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Common Council Approves $25,000 For Artspace Survey Full Story In Hometown Oneonta, On Newsstands Wednesday Afternoon…
Schuermann Tops Scalici In School Board Balloting COOPERSTOWN – Matt Schuermann will join the CCS Board of Education after today’s voting. School board President Marcy Birch led the balloting with 433 votes, followed closely by Schuermann with 419. Tony Scalici, a 24-year-veteran, received 364, and Nancy Areliusson, 149. The four were competing for three seats. The school budget, library budget and school-bus lease were all approved in today’s balloting.…
Man Charged With Stealing Guns LAURENS – A Sherburne man was arrested by the Otsego County Sheriff’s Department after he allegedly stole five guns and other items from a Laurens residence. According to the complaint, Richard Garreau, aka Ricky Diamond, 22, was allowed to live with and was given a job by the victim. After Garreau moved out, the victim allegedly found that five guns and other personal items had been stolen from the residence and filed a report with…
Morris Vietnam Veteran In Senate Hall Of Fame Seward Hails McMillen For ‘Superior Bravery’ ALBANY – Thomas McMillen of Morris was inducted today into the state Senate Veterans Hall of Fame, and state Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, was on hand to pay tribute. “Tom displayed superior bravery and courage while serving our nation,” said Seward. “His two tours in Vietnam – first as an infantry platoon commander and later as a helicopter pilot – highlighted a rare skill set and…
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IN MEMORIAM: Betty Brownrigg, 76; Worked 25 Years For NYCM Insurance BURLINGTON FLATS – Elizabeth Mae “Betty” Brownrigg, 76, a no-fault litigation associate at NYCM for many years, passed away on Saturday May 12, 2018, surrounded by her loving family at the home of her daughter in Cobleskill. Elizabeth was born on Feb. 1, 1942, in Passaic, N.J., the daughter of the late Edmund and Ora Gould Busch. Elizabeth was a lifetime resident of the area after graduating from New…
IN MEMORIAM John A. Powers, 99; Served In 10th Mountain Division In WWII DAVENPORT CENTER – John A. Powers, 99, a World War II veteran decorated for his service in the famed 10th Mountain Division ski unit, passed away May 10, 2018, at Fox Hospital. He was born March 24, 1919, in Oneonta, the son of William and Mary Powers. John grew up in Oneonta and was a long-time resident of Davenport Center. In the Army during WWII, he served…
IN MEMORIAM Pauline G. Dudley, 95; Led Home Ec At SUNY Oneonta ONEONTA – Pauline G. Dudley, 95, retired director of SUNY Oneonta’s Home Economics Division, passed away on Friday, May 11, 2018, at her home in Oneonta. She was born July 30, 1922 in Bassett, Iowa, to Robert Glen and Dorothy Petersen Dudley. The family moved to Floyd, Iowa, where her brother, Leland, was born in 1924. In 1934, they moved to Ames, Iowa, where Pauline attended Ames High…
IN MEMORIAM: Clifford Yager, 82; Operated Painting Company In Otego OTEGO – Clifford E. Yager, 82, who operated Clifford Yager Painting for many years, passed away Friday, May 4, 2018 at Chestnut Park Rehabilitation & Nursing Center, Oneonta. He was born Jan. 21, 1936, in Oneonta, the son of the late Clifford Yager and Elsie (Hungerford) Shumway. Clifford served in the Navy during the Korean Conflict. He was an outdoorsman and enjoyed fishing.…