IN MEMORIAM: Roxanne Ellis, Springfield Center SPRINGFIELD CENTER – Roxanne Ellis, who retired here after a teaching career, passed unexpectedly on Sept. 1, 2017. She was born April 13, 1943, Cortland. Growing up in Springfield Center, she loved horseback riding, softball and swimming at Public Landing, where she was also a lifeguard. She enjoyed the Fourth of July parade here all her life.…
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2 FIREWORKS THIS EVENING Crowds Head To Springfield For Fourth Of July Festivities SPRINGFIELD CENTER – Crowds are headed to Springfield Center from the county and around the country this morning for the 103rd Springfield Fourth of July Parade, one of the oldest in the nation, which begins at 11 a.m. But that’s not all the Independence Day activity. The parade ends a bit after noon at the Springfield Community Center, where patriot exercises, a Cooperstown Community Band concert, Brooks…
IN MEMORIAM Leslie Gray, 92, Springfield Center; Nationally Recognized Appraiser SPRINGFIELD CENTER – Leslie B. Gray, 92, a nationally recognized real-estate appraiser, passed away at home with his family at his side on Sunday afternoon, Jan. 22, 2017. Les was born in April 1924 in East Springfield to Harold S. and Gladys B. Gray. He graduated from Springfield Central School in 1941 and attended Morrisville Ag & Tech, earning an associate degree in 1943. After attending Cornell University, he returned…
IN MEMORIAM: Samuel H. Neal, 79; Presbyterian Pastor, Systems Analyst SPRINGFIELD CENTER – Samuel H. Neal III, 79, of Springfield Center, a retired Presbyterian pastor and teacher, passed away suddenly Monday, Sept. 26, 2016, at Bassett Hospital. He was born on April 6, 1937, in Philadelphia to Samuel H. Neal Jr. and Grace Hawlk Neal, and was raised there. He married Arlene Sloan Neal on June 14, 1958, and served in the Air Force 1960-1966.…
IN MEMORIAM: Kathleen Baker, 69; Graveside Service For Lover Of Animals SPRINGFIELD CENTER – A graveside service is planned at 11 a.m. Friday, July 22, for Kathleen Baker, known locally at a lover of animals, who died Dec. 29, 105. Kathy was born in 1947 in Tottenville on Staten Island, and worked at the Staten Island Zoo in the early 1970s. She was a homemaker her entire life.…
Springfield Board Unanimous: Farm Credit East Plan Is A ‘Go’…