Sandee H. Alpern, 71, Cooperstown; Spinner, Weaver, Potter, Teacher COOPERSTOWN – Sandee Hillman Alpern, 71, a spinner, weaver and potter, as well as Cooperstown Elementary teacher, passed away this morning, Jan. 10, 2019, at Chestnut Park Rehabilitation & Nursing Center in Oneonta. She had lived in Cooperstown since 1976. Sandee was born in New York City on June 24, 1947, and grew up in Great Neck, Long Island. She attended Lesley University in Cambridge, Mass., where she earned her bachelor…
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Mebust Leading New Committee Of Village Dems COOPERSTOWN – Lynne Mebust was elected chair of the newly formed Democratic Village Committee during its first meeting on Monday, Jan. 14. Village Trustee Jeanne Dewey was elected treasurer and Liz Callahan secretary. Also on the committee are Eugene Berman, and county committee members Melinda Harden, MacGuire Benton, and…
From Single Van, Cooperstown Couple Built 3-County Ambulance Service By JIM KEVLIN COOPERSTOWN – It began in a simpler time. “I was in the room when Jim Dow bought the medical coach from Bassett for $1,” recalled Margaret McGown. That was almost four decades ago, and McGown and her husband, Mark Zeek, on Jan. 8, sold what has since grown from the single van into the three-county, 12-ambulance, five-station, 95-employee Cooperstown Medical Transport. “We’ve lived the American Dream,” she repeated…
COOPERSTOWN AND AROUND and CITY OF THE HILLS 20 Inches Of Snow On Way This Weekend As much as 20 inches of snow could fall on Otsego County this weekend, according to Accuweather. The strong snowstorm is predicted to start in the Midwest and sweep up central Pennsylvania and into central New York by Thursday or Friday. Though snow will start on Friday and continue on Saturday, the majority of the snow will fall on Sunday. Snow is also predicted…
Known For Baroque Opera, She’s Praised For Book, Too Jane Glover Hit Author With ‘Handel In London’ By LIBBY CUDMORE CHERRY VALLEY – Fixing up a guest house in Cherry Valley, Graham Humes was worried what his summer tenant, Jane Glover, in town to conduct “L’Incoronazione di Poppea” at the 1994 Glimmerglass Festival, might think. “I was afraid she wouldn’t like it!” he said. “But we got a piano in there for her, and she was very happy.” So happy, in fact,…
Milford 3rd-Graders Study Trout By Raising Trout By LIBBY CUDMORE MILFORD – Call it a School of Fish. Kim Burkhart’s Milford Central School third-graders are raising 50 brown trout in their classroom, learning hands-on about the ecosystems of rivers and streams. If you feel inspired having read this article, then you may want to consider some fishy-y learning aids for your children at home. Consider looking at Odd Ball Fish online to get some innovative ideas for stocking a new…
BRIDES APLENTY AT FOOTHILLS Can’t have a Wedding Expo without brides! Deanie Lord, Oneonta, Tammy Christman, Oneonta, Tracy Ross, Sidney Center and Todd Halley, Franklin modeled this year’s bridal fashions for Rainbow’s End at the annual Foothills Wedding Expo on Sunday, Jan. 13. With 200 in attendence, the event had its largest turnout ever.…
LET IT SNOW…AND SNOW AND SNOW AND SNOW! CASTLETON LAUDS: Daniel Bosma, and Mallory Timpano, both of Cherry Valley, were named to the Castleton University President’s List for the fall semester of the 2018-19 academic year. ATHLETE HONORED: Addy Lawson, Milford, a member of the SUNY Cobleskill women’s basketball team has been…
Polar Bear Jump To Aid 2 Volunteers By LIBBY CUDMORE MILFORD CENTER – This year, the jumpers at the 24th annual Goodyear Lake Polar Bear Jump will be taking the plunge on Saturday, Feb. 16 to help two of their own. Christina Freeland, a longtime volunteer for the annual event, was recently diagnosed with HyperEosinophilia Syndrome, a very rare blood disease that affects the immune system and all vital organs. Complications from the disease and treatment, including sepsis, kept her…
Hero May Not Have Been Target, Chief Concluding Suspect’s Brother Person Of Interest, Can’t Be Located By LIBBY CUDMORE ONEONTA –With one arrest, 100 leads and a “person of interest” who can’t be found, Oneonta Police are still piecing together what happened during the blaze that killed a man hailed as a “hero” on Saturday, Dec. 5, at 5 Walling Ave. “We’re not sure what (Terrence) Truitt was trying to do,” Police Chief Doug Brenner said of the suspect facing…
