IN MEMORIAM: Lena Wells, 92; Worked At Homer Folks Hospital ONEONTA – Lena Belle Wells, 92, who worked at such local landmarks as Scintilla, local department stores and the Homer Folks TB Hospital in her 65 years in Oneonta, died Thursday, April 14, 2016, at the Fox Nursing Home. She was born on Oct. 5, 1923, in Nineveh, Broome County, a daughter of the late Jesse and Edith (Burke) Martin. On Aug. 29, 1943, Lena married Nelson A. Wells, Sr.…
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Mike Piazza Jersey Rotated Through HoF A significant Mike Piazza jersey that the Mets managed to let slip from their possession has been purchased by three minority owners of the team who intend to have it rotated on display at Citi Field, the 9/11 Memorial Museum and the Baseball Hall of Fame, the New York Times reported today. …
IN MEMORIAM: Mary Thomas, 86; Active In Oneonta’s Community Life ONEONTA – Mary Elizabeth Thomas, 86, an active participant in Oneonta community life, passed away peacefully on April 13, 2016, at Focus Rehabilitation & Nursing Center after a long illness, surrounded by her family. Mary was born Nov. 27, 1929, in Rome, N.Y., the oldest child and only daughter of Worden and Isabelle Dunham. She married H. Laverne Thomas, later a longtime mathematics professor at SUNY Oneonta, on Aug. 16,…
At Mel’s, Thursday’s Dinner Echoed Titanic’s Fateful One COOPERSTOWN – Mel’s on 22 joined many restaurants last evening in commemorating the fateful last meal aboard the “unsinkable” Titanic, which sank in the North Atlantic on April 15, 1912, after colliding with an icebear. Mel’s propietor Brian Wrubleski served a menu that echoed the Titanic’s, including local wild ramp, roasted halibut, duck breast and bison, finishing the meal for a dozen participating dines with a duo of desserts, all matched with Napa Valley’s Trinchero…
Antiques Roadshow Appraiser A Hit At HSEAD 70th Gathering…
IN MEMORIAM: Dick Thomson, 85; Retired Insurance Agent, OPT Driver MOUNT VISION – Richard “Dick” Thomson, Sr., 85, a retired insurance agent and OPT driver, passed away on Wednesday, April 13, 2016, at home in Mount Vision surrounded by his family. He was born on Nov. 11, 1930, in Endicott, the son of Alexander Wesley and Katherine (Robideau) Thomson. He married Beverly O’Kelly in Norwich in 1954. He served his country in the Navy.…
Verizon Strikers On Picket Line At Four Points In Otesgo County…
WHAT’S HAPPENIN’ FRIDAY, APRIL 15 ‘Fabulous Fridays’ Begin For Season In Oneonta HISTORICAL ARTS — 2 p.m.-10 p.m. (also 9 a.m.-10 p.m. April 16 & 9 a.m.-noon April 17). Free public exhibition and demos at Historical Society of Early American Decoration’s 70th anniversary “Coming Home” conference. 2 p.m. Friday appearance by Ken Farmer, of PBS’s “Antiques Roadshow.” Ticketed dinner banquet with British decorative art expert Yvonne M. Jones. The Otesaga, 60 Lake St., Cooperstown. Info, tickets, (607) 547-5667 or info@hsead.org ART…
IN MEMORIAM: Sylvia Barringer, 87; Raised 9 Children After Husband Died RICHFIELD SPRINGS – Sylvia Barringer, 87, who raised nine children on her own in Herkimer after her husband died in 1968, died Wednesday, April 13, 2016, at Bassett Hospital with her family by her side. Survivors include a daughter in Oneonta and four children in Richfield Springs. She was born on July 4, 1928, in Herkimer, daughter of the late Joseph and Ida Atkinson Doyle. She was raised in…
Garrattsville Student Studies How Robots May Ease Autism Challenges ONEONTA – Mark Crosby of Garrattsville is on a three-member SUNY Oneonta research team studying how robots could help children with autism to develop communication skills. The team is collaborating with a speech pathologist from the Broome-Tioga BOCES to observe how children with autism interact with humanoid robots they have programmed.…
