IN MEMORIAM: Cheryl Carter, 63; 4 Stepchildren Survive In Oneonta ONEONTA – Cheryl A. Carter, 63, who lived in Oneonta for many years, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020, in Elmira. She was born on March 15, 1956, in Elmira, to the late Clarence and Dorothy Deats Carter. She was employed by various department stores, including Rosenbaum’s and Harold’s Army-Navy Store. Family was always of the utmost importance to Cheryl. She enjoyed gambling, reading, bonfires with bourbon, and…
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IN MEMORIAM Dr. Charles W. Mitchell Sr., 90; Oneonta Native, Honored Professor PLATTSBURGH – Dr. Charles W. Mitchell Sr., 90, a SUNY Plattsburgh professor and honored alumnus of OHS and SUNY Oneonta, passed away on Friday, Feb. 7, 2020, at UVM Health Network, CVPH following a short illness. Dr. Mitchell was born in Oneonta on Dec. 15, 1929, to Edith (Stratton) and Claude Joseph Mitchell. He went on to earn a bachelor’s and master’s from Oneonta Teachers College and a…
FORMAL PROPOSAL DUE IN MONTH Solar Developer Brings Good, Less-Good News Mega-solar developer Ryan Storke, in center of top photo, brought good news in the form prospective revenues in an introductory presentation about a 3,500-acre (2 miles-by-2 miles) solar farm his Storke Renewables LLC is planning around West Laurens when he spoke to the Laurens Town Board (Supervisor Dean Buccheri is in maroon shirt at left) for the first time tonight. He reported the State of New York has determined…
Solar Developer Storke Due In Laurens Tonight LAURENS – Ryan Storke, president of Storke Renewables LLC, confirmed today he intends to brief the Laurens Town Board at 7 this evening on plans for a 4-miles-square solar farm on 3,000 acres in West Laurens. In an exclusive article Jan. 16-17 in Hometown Oneonta & The Freeman’s Journal, West Laurens neighbors said they were being offered leases of $1,000 per acre per year to participate in what would be one of the…
IN MEMORIAM: Gene Lincourt, 80; 40-Year Lakewood Cemetery Caretaker COOPERSTOWN – Eugene “Gene” L. Lincourt, who served for over 40 years as superintendent of Lakewood Cemetery in Cooperstown and who was equally well-known and respected for his skill as a stone mason, passed away late Sunday morning, Feb. 9, 2020, at Bassett Hospital following a brief illness. He was 80. Born at home in Toddsville on May 22, 1939, Gene was one of four children of Leo G. and Hazel…
HALL UNVEILS ‘STARTING NINE’ FEATURE Baseball Fans Will Be Offered 9 Artifacts From Home Teams COOPERSTOWN – The Baseball Hall of Fame is introducing “Starting Nine: The Must-See Artifacts from Your Team” for visitors in 2020, highlighting nine pieces for each team among the collection of tens of thousands of artifacts preserved in Cooperstown. “’Starting Nine’ personalizes the museum experience to each visitor’s own memories, keying in on unique pieces from the Hall of Fame’s immense collection of the…
CCS Bowlers Bring Home Regional Championship…
3 Republicans Also Plan Campaigns Green Party Candidate To Run Against Delgado COOPERSTOWN – Joining three Republican aspirants, Steve Greenfield, New Paltz, announced this morning he will be running on the Green Party ticket this year against freshman Congressman Antonio Delgado, R-19. The 19th District includes Otsego County. In his announcement, Greenfield said he will be among candidates who this year will provide a “referendum on war — and on fossil fuels, and denial of health care, and mass incarceration…
ROBBINS CREATES ‘HEART OF COOPERSTOWN’ Village Republican Candidate Submits Independent Petitions…
IN MEMORIAM Dick Daniels, 92, of Gilbertsville; Served As County Representative GILBERTSVILLE – Richard F. “Dick” Daniels, 92, former member of the Otsego County Board of Representatives and a community leader in the Gilbertsville area, passed away Feb. 4, 2020, at Fox Hospital in Oneonta. Dick was born on March 23, 1927, in Hartwick, to the late Harold and Isabell (Richards) Daniels. On May 1, 1948, he married his high school sweetheart Arlene W. Fenton in the First Presbyterian Church…
