IN MEMORIAM Rick Gibbons, 72; Riverwood Owner, Former President Of Local Chamber COOPERSTOWN – Herrick “Rick” Price Gibbons, 72, proprietor of Riverwood Gifts, the landmark downtown business, passed away on March 4, 2017. A gathering for celebration and reflection will be 1-4 p.m., Saturday, March 11, at Templeton Hall, 63 Pioneer St. His ashes will be scattered in a private ceremony this spring. The family asks that visitors dress in the hippy spirit Rick embraced: tie-dye, bright Hawaiian shirts, and…
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Common Council To Affirm 3 Bases For Firefighting Pact ONEONTA – When it meets Tuesday, Common Council plans to voice support for continuing to provide professional firefighting services to Southside and other parts of the Town of Oneonta. The restatement of its interest on settling the contract comes a week before the town Fire District Board of Commissioners has scheduled a hearing, for 6 p.m. Tuesday, March 14, at the Elm Park Methodist Church, Elm Street, on plans to create a…
IN MEMORIAM: Thomas Moore, 83; Retired From NY Tel To Cooperstown COOPERSTOWN – Thomas Joseph Moore, 82, a New York Telephone employee who retired to Cooperstown, died Thursday, March 2, 2017. He was born to Brigid and Edward Moore on Nov. 24, 1934 and raised in Richmond Hill. Tom was a veteran of the Korean War and an employee of New York Telephone.…
IN MEMORIAM: Kevin Klumpp, 47, Dies Suddenly At Home In Unadilla UNADILLA – Kevin W. Klumpp, 47, died unexpectedly March 2, 2017, at his home in Unadilla.…
HAWKEYES CLAIM SECTIONAL CROWN Tyler Bertram Tournament MVP SYRACUSE – The CCS Hawkeyes Boys’ Basketball Team defeated the Tully Black Knights, 73-62, to claim the Class C, Section III title and compete for the regional title next weekend at the Veterans Memorial Arena in Binghmton. The action was this afternoon at Onondaga Community College. The first quarter CCS was up 19-11; halftime brought at 27-27 tie. The last quarter, Coop maintained a 10-point lead that Tully was unable to overcome. Tyler…
Sugaring Off Sundays Begin – Can Spring Be Far Behind? When Sugaring Off Sundays begin at The Farmers’ Museum in Cooperstown, can spring be far behind? Despite temperatures slightly above single digits, the pancake business was brisk in the museum’s Louis Jones Center. Servings continue until 1 p.m., and sugaring-related activities on the museum grounds, until 2. In top photo, Julu Alessi, 4, of Cooperstown, demonstrates she has the capacity to eat lots of flapjacks. With her are mom Jo…
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5-Hour Outage Hits 6,500 Homes Crews Repair Equipment At Goodyear Lake Dam As temperatures began to plummet late this morning, a widespread power outage occurred, turning off the heat to 6,500 homes – a quarter of the properties in Otsego County – between NYSEG’s Goodyear Lake dam and up Route 28 to a half-dozen miles beyond Cooperstown. A team of four NYSEG linemen worked at dam’s power station throughout the afternoon, restoring electricity to the Milford Center area shortly after 3…
