$8M Scriven Grant Aims To Upgrade Patient Care Bassett To Buy Instruments, Equipment, More COOPERSTOWN – Bassett Hospital today announced it has received an $8 million grant from the Scriven Foundation to upgrade patient-care equipment. The money will buy surgical instruments, patient-monitoring and patient exam tables, among other purchases including lab equipment which may include centrifuge technology to ensure the center is state of the art. It doesn’t just stop with centrifuge technology, there is plenty of other things that…
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Names Released In Fatal Davenport Fire DAVENPORT – The names of the victims in Friday’s fatal apartment fire in Davenport have been released, according to state police. Kiley J. Sullivan, 3 and Cody E. Sullivan, 1, died as a result of the fire at 498 Dehning Rd., in the town of Davenport. Their father, Carmen E. Sullivan, 44, was taken to Upstate Medical in Syracuse for burn juries.…
Bill Parsons’ Funeral Service On April 28 At Christ Church COOPERSTOWN – William H. Parsons, Jr. of Farmington, Conn., passed away Monday, Jan. 29, 2018. He is survived by his daughter Sarah Parsons, his son Daniel Parsons, his daughter-in-law Sinead Parsons, his grandson Hunter Parsons, and his brother Gary Parsons, as well as hundreds of family members and friends. He was predeceased by his father, William H. Parsons Sr, his mother Therese A. Parsons, and his sister Claire A. Parsons. Bill grew up in Cooperstown, graduating…
IN MEMORIAM Virginia Miller Sherwood, 104; Oversaw Thanksgiving Home COOPERSTOWN – Virginia Miller Sherwood, 104, a former administrator at the Clara Welsh Thanksgiving Home and a volunteer at Bassett Hospital, died on Feb. 5, 2018, at her residence at Hickory House of the Sitrin Health Care Center, New Hartford. Mrs. Sherwood was born Nov. 24, 1913 in Hudson, a daughter of the late Leland S. and Mary (Elaget) Miller. She grew up in the village of Germantown, Columbia County, and…
Icy Road Caused Truck To Slide; Situation Soon Righted, XNG Says COOPERSTOWN – A spokesman for XNG said the truck incident Friday evening occurred when a driver, slowing on icy Route 205 north of Hartwick hamlet as the driver in front of him turned into a driveway, “slid partially off the road … and that was it.” “There was no driver error,” said XNG’s Jon Pierce. “There was no equipment failure. There was no danger. The truck was (soon) back…
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IN MEMORIAM: Barbara Couture, 71; Nurse, Nursing Administrator, Artist COOPERSTOWN – Barbara Louise Couture, a nurse and nursing administrator, and also a dedicated artist, passed away Wednesday night, Feb. 7, 2018, at Cooperstown Center for Rehabilitation & Nursing. She was 71. Over the years, she lived in Kew Gardens, Queens; Walton, and most recently Cooperstown. Born June 14, 1946, in Fall River, Mass., she was a daughter of Arthur and Rita (Ferland) Couture.…
2018 COOPERSTOWN WINTER CARNIVAL Fireworks! …And There’s More To Come...…
2018 COOPERSTOWN WINTER CARNIVAL Action Now At Lakefront: Sledding, Horses, More The sledding hill at Lakefront Park is packed as Cooperstown Winter Carnival fun shifts there this afternoon. Matthew Perrino, Max Koffer and Brenin Dempsey, top photo, join the fun; also available for sledding are large, inflatable sleds, with a giant Duck able to carry five kids at a time. At right, Owen Nolan, 9, tries out sugar on ice as Farmers’ Museum docent Pat MacGregor advises. Owen’s mom Stephanie…
IN MEMORIAM: Donald Sternberg, 91; Moved To Cooperstown To Be Near Son COOPERSTOWN – Donald D. Sternberg, 91, father of Dr. Richard J. Sternberg, the retired Bassett orthopedic surgeon, passed away this morning, Feb. 10, 2018, at Centers Health Care, the former Otsego Manor Nursing Home. He was born on March 4, 1926, in New York City, son of Morton and Jeanette Sternberg, and attended Dewitt Clinton High School. He enlisted during World War II, and served as a pharmacist’s…