CASEY CALLAHAN TRIAL: Day TWO Doctor Alleges Elizabeth In ‘Severe Emotional Distress’ By PARKER FISH • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – The day before she died, Elizabeth Welsh Callahan was under “severe emotional distress” stemming from her marriage to Casey Callahan, her physician, Dr. Joan Bachorik, testified this morning in her husband’s murder trial resulting from her death at a truck stop in Pennsylvania in January 2000. “I remember her because she was probably the most pathetic person I had ever…
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IN MEMORIAM: Joseph James Sieger Sr., 48; Veteran Survived By 6 Children ONEONTA – Joseph James Sieger Sr., 48, of Oneonta, passed away Sunday, August 27, 2017, at home in Oneonta. An Army veteran, he loved fishing, beer, and rock and roll. He’s survived by his mother, Teena Masker; six children, James, Scott, Trevor, Brett, Matthew, and Joey; three grandchildren; five siblings, long-time friend Kevin; and many additional friends and family. Arrangements are entrusted to the Bookhout Funeral Home.…
Bassett Proposes Parking Garage COOPERSTOWN – Bassett Hospital proposed adding 350 parking spaces, including an underground parking garage, during a meeting with neighbors, Mayor Jeff Katz and Village Trustees in the Clark Auditorium last night. “This came about after years and years of conversation, thought and public comment,” said Katz. “If this goes through, that will be more parking than Doubleday and the business district combined.” Proposed as a three-part plan, the project would begin with 145 spaces in a…
CLICK HERE FOR PROFILE OF AIDA EXEC Jody Zakrevsky Hired As Otsego Now CEO By LIBBY CUDMORE • www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – Jody Zakrevsky, the former executive director of the Amsterdam IDA, has joined Otsego Now as the full-time CEO. Zakrevsky, who joined the Amsterdam IDA in 2011, oversaw the development of The Edson Street Industrial Park, which includes tenants such as Losurdo Foods, Washburns Ice Cream/Refrigerated Lines, Mohawk Signs, Town & County Bridge and Rail, Bush Carpentry & Millwork and Northeast…
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Detective Sgt. Witzenburg Top Choice As OPD Lieutenant ONEONTA – Detective Sgt. Christopher J. Witzenburg will be recommended to a Common Council vote as Chief Doug Brenner’s top choice for Lieutenant during their meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 5. “He’s a natural choice,” said Brenner. “We work very well together and have through our entire career.” Witzenburg has served as an Oneonta Police officer for 19 years, starting as a patrol officer and rising through the ranks. In March, he took…
