Utica College On Lockdown After Two Threatening Calls UTICA – Utica College students and staff have been advised to stay in place after the police received what they believe to be a “real, credible threat” of violence on campus. According to CNY News, two calls came into police threatening to take “some sort of action” at the school’s Gordon Science Center, and the school was put on lockdown. A message went out on the school’s social media advising everyone to…
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IN MEMORIAM Hany Ghaleb, 52, Dentist, Spouse Of Former Judge COOPERSTOWN – Hany Mikhail Ghaleb, 52 , the Richfield Springs dentist, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, March 1, 2018, in his home in Cooperstown. Survivors includes his wife, Jhilmil Ghaleb, the lawyer and former state Supreme Court judge. Funeral service are planned at 11 a.m. March 17 at St. John’s Episcopal Church, Richfield Springs. No calling hours are planned.…
Sugaring Off Sunday Starts, Draws From Miles Around Oneonta pals Tom and Amy Pondolfino, left, and Dave and Rachel Rissberger, brought their families to The Farmers’ Museum in Cooperstown this morning, as the March-long Sugaring Off Sundays got underway. Folks feasting on pancakes and enjoying the syrup-making exhibits reported coming from as far away as Cropseyville, on the other side of Troy. At right, Christine and Rodger Potocki, New Hartford, ask resident farmer Mykel Goodwin of Morris about the details…
BLACK HAWKS IN COOPERSTOWN COPTERS BIG HIT AS 50 TURN OUT…
Army Blackhawks In Coop Area Today Public Invited To Observe Training COOPERSTOWN – Because of challenges presented by a low cloud cover, the arrival of four Army National Guard UH-60 helicopters at the Bassett Helipad has been moved up to 3:30 p.m. from 5 p.m. The public will be able to observe the training in the area adjoining the helipad and are asked to park in the Clark Sports Center lots and leave bags and backpacks in their vehicles.…
Big Crowd, Bowls Aplenty At Annual Benefit Luncheon Cooperstown Art Association President Cheryl Wright, flanked by Mary Ann Dietz, left, and Cindy Hill, presides over distribution of the original pottery at today’s annual Empty Bowls Luncheon, underway until 2 p.m. at the Christ Church Hall, 69 Fair St., Cooperstown, to benefit the Cooperstown Food Bank. For $15, participants buy bowls (many created in Smithy Pioneer Gallery pottery classes), then fill them from a selection soups in the nearby hall, where…
TALKS UNDERWAY WITH SARKISIANS Is Historic Ford Block Finally Back In Play? By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – With at least a decade since it was the focus of serious redevelopment interest, the intriguing Ford Block at Main and Muller Plaza, a signature downtown building, is again a focus of interest. Mayor Gary Herzig said he’s spoken three times in the past few months with David Sarkisian, a member of the family real-estate and development firm in…
IN MEMORIAM: Margaret Umbach, 72, Oneonta ONEONTA – Margaret “Peggy” Umbach, 72, passed peacefully Feb. 28, 2018, at Albany Medical Center. She was born April 16, 1945 in Oneonta, to Quentin and Mary Holmes, and raised by Burton and Winifred Miller. Peggy married Victor H. Umbach on Oct. 9, 1965 at the West End Community Baptist Church, Oneonta.…
AU REVOIR, RILEY! It’s Over – Almost! According to the current report from the National Weather Service, about 3 additional inches of snow will fall on Otsego County between now and 7 p.m., after which it will tail off to a trace. (Incidentally, the Tops tractor-trailer blocking Glen and Railroad avenues in Cooperstown was unstuck about a half-hour ago.)…
IN MEMORIAM: Jean Cobb Zeller Roy, 87; Retired Teacher Active In Methodist Church CHERRY VALLEY – Jean Cobb Zellers Roy, who retired to Cherry Valley 30 years ago after a career in education, passed away peacefully on Feb. 22, 2018, in Utica. She was born Aug. 20, 1930, in Washington Township, N.J., to George Byran Zellers and Jessie May Cobb, and grew up on her father’s farm outside of Hackettstown, N.J.…