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Sylvia Barringer, 87; Raised 9 Children After Husband Died

IN MEMORIAM: Sylvia Barringer, 87; Raised 9 Children After Husband Died RICHFIELD SPRINGS – Sylvia Barringer, 87, who raised nine children on her own in Herkimer after her husband died in 1968, died Wednesday, April 13, 2016, at Bassett Hospital with her family by her side. Survivors include a daughter in Oneonta and four children in Richfield Springs. She was born on July 4, 1928, in Herkimer, daughter of the late Joseph and Ida Atkinson Doyle. She was raised in…

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John Sadlon, 96; WWI Vet, Richfield Businessman

IN MEMORIAM: John Sadlon, 96; Richfield Business, Civic Leader RICHFIELD SPRINGS – John Sadlon, 96, a World War II veteran who operated a real-estate and insurance business here for decades, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 6, 2016, at his home, with his loving family at his side. He was born May 29, 1919, in Little Falls, son of the late John and Anna( Martin) Sadlon; as a young boy his family moved to Richfield Springs. He was a graduate…

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Richfield Springs School Board Names Interim Superintendent

Richfield Springs School Board Names Interim Superintendent RICHFIELD SPRINGS – The Richfield Springs Central School District (RSCS) Board of Education appointed Clifford Moses as the interim superintendent of RSCS at its meeting last night. Moses comes to RSCS with more than 40 years of experience in education under his belt. He began his career in education as a teacher at the Sherburne-Earlville Central School District in 1973. Since then, he has held several administrative positions, including assistant principal, principal and…

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Bassett Opens School-Based Clinic, Its 20th, At Richfield Springs Central

Bassett Opens School-Based Clinic, Its 20th, At Richfield Springs Central RICHFIELD SPRINGS – Bassett Healthcare opened its 20th school-based health center yesterday, serving K-12 students at Richfield Springs Central School. Bassett President/CEO Vance Brown praised the program in a ceremony attended by parents, teachers, students and local and state representatives. “Especially in the new environment of population health and preventive care, this mission of being in a community with boots on the ground doing community health improvement is what this…

Unatego, Richfield Springs School Districts, Towns Of Lauren, CV Under Fiscal Stress

Unatego, Richfield Springs School Districts, Towns Of Laurens, CV Under Fiscal Stress ALBANY – No Otsego County municipality or school district falls into the “significant” category of fiscally stressed public entities as determined by state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli. However, two fall into the second worst “moderate” category – the Town of Cherry Valley and Unatego Central School District. And two more — the Town of Laurens and Richfield Springs Central School district — are in the “susceptible” category. REVIEW REPORT…

Former RSCS Superintendent Gets Purple Heart 45 Years After Injury

Former RSCS Superintendent Bob Barracco Awarded Purple Heart 45 Years After Injury RICHFIELD SPRINGS – Congressman Chris Gibson, R-19, this week presented Bob Barracco, a Vietnam veteran and retired Richfield Springs superintendent of schools, with a Purple Heart. “Having served in combat myself, I am deeply honored to assist veterans who made extraordinary sacrifices in defense of our freedoms,” said Gibson while visiting Barracco at his home here. Barracco joined the Army in 1968 and was deployed to Vietnam in January 1969.…

Putting the Community Back Into the Newspaper

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