Kelly Zack-Decker New Otsego Chamber VP ONEONTA – Kelly Zack-Decker, senior assistant to the president of Hartwick College since 2010, has joined the Otsego County Chamber as vice president/member services, effective Nov. 30. As a former board member and long-time volunteer, assisting with implementing the Young Entrepreneur Academy, Leadership Otsego, and the Career Fair for High School students, Zack-Decker will be able to “hit the ground running,” said chamber President Barbara Ann Heegan. “She is well known and respected throughout the…
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IN MEMORIAM: Daniel Heath, 76; Accident Victim Was Army Veteran ONEONTA – The Oneonta man struck by a car in downtown Oneonta last Wednesday was an Army veteran and an active in the Nader Towers Tenant Association, according to his obituary. Daniel Heath, 76, passed away that evening, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2015, at Bassett Hospital.…
OFFICER CHARGED WITH SHOPLIFTING Case Focuses On $56,000 In Memorabilia COOPERSTOWN – Ian R. Turner, a former Cooperstown police parking enforcement officer, was arraigned this morning at Otsego Town Court on charges that he allegedly stole $56,077 worth of sports memorabilia from Paterno Brothers Sports over the summer. Appearing before Town Justice Gary Kuch in Fly Creek, Turner was charged with grand larceny, second degree, a felony violation. He plead not guilty, and was represented by public defender James P. Ferrari. Sports cards were recovered…
IN MEMORIAM: Geraldine J. Kassler, 86; Former East Meredith Resident For 24 Years EAST MEREDITH – Geraldine Janet (Dockery) Kassler, 86, who lived in East Meredith for more than two decades while her husband taught at SUNY Oneonta, passed away peacefully in the home of her family. On March 28, 1929, Gerri was born in Detroit, Michigan. Her parents, Pauline and Emmitt Dockery, eventually moved the family to Crutchfield, Ky., where her father worked for the railroad. She met the man…
Milford Girls Soccer Team Claims Third Soccer Championship In Row…
IN MEMORIAM: Ida A. Orlando, 98; Swiss Native Leaves Many Survivors HARTWICK SEMINARY – Ida A. Orlando, 98, the mother of five whose survivors include 18 grandchildren and 31 great-grandchildren, died peacefully at home surrounded by her loving family. Born Jan. 5, 1917, in Zurich, Switzerland, Ida was the fifth of six children born to August and Anna (Neukomm) Haegi. She grew up in the countryside and mountains of Switzerland and always had a strong affection and pride in her…
Seward, Magee Inspect New Fire Truck ONEONTA – State Senator Jim Seward, R-Milford, and Assemblyman Bill Magee, D-Nelson, today joined City of Oneonta officials to unveil the city’s new fire truck. Senator Seward and Assemblyman Magee each secured $250,000 in state funding to assist in the purchase of the new $1.1 million ladder truck.…
District 7 Without Representation After Beth Rosenthal Resignation ROSEBOOM – The county Board of Representatives’ District 7 (Cherry Valley, Middlefield and Roseboom) is without representation until the end of the year after the recent resignation of two-term county Rep. Beth Rosenthal. Rosenthal, a Democrat elected in 2012 and reelected in 2014, recently moved to the Albany area. Her home in Roseboom recently sold, so she no longer had an in-county residence. She served on three committees: Intergovernmental Affairs, Performance Review…
Details On Waterpark, Plus Political Letters This Week PICK UP FREEMAN’S, HOMETOWN AT THESE FINE ESTABLISHMENTS…
CANDIDATE QUESTIONNAIRES IN THE NOV. 3 LOCAL ELECTIONS ADDED MONDAY, NOV. 2 DAN SULLIVAN, COUNTY BOARD OF REPRESENTATIVES, DISTRICT 9 RUSS BACHMAN, COUNTY BOARD OF REPRESENTATIVES, DISTRICT 10 DAN WILBER, COUNTY BOARD OF REPRESENTATIVES, DISTRICT 10 ADDED SUNDAY, NOV. 1 JANET HURLEY QUACKENBUSH, COUNTY BOARD OF REPRESENTATIVES, DISTRICT 4 ADDED SATURDAY, OCT. 31 ED LENTZ, COUNTY BOARD OF REPRESENTATIVES, DISTRICT 5 MEG KENNEDY, COUNTY BOARD OF REPRESENTATIVES, DISTRICT 5 ADDED FRIDAY, OCT. 30 DANA MARIE LEVINSON, ONEONTA COMMON COUNCIL, WARD 5 MADOLYN…
