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IN MEMORIAM Frederick L. Palmer, 74; Steeple Jack, Silo Builder MORRIS – Frederick L. Palmer, 74, a steeple jack and master silo builder whose clients included playwright Arthur Miller, passed away Friday, May 20, 2016, following a brief illness. Fred was born Jan. 3, 1942, to LeRoy and Laura (Eldred) Palmer of Morris, and was brother to Audrey (Dr. Peter) Gregory, Sharon (Charles Esq.) Bosco and James (Gina) Palmer. Fred graduated from Morris Central School in 1960 where he was…
IN MEMORIAM: John Nowhitney, 93; In Vets Hall Of Fame For WWII Service ONEONTA – John Patrick Nowhitney, 93, a member of the State Senate Veterans Hall of Fame for service in World War II, passed away Monday, May 23, 2016 at the NYS Veterans Home at Oxford. According to the citation issued by state Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, in 2011: “Nowhitney saw service with the famed Task Force 58, and spent a great deal of his service time on…
Avoiding Orientation, Griffey Gets Quick Briefing At Otesaga COOPERSTOWN – Instead of a full orientation, Hall of Fame inductee-to-be Ken Griffey Jr. made a whirlwind tour through Cooperstown Monday evening, but didn’t make it to the museum or plaque gallery. He met with Hall of Fame officials at The Otesaga, and the Hall later released this quote, attributed to Griffey: “This wasn’t my first trip to Cooperstown, but it was my first opportunity to see everything the village has to offer.…
‘Friends Helping Friends’ Revived To Help David Sellover, Art Boden COOPERSTOWN – “Friends Helping Friends,” which mobilize last summer to help raise funds when Cooperstown Chamber Executive Director Matt Hazzard was stricken with non-Hodgkins lymphoma, is back in action. And this time, Hazzard, in remission and back on the job, is organizing an event to help to other local men fighting cancer: David Sellover and Art Boden.…
54 Headstones Vandalized In Hartwick Cemetery HARTWICK – 54 Headstones in the Hartwick Cemetery, some of them over a century old, were broken and desecrated overnight in an apparent act of vandalism. “It’s terrible,” said Sheriff Richard J. Devlin Jr. “It’s an absolute disgrace. People are upset. This is their loved one’s place of rest, and it’s been disturbed.”…
Two Arrested For Stealing From College Apartment ONEONTA – Two people residents were arrested by Oneonta Police after breaking into a college student’s apartment and stealing his belongings while he was away. Courtney Griffin, 44, and Joanne Roberts. 54, both of Oneonta, allegedly broke into a college apartment on Main Street while the student was home after finals and stole over $3,000 worth of his property. “They took the TV, coffee maker, everything,” said Lt. Douglas Brenner. “He came back to…
Times Change, Village Cobbler Is Renamed LJ’s Sassy Boutique COOPERSTOWN – When Laura Jane and Wayne Alexander opened The Village Cobbler 15 years ago off Chestnut Street, it was a different downtown. At the time, Chamber of Commerce then-director Polly Renckens was promoting the concept of a “Victorian village,” the Alexanders recalled, complete with the Victorian stroll each Christmas season, where people would dress up in 19th century garb. In that context, the Americana tone of “Village Cobbler” made sense.…
2nd Democratic Challenger Plans Run Against Seward SHERBURNE – Today, Jermaine Bagnall-Graham made it official: He is running for the Democratic nomination to challenge state Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, this fall for the 51st District Seat. His prospective candidate was first reported two weeks ago on www.allotsego.com. Audrey Dunning, a lawyer from Ilion, has already announced she intends to seek the nomination in the 51st, setting up a primary in advance of the general election.…
‘app’ In Hand, VIPs Take Inaugural Trolley e-Ride COOPERSTOWN – A press conference this morning on the Baseball Hall of Fame steps launched a new “app” that allows tourists to check how soon the Cooperstown Trolley will be showing up at any one stop. Mayor Jeff Katz, who was on the scene with trustees and county, City of Oneonta and Birnie Bus officials, gave credit to tech-savvy Village Trustee Jim Dean with proposing the app idea for the trolley system.…
