FIRE-PROTECTION BOARD SETS VOTE ON DISSOLUTION Move Would Put Town-City Contract In the Hands Of Oneonta Town Board By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – With its fire protection contract with the city stymied for three years now, the Town of Oneonta fire commissioners have set a public hearing for 7 p.m. Sept. 18 at Elm Park Church on dissolving the fire district. Town Supervisor Bob Wood, a former fire commissioner himself, today said, as he understands it,…
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IN MEMORIAM: Jo Scarzafava Terwilliger; 28-Year Volunteer At Saturday’s Bread ONEONTA – Jo Anderson Scarzafava Terwilliger, 68, of Oneonta, a 28-year volunteer at Saturday’s Bread, passed away on Aug. 15, 2018. Jo was born in Sidney on Oct. 12, 1949, to Agnes “Pat” and Wesley Anderson. She grew up at 44 Oneida St., Oneonta. She graduated from Oneonta High School in 1967. Jo was the proud mother of Robert “Bobby” Scarzafava and they resided for many years in San Antonio, Texas.…
IN MEMORIAM: Charles Briscoll, 87; Air Force Vet, Oneonta Businessman ONEONTA – Charles “Chuck” Briscoll, Air Force veteran and partner in the former S+S Liquors in Southside Mall, passed away Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2018, following a lengthy illness. He was born on Aug. 25, 1934, in Oneonta, the son of George and Bertha (Mereness) Briscoll. Upon his return from the Air Force, he worked as a salesman for Rudolph’s Jewelry Store. He later worked at Galinn’s Jewelers for several years. Before…
IN MEMORIAM: Pamela Stewart, 62; Residential Aide At Local Institutions HARTWICK – Pamela J. Stewart, 62, a residential aide at The Meadows, Arc and Springbook, passed away peacefully Tuesday night, Aug. 14, 2018, with family by her side at her home on Buchanan Drive in Hartwick following a courageous battle with cancer. She was born July 2, 1956, in New Berlin, a daughter of Franklin Jay and Wanda L. (McLean) Stewart. After graduating from Cooperstown Central School with the Class…
IN MEMORIAM: E. Ferris Banner, 97; Lifelong Dairy Farmer, Livestock Dealer ONEONTA – Calling hours are this evening for E. Ferris Banner, 97, a livelong farmer and livestock dealer who passed away on Monday, Aug. 13, 2018, at Cooperstown Center nursing home. The calling hours are 5-7 p.m. at the Bookhout Funeral Home, 357 Main St. A graveside service will take place privately at the convenience of the family in Milford Cemetery. Ferris was born in Davenport on July 3,…
PARADE, TRACTOR RODEO SUNDAY Roseboom Power Days Featuring Antique Baler An early 1900s International Stationary Baling Press, not seen at Roseboom Antique Power Days for a few years, will be cranked up tomorrow on the second day of the 18th annual happening. Down from Remsen, Bill Blair and Cindy Thompson examine the novelty. Also Sunday, the tractor parade rolls through the hamlet at 1 p.m., followed by the tractor rodeo at the nearby Van Buren farm; Jack and Norma Van…
$8.7 M. SOUGHT TO UPGRADE LETTIS ONEONTA – The city and town of Oneonta yesterday applied for an $8.7 million state DOT grant to make Lettis Highway safer and more attractive and to build sidewalks between Home Depot and Lowes on Southside. The grant application was approved at a special common council meeting Wednesday night to meet the deadline. Mayor Gary Herzig said he expects to hear on the application by January.…
Original Painting Up For Auction At Fairy Springs Birthday Party…
IN MEMORIAM: Doris Beckley, 92; Operated Otego Farm With Husband WELLS BRIDGE – Doris Beckley, 92, who operated the Cly-Dor dairy farm in Otego with her husband Clyde for 40 years, passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2018. She was born in 1925 in Walton, to Burton and Shirley Robinson. She attended Methodist Hospital School of Nursing in Brooklyn as a part of the World War II Cadet Nursing program. She married Clyde Beckley in 1947.…
Roseboom Power Days Coming This Weekend…