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COOPERSTOWN – Jeff Woeppel, the Bassett Healthcare vice president, is a fifth candidate for the Cooperstown Central school board, Superintendent of Schools Bill Crankshaw said today.
He joins the field of incumbent Tim Hayes and three newcomers, Bruce Markusen, Kim Jastremski and Gillian Spencer in seeking to fill two vacancies in the Tuesday, May 16, election.
Killer Knapp Dies In Prison; Guilty In SUNY Coed’s Death ONEONTA – Ricky Knapp, the man convicted of the 1977 death of SUNY Oneonta student, has died in Mohawk Correctional Facility, according to prison records. Knapp, 66, died March 8, having served 40 years of a 25-to-life sentence for a 1978 manslaughter conviction in the death of 18-year-old Linda Velzy, a SUNY student from Long Island. According to reports, Velzy was last seen Dec. 9 1977, hitchhiking in downtown Oneonta.…
Sports Stars, Royalty, Witches March Through Cooperstown PAGE OF PHOTOS IN THIS WEEK’S FREEMAN’S JOURNAL…
This is written in support of MacGuire Benton’s candidacy for the office of Otsego County clerk. MacGuire is a highly energetic, people-focused individual who has a track record of working successfully in both the private and public sectors. He served as a village board member and as deputy Otsego County elections commissioner.…