IN MEMORIAM: Drum Hadley, 77; Poet Was Friend Of Allen Ginsberg COOPERSTOWN – Drum Hadley, 77, a poet who studied under Charles Olson and befriended Allen Ginsberg, passed away at his mother’s family summer home in Cooperstown on Sunday, Nov. 26, after a long illness. Born in St. Louis County, Mo., on May 27, 1938, Drum attended schools in St. Louis, graduated from Pomfret Academy in Connecticut (1956), and received a B. A. in English Literature (1962) and a Master of Fine…
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November 2015
Oneonta Man Charged With Rape, Burglary ONEONTA – Oneonta Police arrested Montaville L. Richardson, 24, Oneonta, yesterday, alleging he entered the home of an acquaintance and sexually assaulted her on Thanksgiving Day.…
2 Oneonta Men Charged With Taking Tools Two Oneonta men are under arrest after Rotterdam police say they stole construction tools from a local high school, the Albany Times Union is reporting. The men are Jerry M. O‘dell, 33, and Mark C. Centofante, 56, the newspaper said.…
Deck The Doors – Hallways Too – At Adorn-A-Door Wreath Festival …
Just In Time For Christmas, UPS Opens Southside Store…
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IN MEMORIAM: Adam Burgess, 27; Mount Vision’s Assistant Fire Chief MOUNT VISION – Adam Cameron Burgess, 27, an active member in the Mount Vision Fire Department since his teens, passed away Nov. 23, 2015, at Bassett Hospital. A member of Otsego town crew, he was struck by a falling tree while clearing trees and brush along Bissell Road, near Oaksville. He is the son of Les and Betty (Timer) Burgess also of Mount Vision. Adam was engaged to be married to Jennifer…
SUNY Honoree Explains Why We Yawn ONEONTA – It’s no snooze as Dr. Andrew Gallup, SUNY Oneonta assistant professor of psychology, will deliver the annual Richard Siegfried Lecture titled “Towards an Understanding of Why We Yawn” at 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 3, in the Craven Lounge, Morris Conference Center at SUNY Oneonta. The lecture is free and open to the public. A dessert reception will follow. Dr. Gallup is the 21st recipient of the Richard Siegfried Junior Faculty Prize for Academic Excellence. The $1,000 award, created to…
Balloons Released In Memory Of Friends, Family At 3rd Turkey Trot ONEONTA – Participants of the 3rd annual Turkey Trot wrote the names of loved ones, inspirational messages and prayers for sick or deceased family and friends on hundreds of biodegradable balloons which were released into the air before the start of the race this morning.…
Bomb Threat At CSS Determined To Be Hoax COOPERSTOWN – A “non-specific” threat found outside the Cooperstown Junior/Senior High School library last night was determined to be a hoax after a search of the school grounds turned up no evidence of a bomb. “Be assured that we will employ all necessary measures to ensure the safety of the students and staff here in the Cooperstown Central School District,” Superintendent CJ Hebert wrote in a letter sent home to parents. “Although we…
