Farmers’ Museum Crowd-Sourcing To Fund Retirement Home For ‘Zeb’ By PARKER FISH • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – A cherished figure at The Farmer’s Museum is hoping to get a new home soon. Zeb, a 23-year-old Percheron, retired from full service two years ago, and museum officials are hoping to raise enough money to build him his own stable to relax in. Following the two busiest shopping days of the year – Black Friday and Cyber Monday – museum officials took…
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IN MEMORIAM: David C. Lincoln, 71; DEC Conservation Officer In 4 Counties ONEONTA – David Carl Lincoln, Sr., 71, of Oneonta, for years a state conservation officer in Otsego and other counties, passed away peacefully with family by his side Saturday morning, Nov. 25, 2017, at Focus Rehabilitation & Nursing Center at Otsego. He was born May 7, 1946, in Ithaca, a son of Carl and Evelyn (Millspaugh) Lincoln. After graduating from Interlaken High School, he earned a bachelor’s in…
IN MEMORIAM: John J. Thorpe, 90; World War II Veteran, Retired Chemist HARTWICK – John J. Thorpe, 90, a World War II veteran and retired chemist, died Sunday afternoon, Nov. 26, 2017, at Focus Rehabilitation & Nursing Center at Otsego. Born July 17, 1927, in Union City, N.J., John was the son of John and Alice Thorpe. Raised in Washington Township, he graduated from Westwood Regional High School. He was then inducted into the Army and served his country during…
Hole Being Dug Today, Flagpole Follows Soon This morning, Rob Mulligan of Mulligan Excavating, Cooperstown, is digging a hole, 5-foot, 8-inches deep, to accommodate a new flagpole at Main and Pioneer in downtown Cooperstown to replace the one removed during the just-completed $1.2 million reconstruction of Pioneer Street, which ended yesterday. He said he was told the new pole will be put in place by Thursday. Inset, Village Public Works Superintendent Mitch Hotaling checks the flagpole at the village barn…
Ommegang Seeks Talent For Christmas Commercial By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – Lights, camera, Cooperstown! “We see a line of men, waiting in Pioneer Park,” said Larry Bennett, Ommegang’s creative director, as he outlined his vision for a commercial before the Village Board this evening. “What are they waiting for? The camera pans up to Santa’s cottage, and Mrs. Claus welcomes him inside. He goes to Santa, Santa opens his ‘Nice or Naughty’ book, and then hands…
IN MEMORIAM: Jacqueline Parshall; Cooperstown Native Lived In Jamesville COOPERSTOWN – Cooperstown native Jacqueline Parshall of Jamesville, a golfer and sports enthusiast, passed away Thursday afternoon, Nov. 23, 2017, at St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center in Syracuse after a brief illness. She was born in Cooperstown, a daughter of Chester O. and Rosalina M. (Pugliese) Bridger. Raised in the family home on Maple Street, Jackie graduated from Cooperstown High School, Class of 1964. She graduated from SUNY Brockport in 1968…
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IN MEMORIAM: Betty Linney Bosc, 88, EEG Technician, Head Secretary At Bassett SPRINGFIELD CENTER – Betty Linney Bosc, 88, who spent her career as an EEG technician and head secretary at Bassett Hospital, passed away peacefully with her family by her side on Thursday evening, Nov. 9, 2017, at Focus Otsego in Cooperstown. She was born Feb. 21,1929, in Cooperstown, the daughter of the late William and Alice (Bebee) Linney. Betty graduated from Springfield Central High School in 1946. On…
Suspect Entered Piercing Pagoda, Took Money From Till, Police Say ONEONTA – A suspect has been charged with petit larceny for entering the Piercing Pagoda kiosk while it was closed in Southside Mall and taking money from the till, sheriff’s deputies report.…