IN MEMORIAM Douglas R. Kent, 93; Hyde Hall Advocate COOPERSTOWN – Douglas R. Kent, who dedicated a half-century to the preservation of the Hyde Hall National Historic Landmark, died on May 1, 2018, at the age of 93. Born on March 23, 1925, in Jordan, Onondaga County, he was educated at the University of Rochester and then Columbia University, where he earned a master’s degree. His many accomplishments include service in the Navy during WWII and a long career in…
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EXCLUSIVE! Farm Credit East Brings 40 Jobs Here No Action At Oneonta Hotel Deadline Cooperstown Landmark Sold To Mel’s County Ethics Board Again In Limbo PLUS: Remembrance Of Lloyd Baker…
IN MEMORIAM GTE VP James R. Millisor, 86; Trained AT&T Executives Here COOPERSTOWN – James R. Millisor, Jr., who taught marketing for AT&T at The Otesaga in the 1960s and went on to play a leadership role at GTE, the telecom giant, passed away peacefully in his sleep Saturday, April 28. Jim had a life well-lived throughout his 86 years. His sense of humor and positive outlook will be missed by many. Jim was born to James R. Millisor, Sr.,…
IN MEMORIAM: Daphne P. Pugliese, 92; War Bride Met Husband At USO Dance COOPERSTOWN – Mrs. Daphne Pearl Pugliese, 92, long-time resident of Cooperstown, passed away quietly in the early hours of Saturday, April 28, 2018, at Centers Health Care. Born in Stevenage, England, a small country town about 30 minutes north of London, on Jan 21, 1926, to James (Jim) and Lizzie Worsdale, Daphne was the second eldest of four children. As the only girl for several generations, she…
IN MEMORIAM: Peter J. Farmer, 61; Village Native, Conservationist, Pilot COOPERSTOWN – Peter James “Pete” Farmer, 61, conservationist and pilot, died unexpectedly of a pulmonary embolism on Wednesday morning, April 25, 2018, at UMass Memorial Leominster in Massachusetts. He maintained homes in Lancaster, Mass., and Cooperstown. He was born on June 5, 1956, in Cooperstown, a son of Dr. Edward Truman Farmer, DDS, and Gretchen Schweickhard Farmer.…
IN MEMORIAM Rites Tuesday For Lloyd Baker, 94, Principal, Coach Led Only Unbeaten Football Team, OHS Field Named In His Honor ONEONTA – The funeral mass is tomorrow for Lloyd F. Baker, 94, revered former Oneonta principal and football coach whose 1960 team was the only one unbeaten and untied in school history; the football field is named in his honor. He passed away Thursday, April 26, at Bassett Hospital. He was born on Nov. 19, 1923 in Granby, Fulton…
Clark $300k Grant Sets Up ‘Hospital Suite’ At Hartwick ONEONTA – Hartwick College has received a $300,000 grant from The Clark Foundation to help fund a new Hospital Suite Simulation Unit for the college’s Nursing Department. The new equipment will be located in repurposed space in Smith Hall. The grant will enable the college to better prepare its nursing students to enter the field, and grow the department by another 10 students. This is the fourth such award from the…
Naked Man Injured In Fall From Parking Garage ONEONTA – An 18 year old SUNY Oneonta student was injured after allegedly undressing and jumping from the top of the Municipal Parking Garage in downtown Oneonta. At 10:30 p.m. Friday night, police received a call from a passerby that a man had fallen from the top level of the parking garage onto Chestnut Street extension. When EMTs arrived, the man allegedly told them that he was a stuntman attempting a stunt…
IN MEMORIAM Jean M. Scorzafava, 90; Sixth Ward Alderwoman ONEONTA – Jean M. Scorzafava, 90, a former Sixth Ward Alderwoman and beautician, died Tuesday, April 24, 2018. She was surrounded by her family at A.O. Fox Memorial Nursing Home, where she had been living. Jean was born in Carbondale, Penn., on Aug. 29, 1927, the daughter of Victor and Philopena Nepa. She moved to Oneonta, with her husband, Marino, in 1948. Jean loved her new community and served in Civil Defense…
Bob Fernandez Makes It Official: He’s Running For County Sheriff ONEONTA – Retired state trooper Bob Fernandez of Otego is announcing his candidacy for Otsego County sheriff at 1 p.m. Saturday, April 28, at the Oneonta Veterans Club on Chestnut Street. “The people of Otsego County deserve a professional law enforcement leader with experience and integrity,” he said in announcing the date. Fernandez is challenging incumbent Sheriff Richard J. Devlin Jr.…