Reducing Fires, Department Makes Village Better Place To Do Business By LIBBY CUDMORE COOPERSTOWN According to Jim Tallman, Cooperstown Fire Chief, if you really want to know what’s good in a new town, go ask at the fire hall on Chestnut Street. “Whenever I go someplace, I always stop in at their fire department,” he said. “I like to see what they’re doing, but I also ask for recommendations of where to eat and what to see. And people do…
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COOPERSTOWN AND AROUND: Mar. 14 – 15, 2019 No Contest Tuesday For Village Board COOPERSTOWN – Two incumbents and a newcomer are running unopposed for Village Board Tuesday, March 19. Incumbents Jeanne Dewey and Richard Sternberg seeking three-year terms; newcomer MacGuire Benton is seeking a one-year term. All are Democrats.…
Gertrude ‘Trudy’ Lord, 77; Ceramist With Milford, Oneonta Studios MILFORD – Gertrude “Trudy” Lord, 77, an accomplished ceramist who operated studios here and in Oneonta, passed away peacefully at The Centers Nursing Home on Sunday March 3, 2019, after a four-year courageous battle with Alzheimer’s Disease. Trudy was born on Sept. 20, 1942, in Patterson, N.J., the daughter of the late Samuel L. and Gertrude Margroff Mott. In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by a sister Geraldine, and…
IN MEMORIAM: Suzanne E. Lundin, 65; Active In Family’s Christmas Tree Farm OTEGO – Suzanne E. Lundin, 65, a retired telephone operator active in her family’s Lundin Christmas Tree Farm, passed away peacefully at home on March 12, 2019. She was born on July 29, 1953, in Johnson City; the daughter of John James Zdimal and LaVonne (McCrossen). Sue was a graduate of Binghamton Central High School. Sue was a natural athlete enjoying basketball, tennis, softball, bowling, golf and pickleball.…
IN MEMORIAM: Suzanne E. Lundin, 65; Active In Family’s Christmas Tree Farm OTEGO – Suzanne E. Lundin, a retired telephone operator active in the Lundin Christmas Tree Farm, her family business, passed away peacefully at home on March 12, 2019. She was born on July 29, 1953, in Johnson City, the daughter of John James Zdimal and LaVonne (McCrossen). Sue was a graduate of Binghamton Central High School. Sue was a natural athlete enjoying basketball, tennis, softball, bowling, golf and…
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1927-2019 As ‘Voice Of Oneonta,’ Joe Campbell Beloved For 50 Years, DJ, Radio Fans Went On ‘Sentimental Journey’ Together Editor’s Note: This article recounting “Voice of Oneonta” Joe Campbell’s career in radio appeared on Jan. 14, 2011, in Hometown Oneonta. A legend in his adopted hometown, he passed away early Wednesday morning, March 6, 2019. An obituary and memory book are available from the Lester R. Grummons Funeral Home, which is handling arrangements. Meanwhile, take a walk down Memory Lane. By JIM…
IN MEMORIAM: Verna Harkenreader, 82; Seamstress Also Worked For Astrocom COOPERSTOWN – Oneonta native Verna Harkenreader, 82, of Cooperstown, a seamstress who also worked for Astrocom, passed away Sunday, March 10, 2019, at Cooperstown Center. She was born July 31, 1936, in Oneonta, the daughter of the late Vernon and Edith D. (Stillwell) Hewitt. Verna enjoyed living in Florida and North Carolina, but always considered the Oneonta area her home.…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13 Home-Made Soup For All SOUP TO GO – 4 – 5 p.m. Stop by from free, homemade soup with neighbors. No age, socio-economic, or church membership requirement. Just because we’re neighbors. Elm Park United Methodist Church, 401 Chestnut St., Oneonta. 607-432-6552 or visit elmparkumconeonta.org…
Zakrevsky’s First ‘Town Halls’ Planned Tomorrow, Thursday ONEONTA – Jody Zakrevsky, Otsego Now CEO, has scheduled the first two “Town Hall” meetings he is planning around the county to discuss economic-development initiatives and get feedback. • 5:30-7 p.m. Wednesday (tomorrow) at Hartwick College’s Shineman Chapel. • 5-7:30 p.m. Thursday at Oneonta Town Hall, Route 23, West Oneonta.…
