IN MEMORIAM: E. Mayo Snyder, 86; Planner Involved In Brasilia Founding COOPERSTOWN – E. Mayo Snyder, 86, of Cooperstown, who was involved in Brasil’s selection of Brasilia before going on to planning director positions in Connecticut and Upstate New York, died on Sept. 19, 2016. The cause of death was a heart attack. Born in Plainfield, N.J., on April 11, 1930, he had a lifetime of interest in small communities in Central New York State. In his youth, he was…
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IN MEMORIAM Orrin D. Higgins, Town Justice, Former Trooper, Civic Leader HARTWICK – Orrin D. Higgins, 76, former state trooper, longtime Hartwick town justice and civic leader, passed away this afternoon – Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2016 – at his home in Hartwick with his family by his side. A full obituary will be forthcoming. The CGP’s oral history program encapsulated his life this way: “Throughout his tenure as a policeman, and later a judge, Mr. Higgins has been an active member…
IN MEMORIAM: Lewis L. Garrison Owned, Operated Farm From Age 16 DAVENPORT – Lewis L. Garrison, 76, who owned and operated a dairy farm since age 16, of Davenport, passed away Monday, Sept. 19, 2016, surrounded by his family at the home of his son and daughter-in-law, Jeffrey and Jamie Garrison. He was born March 10, 1940, in Oneonta the son of the late Lyle F. and Louise M. (Eichler) Garrrison. Even as he farmed every day, he also went…
Rotary Golf Tourney Highlight 8-Year-Old Substitute Takes Team To Victory SPRINGFIELD – With the help of an 8-year-old, Team Schlather & Birch took home first place honors at the 2016 Cooperstown Rotary Foundation’s Lyn Edinger Memorial Golf Tournament, held Sunday September 18th at Meadow Links Golf Course. At the last minute, team captain, Bob Schlather had a cancellation by one of his foursome. But fortunately team member Rodney Campbell brought along his 8 year old son Mason who more than…
EDITORIAL Maria Ajello’s Travails Reveal Flaws In Back-Tax Collection Editor’s note: At readers’ requests that this editorial reach the widest local readership possible, it is being reprinted from the Hometown Oneonta & Freeman’s Journal editions of Sept. 15-16. It’s time to bring Maria Ajello’s ordeal to an end, to end an unpleasantness – an injustice, even – that has been simmering for 24 months now, as she reminded the Otsego County Board of Representatives at its September meeting on the…
Mayor Nader Returns To Scene Of Triumph YOUR NEWSPAPERS AVAILABLE THIS AFTERNOON AT THESE FINE ONEONTA, COOPERSTOWN STORES…
Fox Awarded $500,000 Grant To Study Transgender Health Results May Make Oneonta Center of New Specialty ONEONTA – Five practitioners from Fox Hospital’s Gender Wellness Center in Oneonta have been awarded $500,000 from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholars Program to study establishing a Transgender Center for Excellence within the Bassett Network. This is part of a national program to improve health and reduce disparities in wellness and longevity across the United States. Drs. Carolyn and Christopher Wolf-Gould, Dr.…
Gems From Willard Yager’s Indian Artifacts To Be Shown…
‘Authentically Oneonta’ Committee Appointed Blue-Ribbon Team To Develop $10M Plan ONEONTA – Mayor Gary Herzig has announced a blue-ribbon panel of some of the city’s top community leaders to plan how to best spend Governor Cuomo’s $10 million downtown revitalization grant received in July to help implement the “food hub” concept on Market Street. Herzig will co-chair the “Authentically Oneonta” steering committee with Ken Meier of the Mohawk Valley Regional Economic Development Commission, and yesterday announced the following committee members:…
Police Nab Center City Thief ONEONTA – A fingerprint found at the scene of one of the eight Center City burglaries lead police to arrest an Oneonta man and charge him with eight felonies and three misdemeanors. Nicholas M. McDonald, 26, was arrested after police identified him using fingerprints lifted from the scene. His fingerprints were on file from a previous arrest, according to Lt. Douglas Brenner. He was charged with three counts of burglary in the second degree, a…
