‘THIS BIRD HAS BEEN SET FREE’ Joe Ruffino Bids Farewell To 45 Years of Pizza Making ONEONTA – Joe Ruffino Jr. announced to his customers on his website today that, after 45 years of the “daily grind” of making pizza – since age 7 – and running a business in Upstate New York, he has closed Joe Ruffino’s Pizzeria & Restaurant at 222 Main St. “I have known for a while that I couldn’t maintain that work ethic forever,” he…
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HISTORIC BUILDING RENOVATED Boutique Hotel Opens Friday In Cooperstown All hands are on deck, including proprietor Perry Ferrara’s wife Cathy, foreground, as the Railroad Inn, the new boutique hotel at Railroad and Glen avenues, Cooperstown, prepares to welcome its first guests tomorrow evening. Ferrara, in right photo with Cathy, said the first-floor rooms will be occupied Friday evening, and by next weekend – Hall of Fame Induction Weekend – all 22 rooms will be completed and filled. Crews have been…
IN MEMORIAM: Joan W. Atkins, 81; Teacher In Richfield, Schuyler Lake RICHFIELD SPRINGS – Joan Willard Atkins, 81, a former teacher in Richfield Springs, passed away Monday July 17, 2017, in Cortland Regional Medical Center, with her family by her side. She was born on Dec. 4, 1935, in Orchard Park, daughter of the late George E. and Florence Fisher Willard. Joan was raised in Orchard Park and was a graduate of Orchard Park High School. She received a bachelor’s…
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BROOKFIELD COUPLE KILLED IN ACCIDENT Van Driver, Plus Cooperstown Man, Transported To Bassett With Injuries WARREN – A Brookfield couple was pronounced dead at the scene of a three-vehicle accident Sunday afternoon after the motorcycle they were riding on ran into the back of a van, state police at Troop D, Oneida, report. Killed were Douglas and Theresa Woolsey, 50 and 46 respectively. The eastbound van was stopped on Route 20, attempting to turn left into a driveway in this…
IN MEMORIAM: Wava H. Cuyler, 91; Taught In Oneonta Schools 28 Years ONEONTA – Wava Hatcher Cuyler, 91, who taught Oneonta children for 28 years, retiring in 1984 from Center Street School, passed away after a brief illness on Thursday July 13, 2017 in Oneonta. She was surrounded by a host of loving family members. Wava was born in Oneonta on April 7, 1926, to Marvin and Edna (Lowe) Hatcher. She was educated at Bugbee School, Oneonta High School, and…
IN MEMORIAM Sam Glanzman, 92, Maryland; Drew For Marvel, DC Comics MARYLAND – Samuel (Sam) Joseph Glanzman, Town of Maryland, a prize-winning American comics artist best known for his Charlton Comics series Hercules, and work for DC and Marvel Comics, passed away July 12, 2017, of natural causes. He was 92. Born in Baltimore, Md. On Dec. 5, 1924, to Gustave and Florence Glanzman, Sam was a professional illustrator and writer. Self-taught, Sam did free-lance work for such comic book…
IN MEMORIAM William ‘Jack’ Nagle, 84, Worcester; Schenevus, BOCES Superintendent WORCESTER – William “Jack” Nagle, former Schenevus Central superintendent and ONC BOCES assistant superintendent, passed away on July 14, 2017, in the presence of his immediate family. Jack was born May 10, 1933, in Troy, to William “Bill” and Julia (Graney) Nagle. His brother Tom came five years later and now lives in Las Vegas. Jack was a 1951 graduate of Schenevus Central School, and received a bachelor’s in education…