IN MEMORIAM Funeral Mass For Bob Moyer, Wilber Bank President, Is July 8 ONEONTA – The funeral mass for Robert W. Moyer, the retired Wilber Bank president who passed away last December, will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, July 8. Due to renovations at St. Mary’s, it will be celebrated at St. James Episcopal Church, 203 Main St. Following the service, Bob’s children Kathy (Dragon), Terri and Scott welcome friends, family and colleagues to a reception honoring Bob’s life and…
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IN MEMORIAM: Helen Huntington, 96; Active In Westford’s Community Life WESTFORD – Helen Frances Huntington, 96, who was active in Westford’s community life, passed away peacefully on June 29, 2017. She was born in Worcester, to Otho and Goldie (Barton) Millias. After graduating from Worcester Central School, she worked as a clerk at Scintilla in Sidney. She married James Huntington on June 3, 1945, and together they raised four children. An active member of her community, Helen volunteered in many…
IN MEMORIAM: B. Katherine Angell, 94; Worked For Bendix, Bresee’s, Surveyor ONEONTA – B. Katherine Angell, who worked for Bendix, Bresee’s and Leon Kalmus over her career, passed away April 14, 2017, leaving two children and two grandchildren. She was born Jan. 30, 1924, in Laurens, the daughter of Ralph and Esther (Clark) Terrell. She married Gordon (Jim) Angell on May 11, 1974, in Oneonta. He predeceased her Oct. 8, 1999. Katherine is survived by a son and his wife,…
LETTER TO THE EDITOR Performance-Review Missteps Show Need For County Reform Editor’s Note: The letter was inadvertently not published in this week’s edition of Hometown Oneonta and The Freeman’s Journal. Letters to the Editor for publication in the newspapers may be send to info@allotsego.com To the Editor: I am writing to continue the discussion about future of Otsego County government operations and achieving success for taxpayers. I have outlined the many challenges we face with our current county government operation.…
FERRARA LOOKS TO MID-JULY Railroad Avenue Hotel Moves Toward Opening Perry Ferrara, top photo, proprietor of the soon-to-open Railroad Inn on Cooperstown’s Railroad Avenue, shows off one of four two-story accommodations planned in the 22-room hotel. After eight months of renovations, Ferrara, who also operates the Hardball Cafe and Heroes of Baseball Wax Museum, said he hopes to have the establishment open for business by mid-July. In recent days, he recruited Bob Holt, veteran hotelier (most recently at Best…
Mitchell Hotaling Promoted To Village DPW Superintendent COOPERSTOWN – Mitchell Hotaling, village street superintendent since 2015 and a 13-year village employee, began work today as public works superintendent. The Village Board made the appointed at its Monday meeting. He succeeds Brian Clancy, who joined Delaware Engineering.…
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Sandwich Boards, Lacking Advocates, Voted Down By Cooperstown Trustees COOPERSTOWN – After lively debate, the Village Board this evening rejected a law trustees themselves proposed that would have legalized sandwich-board advertising on business-district sidewalks. Mayor Jeff Katz, who had asked his colleagues to consider the proposed law, ended up making the motion, expecting trustees to reject it, which they did. He suggested that, after further discussion with merchants, the idea might be reconsidered.…
Trustees Create First PDD, Leaving Details To Planners…
IN MEMORIAM: Warren Prentice, 78; Former Bassett Maintenance Manager PITTSFIELD – Warren J. Prentice, 78, retired maintenance coordinator at Bassett Hospital, died at his summer home in the Town of Pittsfield on June 24, 2017. He was born in New Berlin on Sept. 6, 1938 to Harry and Winnifred Steere Prentice. He spent his childhood in the New Berlin area and attended and graduated from New Berlin Central School.…