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READ FIRE COMMISSIONERS’ RESOLUTION FIRE COMMISSIONERS WANT TO GO IT ALONE Independent Town Of Oneonta Department Would End Professional Protection From City ONEONTA – The Town of Oneonta Board of Fire Commissioners last night unanimously voted on a declaration of independence from the city’s Oneonta Fire Department. The vote sets a public hearing for 6 p.m. Tuesday, March 14, at Elm Park Methodist Church on whether to create an “Oneonta Town Fire Department,” a new non-for-profit corporation to serve townsfolks and…
IN MEMORIAM: Patricia Pindar, 86; Created 600 Scarves For The Needy ONEONTA – Patricia (Patt) Pindar, 86, of Oneonta died Feb. 13, 2017, at the Chestnut Park Rehabilitation facility. She was born April 4, 1930, in Bainbridge, the daughter of the late Willard and Madeline (Woolhouse) Cross. Patt graduated from Oneonta High School and the Knox School in Cooperstown (now The Otesaga). Upon graduation, she worked in the business office of New York Telephone Co. until joining her family’s business,…
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Unatego Board Votes To Shut Otego School Get Full Story In Hometown Oneonta On Newsstands Wednesday Afternoon…
BULLETIN OTEGO SCHOOL TO GO OTEGO – The Unatego Central school board voted a few moments ago, 6-1, to close the Otego Elementary School Aug. 31. Only James M. Salisbury voted nay. Check back later this evening for further details.…
Body Recovered In Cherry Valley Fire CHERRY VALLEY – The body of an 86-year-old man was recovered from the house fire in Cherry Valley at around 3 p.m. this afternoon. Fire crews found the body of Frank J. Menento, 86, in an upstairs room at the back of his home at at 8 Lancaster St., which caught fire at around 5 a.m. today. An adult granddaughter escaped the blaze unharmed.…
Man Believed Dead In Cherry Valley Fire CHERRY VALLEY – An elderly man was killed when he couldn’t escape a house fire on Lancaster Street in Cherry Valley early this morning. The call came into Otsego County 911 at 5 a.m. and crews were dispatched to the house, where the second floor was fully engulfed. According to Cherry Valley Fire Chief Martin Field, the adult granddaughter escaped the fire and said that she believed her grandfather was on the second floor and…
Christ Church Organist John Cannon Dies Suddenly In Va., Rector Reports COOPERSTOWN – John Cannon, organist and choirmaster at Christ Episcopal Church, passed away suddenly on Friday in Virginia, Father Dane Boston, the rector, advised parishioners in an e-mail. “John was in Virginia spending time with his beloved brother, Brevy, and acquiring some new pipes to enrich and enhance the organ of Christ Church,” wrote Father Boston. “… Please hold the entire Cannon family in your thoughts and prayers.” Arrangements…
Cooperstown Snow Emergency Over COOPERSTOWN – As of 9:30 a.m. today, the snow emergency for the Village of Cooperstown has been canceled, DPW Superintendent Brian Clancy reports.…
