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High Winds Due In Otsego County The weather has taken a turn in recent weeks and is starting to get more and more stormy. This has led to multiple issues and the National Weather Service has issued a high wind warning, in effect until midnight in Otsego County and other counties in Central New York as well as across the US. Sustained winds at 40 mph are expected this evening, with gusts up to 60 mph. When the winds hit,…
IN MEMORIAM: Dolores A. Cahill; Spent 50 Years With Salvation Army SIDNEY – Dolores A. Cahill, who spent a half-century with the Salvation Army, passed away peacefully at home on April 3, 2018 in Sidney. She was born in Queens, the daughter of Paul and Eleanor (Shields) Patane. Dolores attended Julia Richman High School in New York City.…
COUNTY IS SUING BIG PHARMA OVER HEROIN EPIDEMIC By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – The County of Otsego moved today to recoup some of the costs of fighting the heroin epidemic. At its April meeting this morning, the Board of Representatives hired the law firm of Napoli Shkolnik, based in New York City but with offices across the country, to sue Big Pharma companies whose practices contributed to the spread of the deadly drug locally.…
Sheriff Surrenders Authority Over Son By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – After a 15-month standoff, Ros Devlin’s fate as a correctional officer is now in the hands of the chairman of the Otsego County Board of Representatives. With one abstention and two absences, the county reps voted a few minutes ago to accept Sheriff Richard J. Devlin Jr.’s proposal to turn over authority for investigating and possibly removing his son from his job to county board Chair…
Cameras Set Stage, Helped Solve Killing By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – Otsego County’s first slaying of 2017 – on New Year’s morning – happened in an Oneonta apartment with a surveillance camera in every room. The cameras helped put suspect Joshua Underwood, 25, in the victim’s room, and help convict the man, said District Attorney John Muehl. Underwood was convicted Friday, March 30, to 20 years in jail. “Witnesses said they got into a fight about…
IN MEMORIAM: William E. Aufmuth; Tree Service Owner Dies Suddenly At 56 COOPERSTOWN – William E. Aufmuth, a lifelong resident of Cooperstown whose love for wood made him known as an expert arborist and sculptor, died unexpectedly Friday afternoon, March 30, 2018, at Bassett Hospital. He was 56. A native of Cooperstown, Bill was born April 6, 1961, a son of August Jack Aufmuth and Dorothy Zigon Aufmuth. After graduating from Cooperstown Central School, he travelled before returning to Cooperstown…
Village 1st: Women In Top Jobs; Jeanne Dewey Is New Trustee COOPERSTOWN – At this evening’s reorganizational meeting, new Mayor Ellen Tillapaugh Kuch appointed Trustee Cindy Falk as deputy mayor, the first time in Cooperstown history women have filled the top two posts in village government. Tillapaugh also appointed Jeanne Dewey, who has been active in local Democratic politics, to fill the vacancy created by her election to mayor.…
Mayor Ellen Tillapaugh Takes Office In Ceremony Outgoing Trustee Second Woman In Top Job…
IN MEMORIAM Dr. Bruce Harris, 79, Springfield; Neurosurgeon, Farmer, Musician SPRINGFIELD CENTER – Dr. Bruce S. Harris, physician, farmer and musician, died on March 31, 2018, at home, where he had been cared for by hospice and his family. The cause of death was metastatic prostate cancer. His death brought closure to a life of professionalism and service, of cultivation and propagation of a love of the arts, most especially music, and of commitment to a way of life that…