only child of Lester James Clark and Catherine Mae Halsdorf. He was raised in Cooperstown, graduated high school…
LIFE IN THE TIME OF COVID-19 I’m With Tom Cruise By RICHARD STERNBERG • AllOTSEGO.com Columnist I admit that I was just not a fan of Tom Cruise. I don’t dislike his acting, he’s just an actor that doesn’t get me excited or make me particularly want to see his movies. My antipathy may include a reaction to some of his off-screen actions in the past. But he just received some negative publicity for an act that I deem priceless…
Oneonta Streets Clear, Mayor Herzig Reports ONEONTA – The city’s streets are open and passable, Mayor Gary Herzig reported a few minutes ago, after city crews cleared streets overnight through mid-afternoon today. Drivers are urged to use caution as snowbanks are, in some cases, obstructing vision and causing streets to become narrow.…
In Just 2 Days, 32 Test Positive COOPERSTOWN – Fourteen people tested positive for COVID-19 today, with 18 testing positive yesterday, Heidi Bond, Otsego County Public Health Director, has reported. Sixteen people have been hospitalized, but there have been no additional deaths after the two reported earlier this week.…
