Police: Richfield Springs Man Threatened Teens With Knife RICHFIELD SPRINGS – A Richfield Springs man was arrested after he allegedly threatened two teenagers with a knife, according to a release from State Police, Troop C. Thomas A. Niznik, 45, allegedly approached two teenagers on James Street in the Village of Richfield Springs. The teens told the police that they had stopped when the chain broke on one of their bikes.…
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Richfield Rally For Justice Rescheduled For Friday RICHFIELD SPRINGS – The “Rally for Justice” in memory of George Floyd has been rescheduled for 4-6 p.m. Friday, June 19, in Springs Park at the corner of Main and Lake streets. The rally had been scheduled for yesterday, but was delayed, according to Claire Collins, one of the organizers.…
IN MEMORIAM Judith Guzik, 77, Richfield Springs; Richfield Teacher, Garden Club Member JORDANVILLE – Judith (Brown) Guzik, 77, a teacher at Richfield Springs Central School, died on Friday, May 8, 2020, at St. Elizabeth Medical Center, Utica. She was born on Aug. 16, 1942, in Oneonta, the daughter of the late Edward Hugh and Ellen G. Barlow Brown. She was a graduate of Laurens Central School, Class of 1960 and went on to earn a BS Degree in Elementary Education…
THE NEW NORMAL • DAY ONE At Full Strength, Andela Using ‘Phase 1’ Guidelines Cynthia Andela, president of Andela Product & Ruby Lakes Glass, Richfield Springs, and Bob Walrath, Mohawk, demonstrate the glass recycling companies’ commitment to 6 feet of social distancing as the company was back at full strength Friday, the first day of Governor Cuomo’s Phase One of the “new normal.” The company’s 20-person workforce had been at half-strength during April, but with PPP funding and its customers…
‘Medical Event’ Caused Crash That Injured 10 No Charges For Driver In Richfield Springs Crash…
PROFILE FROM THE FRONT LINES Heidi Bond, General Leads Battle To End Coronavirus Attack By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – In the past 20 years, as reports of H1N1, SARS, MARS and other viruses would surface on the news, most of us never gave them a second thought. Not so Heidi Bond, Otsego County’s public health director, and her half-dozen staff members in The Meadows Office Complex in the Town of Middlefield. “Since 2001 – after 911, the…
IN MEMORIAM: John P. Murtha, 87; Retired Here From Electronics Industry RICHFIELD SPRINGS – John Patrick Murtha, 87, who retired her after a career in the electronics industry in New Jersey, passed away peacefully on Tuesday evening, March 24, 2020, in his home after an extended illness. He had the comfort of his loving family at his side. He was born on June 17, 1932, in Brooklyn, son of the late Patrick Joseph and Bridgett Dorley Murtha. John was…
MOSHIER REPRESENTS NATIONAL CLUB Richfield Man Keeps Antique Trail Makers In The Public Sphere By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com RICHFIELD SPRINGS – In the early 1960s, as Bob Moshier tells it, if you bought three snowmobiles, you qualified to be a dealer. Looking for a year ’round use for the family’s Otsego Lake marina just north of the Otsego-Springfield town line, William Thayer picked up three Trail Makers. “The first time someone passed Willie on a Ski-Doo, he bought…
IN MEMORIAM Robert F. Fahey, 86, Richfield Springs; Veteran Worked At Bill’s Auto Auction RICHFIELD SPRINGS – Robert “Bob” Francis Fahey, 86, who worked for 24 years at Bill’s Auto Auction, passed away peacefully on Thursday morning Feb. 27, 2020, at Bassett Medical Center, Cooperstown. He had the peace and comfort of his loving family at his side. Bob was born on Jan. 29, 1934, in Cooperstown, the son of the late Francis Joseph and Mildred Smith Fahey. A lifelong…
IN MEMORIAM: Susan J. Vaughn, 52; Social Services Executive Dies In Crash RICHFIELD SPRINGS – Susan J. Vaughn, 52, who held leadership positions in Catholic Charities and Youth Care in the Seattle area, passed away Feb. 9, 2020, in Lake Stevens, Wash., as a result of a car accident. She was born Dec. 30, 1967, in Ilion, daughter of Roger S. and Diane S. (Slocum) Vaughn of Richfield Springs. She was educated in the Richfield Springs school system and received…