County’s 2nd Solar Farm Powering On By JENNIFER HILL • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com LAURENS – Poised to open a solar farm in Laurens – Otsego County’s second – Solstice executives say the company wants to make sure that everyone around here can afford solar energy. That includes “people who need the savings the most,” said Andrew Alayza, marketing director for the international solar-farm developer. Four-hundred local families have already signed up for all the capacity the farm will produce, but…
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Donald T. Sherwood 74; Surgeon Served Tri-Town Area For 50 Years UNADILLA – Donald Thomas Sherwood, M.D., 74, of Unadilla, a surgeon in the Tri-Town area for a half-century, passed away peacefully at home on Jan. 21, 2019, surrounded by his loving family. He will be remembered by his family as well as by the community that relied on his tireless work ethic, kindness, vitality, love of all God’s people and creatures, generous spirit, humility and insatiable quest for knowledge.…
COOPERSTOWN AND AROUND 150-Plus Head To Debates At Energy Summit COOPERSTOWN It’s exploded like, well, a gusher. The Otsego County Chamber of Commerce “Energy Summit” Thursday, Jan. 31, at The Otesaga has expanded from six to nine hours, and…
Helen E. Frankl; Nurse at Oneonta Doctors’ Offices ONEONTA – Helen E. Frankl, a former nurse in Oneonta doctors’ offices, passed away peacefully at home with her loving family by her side on January 26, 2019. She was born Feb. 14, 1931 in Lilly, Pa., the daughter of Antonio and Josephine (Iapaulcci) Tucci. Helen graduated from Oneonta High School and continued her education in nursing. She was Dr. John Rowley’s nurse for over 20 years, also Dr. Yoshiro Matsuo’s office,…
Donald A. Drake, 81, Roseboom; CV-S Principal, Board President ROSEBOOM – Donald (Don) A. Drake, 81, of Roseboom, retired Cherry Valley-Springfield Central High School principal and, later, school board president, passed away peacefully on Jan. 23, 2019, at the Center in Cooperstown with his beloved wife Susan (Sue) by his side. Don was born on March 2, 1937, in Cooperstown, the son of Clifford S. Drake and Laura Laymon Drake. Don married Susan High on Aug. 13, 1960. They…
ISSUE & DEBATE Planned Parenthood Hails, Right To Life Decries Passage Of Reproductive Rights Law ►FROM PLANNED PARENTHOOD Today the New York State Legislature moved our state forward with milestone legislation securing our reproductive health care and rights. In the face of constant federal attacks and a new anti-Roe majority on the U.S. Supreme Court, Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins and Assembly Speaker Carl E. Heastie led their houses in passing legislation keeping essential reproductive health care in our hands,…
Frank J. Rogers, 93, Oneonta; World War II Veteran, Purple Heart Recipient Was Bookkeeper At OFO ONEONTA – Frank J. Rogers, 93, of Oneonta, a World War II veteran who worked for Opportunities for Otsego on moving to Oneonta in the 1970s, passed away on Sunday, Jan. 20, 2019, at home in Oneonta. He was born on Aug. 5, 1925, in Manhattan, the son of Thomas and Grace (Mead) Rogers. On Dec. 20, 1947, he married Teresa Evans, who passed away…
Cooperstown LOCALS Jan 30 – Feb 1, 2019 Milford Gym Filled With Polar Jump Fans As Annual Auction Raises Funds For Plunge Ava Brockert, 2, and her mother Kali, Milford, look for prizes to be won at the annual Goodyear Lake Polar Bear Jump’s Chinese auction on Sunday, Jan. 27 at Milford Central School. Below, Polar Bear Jump organizer Jamie Waters mans the ticket booth alongside Devin Kiser, Milford. All the money raised from the auction will go to help…
Barbara H. Manning, 81; Passes Away On Her Birthday JORDANVILLE – Barbara Helen Manning passed away peacefully on Jan. 23, 2019, after a day of celebrating her 81st birthday with her loving family. Barbara was born on Jan. 23, 1938, in Lebanon, Conn., to Arnold and Lilly (Krause) Bender. She was raised in Lebanon and graduated from Lyman Memorial High School, where she was chosen for the All State Choir. On Aug. 31, 1958, she married Charles Albert Manning in…
So Long, Harper Preparations Minimized Accidents, Kept People Home, Authorities Say By LIBBY CUDMORE Preparation, Otsego County agreed, was the secret to riding out a successful winter storm. “We prepared for the worst, and that made a big difference,” said Art Klinger, county emergency services coordinator at The Meadows Office Building, Town of Middlefield. Though Winter Storm Harper threatened 20-30 inches over the weekend, the final total came to around 10 inches in most places. “I don’t think not getting…
