IN MEMORIAM: Charles Henness, 54; Morris Fire Chief For Past Two Years MORRIS – Charles D. Henness Sr., 54, Morris fire chief for the past two years, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, Sept. 10, 2018. Charlie was born in Oneonta, the son of Theron and Shirley (Wood) Henness. Charlie lived in Morris, with his fiancé, Lisa Squires, in his home that he often enjoyed working on with his family. He enjoyed woodworking and tinkering on cars in his spare time…
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Animal Rescue Saves Dogs From Florence 2 Due To Arrive In Oneonta Saturday SIDNEY – Today, Sidney’s Pibbles & More Animal Rescue (PMAR) announced a partnership with a North Carolina animal shelter that needs to evacuate shelter animals due to impending Hurricane Florence. Saturday, two of the four dogs, Allie and Hobbs, will arrive in New York. They will welcomed by volunteer foster care homes in the Oneonta area. Allie and Hobbs will stay with their foster homes where they…
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This year, BRAKING AIDS® Ride Starts Friday From Cooperstown COOPERSTOWN – For the first time, the annual BRAKING AIDS® Ride – it’s the seventh year of the fundraiser – will depart from Cooperstown: at 6:45 a.m. tomorrow (Friday) from the Clark Sports Center. The BRAKING AIDS® Ride will bring together 150 cycling activists, a volunteer road crew, and thousands of their supporters to raise money and awareness in support of efforts to end AIDS and homelessness.…
On WAMC’s ‘Morning Headlines’, Editor Assesses Today’s County Sheriff Primary In today’s weekly “Morning Headlines” on WAMC/Northeast Public Radio, Jim Kevlin, editor/publisher of www.AllOTSEGO.com (and Hometown Oneonta & the Freeman’s Journal), assessed today’s primary election for Otsego County sheriff between incumbent Richard J. Devlin Jr. of Milford and retired state trooper Bob Fernandez of Otego. CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO WAMC REPORT (or google: wamc, kevlin, sheriff)…
Polls Open In County At Noon For GOP, Democrat Primaries Sheriff, 2 Assembly. Statewide Nominations On Ballot Polls will be open from noon to 9 p.m. today around Otsego County to decide who will be the standard-bearer in three local races, plus three statewide offices. Locally: • Republicans will choose between incumbent Sheriff Richard J. Devlin Jr. of Milford and Bob Fernandez, the retired state trooper from Otego.…
Jury Finds Unadilla Man, 47, Guilty Of Molesting Under-11 Girl 13 Times COOPERSTOWN – A Unadilla man, 47, was found guilty today after a jury trial in Otsego County Court of molesting a girl under age 11. William A. Holtslander was convicted of 13 counts of sexual abuse in the first degree. The jury, consisting of four men and eight women, deliberated for four hours before returning a verdict of guilty on all counts, finding Holtslander had molested the girl 13…
IN MEMORIAM: Karl Dykstra, 57; Built Homes In Cooperstown Area COOPERSTOWN – Karl Dykstra, a local contractor who built many fine homes in the Cooperstown area, passed away Monday afternoon, Sept. 10, 2018, at Bassett Hospital. He was 57. Born July 28, 1961, in Suffern, he was one of six children of Fred and Fernande “Nonnie” (Deligny) Dykstra. Karl was a strong and loving husband and father. He made family gatherings memorable with his wonderful sense of humor and antics.…
EXCLUSIVE! Hometown Oneonta’s 10th Celebrated Family Council Rips Focus Executives County Studies Tompkins’ Energy Plan Dump Trucks Protect Tag-Sale Crowd Get Preview On Farmers’ Museum Fest Man Marries Woman, Takes Her Name AVAILABLE AT THESE FINE ESTABLISHMENTS OR TRY FREEMAN’S JOURNAL HOME DELIVERY…
2 Focus Executives Face Fines, Service, But No Jail Time 7 of 8 Counts Dismissed, Including One Involving Death Of Civic Leader By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com FLY CREEK – The two executive facing criminal charges in mismanagement of the Focus nursing home today had eight counts against them reduced to one, and will face fines, community service and possible exclusion from going back into the nursing home business. But no jail time? “I was hoping,” said Betsy Hayes,…