Residents Scammed In Franklin; Troopers Warn Others, Be Wary FRANKLIN – State police at Oneonta are investigating a report that two men posing as utility-company workers perpetrated a scam here, and are warning other homeowner to be alert. Troopers said the two men, wearing walkie-talkies, distracted two elderly residents in front of their home in Franklin yesterday while someone else sneaked into their home and took cash, jewelry and coins.…
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IN MEMORIAM Daniel H. Nielsen, Veterinarian In New Berlin Area For 45 Years NEW BERLIN – Following numerous years battling illness, Daniel H. Nielsen, 80, veterinarian in the New Berlin area for 45 years, passed away on Nov. 6, 2018. “Dr Dan,” at the veterinarian was known, was born on Nov. 26, 1939, in Brooklyn, the only child of Rolf and Elna Nielsen.…
IN MEMORIAM: Lisa German, 52, South Kortright; Leaves 3 Children SOUTH KORTRIGHT – It is with great sadness to announce that the life of Lisa (Kuhn) German of the South Kortright community ended suddenly on Nov. 5, 2018, at the age of 52.…
IN MEMORIAM: Christopher German, 57; Veteran; Certified Orthodist, Prosthetist SOUTH KORTRIGHT – Christopher Dirk German, 57, a certified orthotist and prosthetist, businessman and Air Force veteran, died on Nov. 5, 2018. Christopher was born on May 28, 1961, in Heidelberg, Germany, the son of Andrew and Helga German. He served in the U.S. Air Force from April 1983 to 1987 as a precision measurement equipment lab specialist.…
Rally to Protect Mueller Probe Planned At 5 In Muller Plaza ONEONTA – As part of a nationwide protest of the president’s new acting attorney general, a Rally to Protect Mueller Investigation is planned at 5 p.m. today in Muller Plaza, downtown Oneonta, organized by Butternut Valley Indivisible. “Everyone who loves their country” is invited. “The Mueller investigation was expected to wrap up quickly as soon as the general election was over,” an invitation emailed overnight says. “BUT WAIT – The…
2018 MIDTERM ELECTIONS Devlin-Fernandez Final Count Due By Next Friday GOP Chairman: Absentee, Affidavit Ballots Usually Track Day-Of Tally By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – With candidate Bob Fernandez unwilling to concede, the outcome of the Otsego County sheriff’s race will be uncertain until Nov. 16, a week from tomorrow, according to the county Board of Elections. Lori Lehenbauer, the Republican commissioner, said the canvassing – the tallying of absentee and affidavit ballots – will begin next…
IN MEMORIAM: Patricia Ann Egli, Unadilla UNADILLA – Patricia Ann Egli, 83, of Unadilla passed away peacefully on Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2018, at Fox Memorial Hospital surrounded by her family. She was born May 8, 1935, in Sidney to Alfred & Luella (Edwards) Egli. She is survived by her children, Frank Mercurio, David Mercurio, Debra (Carl) Harlow, Bonnie (Philip) Stenglein, Linda, Brenda, and Mark, and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.…
Husband Shot Wife, Self, Troopers Find Hobart Deaths Called Murder-Suicide HOBART – Two bodies found in an apartment here yesterday belong to a husband and wife, and the case is being considered a murder-suicide, according to state police. An autopsy is still pending, but investigators are concluding the man, Christopher D. German, 57, of South Kortright, shot and killed his estranged wife Lisa K. German, 52, at her apartment on Route 10, Hobart, then shot himself. Troopers at Margaretville found…
2018 MIDTERM ELECTIONS FERNANDEZ WON’T CONCEDE BEFORE ALL VOTES COUNTED ONEONTA – Bob Fernandez won’t quit until the last ballot is counted. “I’m not conceding anything,” the Republican who ran for sheriff with Democratic backing said a few minutes ago. “I feel pretty good right now. We didn’t leave anything on the field. I did well by my team and my people.” Kim Muller, a Fernandez supporter and longtime pal of his wife, former county board chair Kathy Clark, said…
2018 MIDTERM ELECTIONS DEVLIN’S THE ONE FOR A THIRD TERM…