BODY WITH BULLET HOLE FOUND ONEONTA MAN, TEENS CHARGED WITH MURDER By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special To www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – An Oneonta man and three teenagers were charged with murder after they allegedly shot a Worcester man to death in his home last night. Nicolas Meridy, 32, one 17-year-old and two 15-year-olds, all of Oneonta, were arrested after the body of Kenneth W. Robinson, 53, was found with a fatal gunshot wound inside of his residence on Head Road in…
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TROOPERS: DEATH SUSPICIOUS Body Found In Burned House WORCESTER – State police are investigating the death of a yet-unidentified subject after a house fire in the Town of Worcester. Worcester and East Worcester fire departments were called to the scene of a house fire just before 9:18 p.m. last night. When an adult was located deceased inside the residence, troopers were called to the scene to investigate. STORY DEVELOPING, CHECK BACK …
Deputies: Worcester Pair Found With Crack Cocaine WORCESTER – Two people were arrested in Worcester after Otsego County Sheriff’s Deputies allegedly found crack cocaine, a switchblade and drug paraphernalia at their home. Jesse R. Wilson, 30, and Samone R. VanBuren, 29, both of Worcester were arrested after deputies executed a search warrant at their residence in the Town of Worcester.…
IN MEMORIAM: Robert (Bob) Daly, 63; State Court Officer Had Wide Interests WORCESTER – Robert John (Bob) Daly, formerly a state court office, went to his final rest on Aug. 11, 2019, following a long illness. Bob was born in Brooklyn on May 8, 1956, to Francis Daly and Margaret (Tuite) Daly. He was a graduate of Archbishop Malloy High School and Queensborough Community College. He later became a state court officer. He married his high school sweetheart and soulmate…
I-88 Motorcycle Crash Leads To Gun Arrest WORCESTER – A Virginia man was arrested and charged with criminal possession of a firearm after a motorcycle crash allegedly lead state troopers to discover he had two loaded pistols and no pistol permit. According to Trooper Aga Dembinska, Troop C public information officer, Phillip M. Davis, 25, Strasburg,. Va, was arrested after a trooper responded to an accident involving a motorcycle on Interstate 88 in Worcester. Davis told the trooper that when…
Home-Health Aide Charged With Theft From Elderly Pair By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – A former home health aide was arraigned in Otsego County Court today on charges that she stole more than $33,000 from an elderly couple over 15 months when they were in her care. Stephanie Shulgay, 32, plead “Not guilty” to the third-degree grand larceny charges, filed by a grand jury. It is alleged that she stole the money from the couple by using…
IN MEMORIAM: Everett L. Brooker, 88; Worcester Native Retired From Remington LAURENS – Everett L. Brooker, 88, a Remington Arms retiree, passed away Monday, June 3, 2019, at home. He was born on April 3, 1931, in East Worcester, the son of Elray and Dorothy (Patrick) Brooker. Before joining Remington Arms in Ilion, Everett was a farmer. He was an avid outdoorsman who enjoyed farming, cutting wood and driving through the countryside.…
DETAILS FROM PROSECUTOR: DECATUR TWINS ASPHYXIATED 16 DAYS APART By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com DECATUR – Kimberly Steeley’s infant twins, Bonde and Liam, both died from asphyxiation, according to District Attorney John Muehl. “At first, everyone thought Bonde died of SIDS,” said Muehl. “Then 11 days later, Liam died of the same condition.” Steeley, 27, Decatur, was indicted on two counts of second-degree manslaughter, one for each child, for recklessly causing the death of her children last June.…
Man Charged With Poisoning 2 Cats In Worcester, Police Say WORCESTER – State Police report arresting a Worcester man, Antonio Fiorino, 52, on charges of poisoning two cats with anti-freeze. Troopers responded yesterday to a complaint from the owner of two cats, who said they became very sick on April 9 and had to be euthanized.…
IN MEMORIAM: Gwendolyn J. Griffin, 80; Operated Oil Distributorship In Worcester WORCESTER – Gwendolyn J. Griffin, 80, who operated Cash Oil in Worcester with her husband, George, passed away April 7, 2019, at Fox Nursing Home in Oneonta. She was born May 19, 1938, in Troy, the daughter of Joseph H. and Lena Myrtle (Murdough) Webb. Gwendolyn married George F. Griffin Sr. on July 12, 1953, in South Lancaster, Mass. While she lived in Worcester for 61 years, she spent…