IN MEMORIAM: Edward C. Storck, 68; Water Plant Operator For New York City BURLINGTON FLATS – Edward Casey Storck, 69, chief operator of a New York City Water Treatment Plant in Sullivan County, passed into eternal life Tuesday, December 5, 2017, at his home in the Town of Burlington. He was born April 21, 1948, in Brooklyn, the eldest son of Edward and Geraldine (Dee) Storck. He was raised in Congers, Rockland County.…
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Whooping Cough Confirmed At Oneonta High School ONEONTA – Parents of Oneonta High School students have been notified that the district has confirmed cases of pertussis (whooping cough) at the high school. Officials at the high school were notified by the school nurse, who also reported the cases to the Otsego County Health Department.…
Police: Drug Mixture May Have Led To Student’s Death ONEONTA – Preliminary results have revealed that “multiple drugs,” including amphetamines and benzodiazepines, were found in Daniel William Michaels’ system as Oneonta Police continue to investigate the death of the 18 year old SUNY Oneonta student. On Saturday, Dec. 2 at 12:05 a.m., police received a call for assistance at an apartment at 34 Academy Street. “Some students were looking for a friend at that house and when they went in, they…
CCS DECLARES, LIFTS LOCKDOWN COOPERSTOWN – An hour-long lockdown at Cooperstown Central School has now been lifted. The lockdown was imposed as a precaution at 8:45 a.m. after a single, .22-caliber rimfire round was found near the auditorium, according to an announcement from the school.…
IN MEMORIAM: Donna J. (Reed) Leven, 85; Raised 6 Children, Bell Telephone Operator MARYLAND – Donna Joyce (Reed) Leven, 85, who raised six children, and worked as a telephone operator and in local retail, passed away at her Town of Maryland home on Dec. 2, 2017, following a long illness. Born on Sept. 2, 1932. in Oneonta, Donna was the daughter of the late Clifford and Phyrn Reed. A homemaker, she raised six children, was also employed by Bell Telephone…
IN MEMORIAM Eugene A. Bettiol Sr., 85; Entrepreneur, Benefactor ONEONTA – Eugene A. Bettiol Sr., 85, prime mover in the development of Southside Oneonta and a community benefactor for decades, passed away suddenly on Saturday, Dec. 2, 2017, at Albany Medical Center surrounded by his loving family. He was born Aug. 24, 1932, in Oneonta, to Anthony and Fannie Bettiol. He married Elizabeth Ann Bump on June 27, 1953, in Otego. He was raised in Morris, where he helped his…
Tri-Town Hospital Moves Under Fox Hospital’s Wing SIDNEY – Due to a state regulation requiring satellite emergency departments to be within 35 miles of an acute care hospital, Tri-Town Regional Hospital will come under the purview of Oneonta’s Fox Hospital on Jan. 1. The facility will be renamed Fox Hospital – Tri-Town Campus with the new year, according to Andrew Manzer, Bassett Healthcare Network vice president/COO.…
SUNY Oneonta Mourning 18-Year-Old Student’s Death ONEONTA – An 18-year-old SUNY Oneonta student died early Saturday morning, according to an announcement made by President Nancy Kleniewski. “I am profoundly saddened to inform you of the loss of a member of our campus community. Daniel William Michaels, a freshman from Dix Hills who was studying business economics, died early this morning. He was 18,” she wrote in a statement emailed to students Saturday morning.…
To Sounds of Christmas Music, Village Memory Tree Decorated Teri Henderson of Burlington Flats, top photo, directs the Edmeston-Burlington Area Church Choir this afternoon after the decorating of a Catskill Area Hospice Memory Tree on the front lawn of Cooperstown Village Hall, 22 Main. At left, Lisa Berryment of Edmeston, Karen Fish of Burlington Flats and Becky Bennett of Edmeston and the rest of the choir sing a selection of seasonal favorites. (Mrs. Fish said “Heaven’s Child” is her favorite.) …