F. DANIEL LARKIN, 1938-2015 Funeral Tuesday For Retired Provost, Scholar, Administrator, Civic Leader ONEONTA – The funeral mass for retired SUNY Oneonta Provost F. Daniel Larkin, 76, who died Thursday, Oct. 1, 2015, at Fox Hospital, will be at 10:15 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 6, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church. Calling hours will be 6-8 p.m. Monday, Oct. 5, at the Lester R. Grummons Funeral Home, 14 Grand St. Daniel Larkin, Dan to all who knew him, left this world a…
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Kirkus: Libby’s Mystery Novel May Inspire Sequels All.OTSEGO.com reporter Libby Cubmore’s mystery novel, “The Big Rewind,” to be published in February, has received its first review, in Kirkus, and it’s a positive one: “The clues to a Brooklyn murder unspool on a mixtape in what might be a new mystery subgenre – the hipster cozy. The review hopes the mystery, to be published by William Morrow in February, “inspire more than one playlist and, hopefully, a sequel.” READ FULL KIRKUS…
Bank of Cooperstown Reaches New Equity Goal USNY Bank, which operates as Bank of the Finger Lakes in Geneva and Bank of Cooperstown in Cooperstown and Oneonta, has raised $3.75 million through an offering of common stock, according to USNY Bank President & CEO Mike Briggs.…
Universally Accessible Boat Launch On Susquehanna Christened Today PORTLANDVILLE – State Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, today joined officials with the Goodyear Lake Association, state Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), and the Otsego County Conservation Association (OCCA) to detail improvements at the universally accessible, enhanced cartop boat launch site along the Susquehanna River. “Canoeists, kayakers, and others have always enjoyed paddling on Goodyear Lake and the Susquehanna River, and I was pleased to partner with local and state officials to develop…
IN MEMORIAM: Rev. Jim Wheeler, 68; Evangelist For Assembly Of God, Author ONEONTA – Rev. James (Jim) R. Wheeler Sr., 68, of Oneonta, an Assembly of God national evangelist, and author, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2015. Jim was born on April 8, 1947, in Johnson City, to William H. and Myrtle G. (O`Dell) Wheeler. He was spiritually born again in 1969 when he accepted God’s offer of salvation through faith in Jesus Christ. Jim was married to Sharon J.…
Conservative Party Backs Butler For Hartwick Town Supervisor HARTWICK – The state Conservative Party executive committee, meeting in New York City today, endorsed incumbent David Butler for Hartwick town supervisor. That sets up a three-way general election on Nov. 3, with Bob O’Brien as the Republican nominee, Juli Sharratt as the Democrat, and Butler on the Conservative and Hartwick Pride lines. All three primaries were tied Sept. 17 when absentee ballots were counted. The GOP town committee chose O’Brien; the Democratic…
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Conservatives To Decide Tuesday On Hartwick Primary The state Conservative Party’s executive committee meets Tuesday, and will decide then whether David Butler or Juli Sharratt will appear on the party’s line for Hartwick town supervisor on the Nov. 3 general election ballot, according to Shaun Marie Levine, committee member from Schenectady. When primary absentee ballots were counted Sept. 17, the Republican, Democratic and Conservative primaries were all tied. The GOP town committee then gave its endorsement to Bob O’Brien, and…
Closing $9.2 Million Gap ‘Daunting, Do-able,’ County Treasurer Declares COOPERSTOWN – Closing the $9.2 million gap in Otsego County’s prospective 2016 budget is both “daunting and do-able,” county Treasurer Dan Crowell said today of what will be his seventh budget. He added, “I haven’t been through a budget year that’s been easy.” He was commenting after county Rep. Don Lindberg, R-Worcester, Budget Review Committee chair, sent out a notice that preliminary budget meetings will be at 9:15 a.m. Tuesday, Sept.…