BOUND VOLUMES Tom Garretson Named Newspaper’s First ‘Citizen Of The Year’ In 2006 Compiled by TOM HEITZ • Special to AllOTSEGO.com Editor’s Note: Bound Volumes, which usually appears in The Freeman’s Journal, is being run online this week. Check the newspaper for a special report on Citizen of the Year Margaret L. Drugovich and the 2016 Otsego County Yearbook. 200 YEARS AGO Excerpts from an address by U.S. President James Madison to the Congress – Amidst the advantages which have…
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HOMETOWN HISTORY Oneontan Regional Director Of The Ruffed Grouse Society Editor’s Note: Hometown History, which usually appears in Hometown Oneonta, is being run online this week. Check the newspaper for a special report on Citizen of the Year Margaret L. Drugovich and the 2016 Otsego County Yearbook. Compiled by TOM HEITZ • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com 150 Years Ago Oneonta High School – Miss Flora A. Potter, of Camden, Oneida County, has taken charge of the school as Principal, assisted by Miss…
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IN MEMORIAM: Anne Marie Sinnott, 88; Moved To County From Brooklyn In 1983 COOPERSTOWN – Anne Marie Sinnott, 88, who lived in Cooperstown since 1983, died peacefully on Christmas Eve, Saturday, Dec. 24, 2016, at Focus Otsego, with family members by her side. Anne was born in Brooklyn on Oct. 15, 1928, daughter of Thomas and Agnes (Carroll) Collopy. Raised in Brooklyn, Anne met her future husband, Victor C. Sinnott there and they married on April 22, 1950, at Holy Cross Roman…
IN MEMORIAM: Gary ‘Mike’ Newell, Developed Alternate School In Hartwick HARTWICK – Gary Michael Newell, firefighter, poet and teacher who helped develop an alternative school in Hartwick, died peacefully at home on Friday, Dec. 23, 2016. Mike was born in Whitehall, the son of Patricia Newell (Cooper). His maternal grandmother, upon first peek, declared, “He’s not a Gary. He’s a Mike!” and hence he became known as Mike. His childhood home, with the mountains in his backyard, provided the perfect…
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$100,000 In Donations Boost Animal Shelter At Year’s End HARTWICK SEMINARY – Local benefactors have contributed more than $100,000 to the Susquehanna Animal Shelter leading up to Christmas, Executive Director Stacie Haynes has announced. Gifts include $20,000 from Miss Jane Forbes Clark and $20,000 from Mr. Lincoln and the late Mrs. Emma Rapenske, plus two anonymous gifts, for $5,000 and $59,250.…
IN MEMORIAM Robert W. Moyer, 84; CEO At Wilber Bank For 25 Years ONEONTA – Robert W. Moyer, 84, who as president of the former Wilber National Bank was a leading business figure in Otsego County for a quarter-century, passed away Friday, Dec. 23, 2016. Arrangements are entrusted to Lester R. Grummons Funeral Home, which is preparing a full obituary. Bob moved his family to Oneonta in April 1965, when he became an assistant trust officer at Key Bank. He soon…
ONE DAY LEFT IN KETTLE DRIVE $10,000 Needed To Hit Salvation Army’s Goal ONEONTA – With one day left in the Salvation Army’s annual kettle drive, donors have cut the distance to the $60,000 goal to $94 short of $10,000, Maj. Sharon Harford, commander of the Oneonta post, reported a few minutes ago. “People have been very generous,” said the Salvation Army officer.…
