IN MEMORIAM: Douglas J. Card, 91; Edmeston, New Berlin Businessman EDMESTON – Douglas J. Card, 91, of Edmeston, proprietor of Card’s Garage and Card’s Auto Parts here and in New Berlin, passed away Monday, Nov. 19, 2018, in Cooperstown, surrounded by his loving family. Doug was born on June 9, 1927, in New Berlin, the son of the late William and Marjorie Scott Card.…
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IN MEMORIAM: Sally Lidell, 93, Edmeston; WWII Cadet Nurse Later Worked At NYCM NEW BERLIN – Sarah “Sally” Lidell, 93, a longtime NYCM employee who had trained at Hartwick College for the Cadet Nurse Corps, passed away peacefully on Nov. 17, 2018, at Chase Nursing Home. Sarah Frances Hardic Lidell was born Sept. 5, 1925 in Mehoopany, Pa., the daughter of Floyd and Helen (Robinson) Hardic. The family moved to Edmeston when Sally was 2. She graduated from Edmeston Central School…
With Affection, Friends Bid A Final Farewell To ‘Lady’ DETAILS IN THIS WEEK’S FREEMAN’S, HOMETOWN…
Mariano Rivera Joins HoF-Contender Ballot Mailed Out This Week COOPERSTOWN – The Baseball Hall of Fame’s ballot for next year’s Induction is being mailed this week to the 400 voting members of the Baseball Writers Association of America. It includes pitcher Mariano Rivera among 20 new candidates. Others include pitchers Roy Halladay and Andy Pettitte; infielders Todd Helton, Michael Young, Miguel Tejada and Plácido Polanco; and outfielder Juan Pierre will join 15 holdovers from the 2018 balloting Candidates must be…
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ONEONTA EYES BOUTIQUE HOTEL Council Considers Hiring Consultant ONEONTA – Common Council Tuesday will be asked to approve a contract with REVPAR International Inc., Alexandria, Va., to do a feasibility study on whether a boutique hotel would be successful in downtown Oneonta. During Mayor Dick Miller’s administration, such a plan was discussed for the lot between Ristorante Stella Luna and Foothills, but the concept did not move forward at that time. The land was owned by the late Gene Bettiol.…
2018 MIDTERM ELECTIONS Canvass Gives Delgado Otsego MIDDLEFIELD – The canvass of Nov. 6 ballots that ended yesterday confirmed Richard J. Devlin Jr. as sheriff and John Salka as 121st District Assemblyman. But it did change one local tally: Democrat Antonio Delgado, who trailed incumbent Congressman John Faso, R-19th, on Election Night, ended up winning Otsego County by 110 votes. The final tally in Otsego County was 10,675 (48.9 percent) for Delgado vs. 10,565 (48.47 percent) for Faso.…
Slot Machine Stirs Up Bidding War At Auction Volunteers Taylor Knox, a SUNY Oneonta senior, and Brenda Korthauer, above, cheer as a slot machine, donated by Marc and Elaine Bresee, delivers a jingling prize, setting off a bidding war at this evening’s Benefit Auction, the Greater Oneonta Historical Society’s major annual fundraiser. Inset right, Alan Michael Rubin, attending the event at the Qualilty Inn with dad Al and mom Michelle, signals his $560 bid and wins the apparatus, all for…
2018 MIDTERM ELECTIONS Canvass Confirms Victory For Salka Assemblyman Magee Out After 28 Years BROOKFIELD – While canvassing is wrapping up today, the John Salka campaign felt confident enough to announce the Brookfield Republican has defeated veteran Assemblyman Bill Magee, D-Nelson, in the 121st District. On Election Night, Salka held a lead of 963 votes out of more than 44,000 votes cast. After most absentee and affidavit ballots were counted in Madison and Otsego counties, Salka maintained a lead of…
