CLICK HERE FOR FULL OBITUARY Dick Case, 84, Beloved Writer, Earned CGP Degree In 1967 COOPERSTOWN — Dick Case, a generations-long columnist at Syracuse Newspapers and a 1967 graduate of the Cooperstown Graduate Program in Museum Studies, died Sunday, Dec. 22, at age 84. The cause was pneumonia. He was invited back in 2010 for the annual Bruce Buckley lecture on the topic, “Observations of a Lifelong Storyteller.” He found stories where others didn’t: “Like gems hidden at the bottom…
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Bassett President Now Also Adviser To National Guard Effective Jan. 1, Dr. LeCates Will Also Be State Surgeon COOPERSTOWN – In addition to his duties as Bassett Hospital president, William LeCates has been selected to serve as the New York Army National Guard’s top medical adviser, effective Jan. 1. A lieutenant colonel in the National Guard, Dr. LeCates will serve as state surgeon of the state Army National Guard. In his new role, LeCates will be the senior medical adviser…
IN MEMORIAM: Ann B. Clinton, 78; Lived Many Years In Cooperstown Area COOPERSTOWN – Ann B. Clinton, a long-time resident of the Cooperstown area, passed away early Friday morning, Dec. 27, 2019, at Wilson Health Care Center at Asbury Methodist Village in Gaithersburg, Md. She was 78. Born Judith Ann Barrett on Oct. 5, 1941, in Baltimore, Md., she was a daughter of William Milton Barrett and Mildred Lee Rippard Barrett. Raised in Maryland, she graduated from Franklin High School…
Ice Storm Due, NYSEG Warns NYSEG is preparing for a wintry mix of rain, ice and some snow associated with incoming storms expected to hit Otsego County and other parts of its service areas tonight through Monday. As a result of the storm, customers may experience service disruptions. In addition to Oneonta, the company expects impacts ranging from Liberty in the south,through the Capital Region, and north to Plattsburgh.…
IN MEMORIAM: Janet L. Gano, 82; Lived In France, Worked At Bresee’s DAVENPORT – Janet L. Gano, 82, who except for several years in France lived most of her life in the Davenport and Oneonta area, passed away peacefully at her home on Saturday morning, Dec. 21, 2019 following a long illness. Born on July 13, 1937, in Oneonta, she was the daughter of the late Arthur F. and Velma (Eggler) Shaw. Janet worked for the former Bresee’s Dept. Store…
Second Morris Home Burns; Dog Rescued Pit Bull ‘Stressed Out,’ But Safe By JAMES CUMMINGS • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com MORRIS – Three days before the new decade begins, a second home in Morris was destroyed by fire in less than a week. A possible electrical fire at 78 Broad St. in the village at 8:20 p.m. last night wreaked havoc on the home of Kelly Worman. The first recent Morris fire was Dec. 23 at 287 West Hill Road. The downstairs…
IN MEMORIAM: Vera C. Young, 81; Keith Clark Employee, Unatego Driver PORTLANDVILLE — Vera C. Young, 81, formerly of Otego at a bus driver in the Unatego Central School District, passed away on Christmas Day. She was born on July 13, 1938 in Oneonta. She married her high school sweetheart Charles “Chuck” Robert Young on May 26, 1957. He predeceased her in 1996.…
IN MEMORIAM: William Rathbun IV, 59; Taught Trades At BOCES For 23 Years SPRINGFIELD – Williams “Bill” A. Rathbun, IV, 59, who taught manual trades at BOCES for almost a quarter-century, passed away Thursday morning, Dec. 26, 2019, at Bassett Hospital, surrounded by his family. Bill was born on Oct. 26, 1960, in Cooperstown, the son of Williams A. Rathbun III and Virginia (Marr) Rathbun of Springfield. He was raised in the Springfield area and graduated from the former Springfield…
Reprinted From This Week’s Hometown Oneonta, Freeman’s Springbrook Envisions Upscale Apartments In Historic Ford Building By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – Springbrook CEO Patricia Kennedy, got the good news a few nights before Christmas. Her proposed Ford Block Revival – 22 apartments for executives and professionals above 186-212 Main St. – has been awarded a $1 million CFA grant through the Mohawk Valley Regional Economic Development Council. The three-story building is on the National Register of Historic Places.…
Delgado, Seward Due At State Of The State Event Moved To Jan. 24 At SUNY Oneonta ONEONTA — The Otsego County Chamber of Commerce’s State of the State breakfast will be Jan. 24, not the usual day after New Year’s, will be a luncheon instead, and will feature two novelties: • Congressman Antonio Delgado, D-19. The date was changed to accommodate his scheduled. • State Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, who is recovering from a cancer recurrence. This will be his…
