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DAVID BLISS, R-DISTRICT 7 Middlefield Supervisor Brings Lifetime Of Service To County Editor’s Note: This is the fourth of seven profiles, one each on the seven new members of the Otsego County Board of Representatives elected Nov. 3, that will be posted each Wednesday afternoon up until they take office Jan. 1. Next week, Andrew Marietta, District 8 (Town of Otsego, including Cooperstown west of the Susquehanna). By JIM KEVLIN • for www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – Dave Morris, one of David Bliss’…
By Week’s End, Self-Checkout Lanes Will Be In Cooperstown Supermarket COOPERSTOWN – With the new self-checkout lanes being installed at the Cooperstown Price Chopper, the supermarket just gave new meaning to the phrase “grab-and-go.” “Our customers who are just stopping in for a handful of items are more inclined towards self-checkout,” said Mona Golub, spokesperson for Price Chopper. “By providing these, as well as full-service lines, we can provide better service.” Five self-checkout lanes are due in Cooperstown by the…
The Spirit of the Season…
2 Newcomers Join Town Fire Board ONEONTA – Donald Lammano and Carol Ann Malz joined the Town of Oneonta’s Fire District #1 Board of Commissioners this evening. After years of low – or no – turnout, almost 200 voters turned out this evening to vote in the new commissioners, who will soon be locked in negotiations, trying to ensure the continuance of fire protection from the city’s Oneonta Fire Department in the new year. Incumbents Fred Volpe (52 votes) won a five-year term, Mike…
IN MEMORIAM: Bruce A. Shipman II, 55; Ancestor Model For Cooper’s Bumppo ILION – Bruce Andrew Shipman II, 55, of Ilion, passed away Saturday, Dec. 5, 2015, after a brief illness. He was born Aug. 23, 1960, in Ilion, the son of Bruce Shipman and the former Carole Watson, and was a graduate of Mohawk High School. On Oct. 1, 1988, he was united in marriage with Dawn Allen in Conklinville. His family is descended from David Shipman (1729-1813), the woodsman…
CCS Among Top U.S. High Schools COOPERSTOWN – Cooperstown High School has been placed in the top 5 percent of the nation’s high schools by U.S. New & World Report. The high school was ranked 838th out of 19,753 schools nationwide evaluated in a recent collaboration of U.S. News and North Carolina-based RTI International, a global non-profit social science research firm.…
IN MEMORIAM: Dorothy Beams, 89; Last Mayor Of Village Of Schenevus SCHENEVUS – Dorothy R. Beams, 89, the last mayor of the former Village of Schenevus, passed away peacefully Dec. 4, 2015, at Kingsway Manor in Schenectady. In addition to serving as mayor in 1991-94, when the village was dissolved into the Town of Maryland, she was a trustee and village treasurer. She was born May 10, 1926, in Cooperstown, the daughter of Charles and Mabel (Skillen) VanCuren. She married…
MARJORIE LANDERS REPORTS: Bootsie Almost Came Home… My sweet cat, Bootsie, went missing on the evening of Nov. 2. That night I walked the local streets calling her name, knowing that she always came when I called her. Every day since, I’ve walked more streets, hung posters, told the post office, the vets, and SPCA. Many businesses were kind enough to post her picture. The Freeman’s Journal posted on line. I received many leads over the past few weeks and…
Membrinos Win Otsego Lake Painting…
