State Honors Dr. Gadomski For Tending Transgender Youth COOPERSTOWN – Pediatrician Anne Gadomski, Bassett Research Institute director, was given the World AIDS Day New York Commissioner’s Special Recognition for establishing the first rural pediatric registry for transgender and gender nonconforming youth in New York State. “There is not a lot of evidence to help inform clinical care of transgender and gender non-conforming youth, particularly for rural areas,” she said.…
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IN MEMORIAM: Jim Crosby, 31; Dies In Car Accident In Franklin DELHI – James Cullen Crosby, 31, of Delhi passed away suddenly on Friday evening, Dec. 29, 2017, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident in Franklin. Jim worked for FORDO in Oneonta. Friends and relatives are invited to call on the family from 5-7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 3, at MacArthur Funeral Home, 134 Main St., Delhi, where a celebration of life will be at 7 p.m.…
Isabella Marjorie Fancher First Bassett Baby of 2018…
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Calling Hours For Paul Lambert 3-6 Jan. 19; Funeral On Jan. 20 COOPERSTOWN – Funeral arrangements have been announced for former Cooperstown Central Superintendent of Schools Paul J. Lambert. Calling hours will be 3-6 p.m. Friday, Jan. 19, at the Connell, Dow & Deysenroth Funeral Home. The funeral mass will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 20, at St. Mary’s “Our Lady of the Lake” Catholic Church in Cooperstown. The former superintendent, who passed away Wednesday, Dec. 27, at Bassett Hospital,…
Chairman Leaving Otsego Now Board For Now, Hulse Succeeds Morgan ONEONTA – Devin Morgan, Otsego Now chairman during the tumult that led to the resignation of the organization’s president, Sandy Mathes, in June, has resigned. According to a letter sent to county representatives and fellow board members, his resignation is effective at the end of the year, and the current vice chair, Rick Hulse, will serve as acting chair until a decision on Morgan’s successor is made.…
IN MEMORIAM Gerald D. ‘Jerry’ Starks, 72; EMT Locally For Half Century COOPERSTOWN – Gerald Donald “Jerry” Starks, 72, an active EMT for more than a half-century, passed away at his home Dec. 19, 2017, with his family by his side. He was born on Jan. 29, 1945, in Endicott to Donald A. and Vivian M. (Williamson) Starks. Jerry grew up in Ilion, and described his childhood as idyllic, complete with a paper route. He had numerous stories about friends, neighbors,…
IN MEMORIAM: Catherine Christiansen; Native Daughter Lived At Woodside Hall COOPERSTOWN – Catherine Emily (Davidson) Christiansen, 98, daughter of George and Ruby Davidson, passed away on Wednesday Dec. 27, 2017. She was born April 12, 1919 at the former Thanksgiving Hospital in Cooperstown. Catherine graduated from Cooperstown High School, Class of 1936, as well as Maryville College in Tennessee.…
IN MEMORIAM: Helen Chetner, 90; Retiree Active In St. Mary’s Church COOPERSTOWN – Helen F. Chetner, 90, a New York Telephone Co. retiree who was very active in St. Mary’s “Our Lady of the Lake” parish, peacefully left her family and friends on Dec. 26, 2017. She had been a resident at Chestnut Park Nursing Home, Oneonta, since 2014. Helen was born July 19, 1927, to Charles and Helen E. M. (Korinek) Chetner in Lodi Township, N.J.…
IN MEMORIAM: Esther Jimenez, 95; Daughter Survives In Burlington Flats BURLINGTON FLATS – Esther Jimenez, 95, died December 24, 2017 at the Sitrin Nursing Home in New Hartford, with members of her family near her side. She was born on Feb. 23, 1922, in Jayuya, Puerto Rico to Felix and Emilia Aviles Fernandez. Esther is survived by her children Manuel of Bangor, Pa., (wife, Marlene); Fernando of Melville, Long Island, (wife Mayra); and Rosa Posh of Burlington Flats, (husband, John). Also surviving…