IN MEMORIAM Joseph F. Barone, 83, Cooperstown; Managing Director At Bear Stearns COOPERSTOWN – Joseph F. Barone, 83, a former managing director of Bear Stearns & Co. and longtime summer resident of Cooperstown, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2018, in Franklin Lakes, N.J. He was born on Sept. 8, 1934, in West New York, N.J., son of Charlie and Antoinette Barone. He was educated in New York City schools and served as a sergeant in the Air Force. He received…
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IN MEMORIAM: Bonnie J. Garrity, 70; Taught Cosmetology 20 Years At BOCES ONEONTA – Bonnie Jeanne Garrity, 70, who taught cosmetology and related disciplines at ONC BOCES for 20 years, passed away Feb. 6, 2018, at Fox Nursing Home, with her family by her side. She was born Jan. 2, 1948, in New Hyde Park, the daughter of Gilmore and Jeanne (Dietz) Garrity. Bonnie grew up on Long Island. She eventually moved to the Worcester area to be near her…
IN MEMORIAM: Gerald H. Wilmot, 87; Spent 29 Years In Army National Guard CHERRY VALLEY – Gerald H. Wilmot, 87, who served in the Army National Guard for almost three decades, passed away Feb. 4, 2018. He was born Feb. 22, 1930, in Cooperstown to G. Hubert and Edith (Shepard) Wilmot.…
IN MEMORIAM: Mary Louise Bellinger, 99; Taught In Region’s One-Room Schoolhouses WORCESTER – Mary Louise (Peters) Bellinger, 99, a retired teacher who taught in one-room schoolhouses in Schoharie County and Portlandville, passed away at 9:50 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2018, at Fox Hospital. She was the eldest daughter of Richard and Virginia Peters of Stamford, and was born on Dec. 19, 1918, on the Peters farm. Mary Lou graduated from the former Oneonta Normal school, presently SUNY, in 1939.…
Gelbsman Holds On To Otsego Now Seat He Won’t Quit, So Reps Keep Him There By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www. AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – It appears former county rep. Craig Gelbsman of Oneonta will remain on the Otsego Now board of directors. The county board originally appointed Gelbsman to Otsego Now as its “liaison”, intending that he keep the Cooperstown reps in the loop on what the Oneonta-based economic-development entity was up. Then Republican Gelbsman was defeated by Democrat…
Snow Day in Oneonta! With schools closed for the storm, families and friends took to the slopes around town for some sledding. Above, Micheal Alston, flashes a smile as he sleds down an embankment near Huntington Memorial library this morning. Behind him, his cousin Devonte and uncle Winston also join in the fun. At right, friends Lucy Hartill and Lily Beers, both fifth graders at Valleyview, sled in the fresh powder in Wilber Park. A travel advisory remains in affect…
County Roads Remain Open, But Travel Advisory Issued COOPERSTOWN – While county roads are still open for travel, Sheriff Richard J. Devlin Jr. has issued a travel advisory until 6 a.m. tomorrow morning.…
FEARFUL OF STORM, OPT CANCELS BUSES ONEONTA – Oneonta Public Transits announced a few minutes ago that it is suspending bus service from 6 a.m. Wednesday until 6 a.m. Thursday. The new OPT director, David Hotaling, said he acted, after consultation from city officials, due to concerns about safety in the face of predictions of 10 inches of snow during that period.…
IN MEMORIAM: Lois (Northrup) Champlin, 86 ONEONTA – Oneonta native Lois (Northrup) Champlin, 86, passed away on Christmas Day 2017 at her home in Overland Park, Kansas. A graduate of Oneonta High School, she worked at Scintilla, now Amphenol, and Hartwick College for several years.…
IN MEMORIAM: Paul K. Neske, 84; Owned, Operated Schenevus Hotel ONEONTA – Paul K. Neske, 84, of Oneonta, who operated the Schenevus Hotel for many years, passed away peacefully Thursday evening, Feb. 1, with Dave and Ann, his son and daughter-in-law, at his side. Paul was born in Ridgewood, N.J., on July 7, 1933, the son of the late Frederick and Pauline Kurzenski Neske. In addition to his parents, he was pre-deceased by the love of his life Kathryn Neske…