Council Goes Ahead With $70,000 For Destination Oneonta By JAMES CUMMINGS • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – Two weeks after delaying funding for Destination Oneonta, Common Council voted unanimously to approve $70,000 for the downtown promotion organization. Still, questions remained. “Is there a vision and strategy for Destination Oneonta’s future,” said Council member Mark Drnek, Ward 8, who raised the original concerns, “in which it becomes more self-sustaining, even as its core mission remains unchanged but it’s membership grows to…
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IN MEMORIAM: Elaine W. LaBarge, 74; Nurse In Mohawk Valley, Bassett Hospital RICHFIELD SPRINGS – Elaine LaBarge, who retired from Bassett Hospital after a career in nursing, passed away Jan. 19, 2020 at Bassett Hospital after a courageous battle with pulmonary fibrosis. She was surrounded by those she loved deeply in her heart. She was born in Ilion on Feb. 19, 1945, to the late Francis and Esther Werthman. Elaine was a 1963 graduate of Mohawk High School and a 1964…
IN MEMORIAM: Rita Ann Wellman, 81; Professor’s Wife Active In Community ONEONTA – Rita Ann Wellman, 81, wife of a SUNY Oneonta professor and a lifelong community volunteer, passed away on Jan. 14, 2020, at her most recent home, the Plains at Parish Homestead. She was born on April 24, 1938, in Milford, Conn., the daughter of Roy and Alice (McDermott) Nurenberg. After graduating from Orange High School, Rita began studying sociology at the University of Connecticut. She transferred to…
Jury Selection Starts In Fatal Oneonta Fire Truitt Brother, Girlfriend May Testify By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – The brother and the ex-girlfriend of Gabriel Truitt, 33, may be called to testify in the trial now underway in Otsego County Court. They are Terrence Truitt and Heather Engler, and Gabriel is the Oneonta man charged with arson and first-degree murder in the death of former Oneonta firefighter John Heller on Dec. 30, 2018. Jury selection began Tuesday,…
Republicans, Democrats Plan Caucuses This Week 3 Seats Up In March Village Elections COOPERSTOWN – Cooperstown Republicans and Democrats have scheduled caucuses this week to nominate candidates for three openings in the village’s Tuesday, March 18, elections: a two-year mayoral term and two three-year terms for trustee. The Democratic caucus was planned at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 22, at Village Hall, 22 Main St. The Republican caucus is at 9 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 25, at the Casale Group office, 25 Chestnut…
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McEvoy To Run Again For Assembly In 101st He Promises To Kill ‘Catskill Snake’ WESTFORD – Democrat Chad McEvoy this morning announced he will run again in the 101st District against Republican Brian Miller. This year’s election is Nov. 3. The 101st is “one of the most gerrymandered in all New York State,” McEvoy said in his announcement. It winds spaghetti-like from the Utica area to Orange County, north of Newburgh. When he ran in 2018, one of McEvoy’s main…
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IN MEMORIAM: Peter L. Martin, 96; WWII Vet, Farmer, Active In Community FLY CREEK – Peter L. “Pete” Martin, an integral and beloved part of the Fly Creek community and life-long farmer, passed away early Saturday afternoon, Jan.18, 2020, at Cooperstown Center for Rehabilitation & Nursing. He was 96. Born July 22, 1923, in Gloversville, Pete was a son of Charles Edward Martin and Grace Vida née Odell Martin. From an early age he helped on his family’s Cloudlands Farm…
