IN MEMORIAM: Edwin A. Johnson, 81; Painter Of Folk Art In Fly Creek Valley FLY CREEK – Edwin Arthur Johnson, a local American folk artist, former real estate agent, and former textile executive, died late Monday afternoon, May 18, 2015, at the state Veterans’ Home at Oxford. He was 81. For several years, Ed provided the cover images for the Otsego Book, then the county’s foremost tourist book, making his work familiar to hundreds of thousands of tourists to the…
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IN MEMORIAM: Philip Devine, 79, of Farone & Devine ONEONTA – Philip J. Devine, 79, who practiced law in Oneonta for 40 years, died Saturday April 18, 2015, at the state Veterans’ Home in Oxford, following a long illness. Phil was born in Gloversville on March 13, 1936, the son of James and Arlene (Cornwell) Devine. He grew up in Albany. He graduated from Niagara University (summa cum laude) in 1958, and from Albany Law School (summa cum laude) in…
Congressman Gibson At White House For Suicide-Prevention Bill Signing WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Chris Gibson, Otsego County’s congressman, attended today’s White House bill-signing ceremony for the Clay Hunt Suicide Prevention for American Veterans Act, which he co-authored. It increases access to mental health care for military personnel and veterans. “Military families across our nation are coping with unimaginable grief after the loss of a loved one to suicide,” said Gibson, a retired Army officer. “This bill makes it far easier…
IN MEMORIAM: Bill Bowes, 89, Survived WWII Kamikaze Attack COOPERSTOWN – William Morris Bowes, 89, who witnessed a kamikaze attack on the USS Santee during World War II, died Tuesday afternoon, Feb. 3, 2015, at Fulton Center for Rehabilitation & Healthcare in Gloversville. Born May 12, 1925, in Albany, he was the son of Thomas C. and Margaret (Dilts) Bowes. Raised in Oneonta, he attended St. Mary’s Catholic School and graduated from Oneonta High School. On May 8, 1943, he entered the…
IN MEMORIAM: Douglas J. Welsh, 85; Played 3 Sports For Coach ‘Red’ Bursey COOPERSTOWN – Douglas John (Lovey) Welsh, who played under “Red” Bursey, the legendary high school coach, and pursued in career in carpentry and masonry on historic buildings, passed away Feb. 5, 2015. He was 85.…
That Judges Returned 2 Homes Energizes 2 Trying To Save Theirs COOPERSTOWN – Two citizens’ efforts to buy back their homes sold off for delinquent taxes in last year’s tax sale were in the forefront again during public comment at the county Board of Representatives’ February meeting this morning, following a report that, due to irregularities, a judge had thrown out two other tax sales. Maria Ajello, who lost her home in the Town of Richfield, and Robert Force, who…
$6,000 Raised For Monument To Oneonta’s Vietnam Fallen ONEONTA – The necessary $6,000 has been raised for a monument in memory of the nine Oneonta soldiers killed in the Vietnam War, OHS grad Gene Schmidt of Unadilla announced today. The plan, announced last fall, is to install and dedicate the monument this Memorial Day among the cluster of monuments at the end of Neahwa Park’s Veterans Memorial Walkway. It is being constructed by Bainbridge Monuments. Common Council’s finance committee will review…
With Stars, DAR Tells Soldiers, Sailors They’re Remembered By LIBBY CUDMORE • allotsego.com Edition of Thursday-Friday Dec. 25-26, 2014 WORCESTER While Roxanne Murray was teaching second grade at Cooperstown Central School, she always did a program on Veteran’s Day with her class. But after retiring in 2012, she was still looking for a way to honor the troops. “I was at a Daughters of the American Revolution function, and I was talking to a woman about this program I’d heard…
Alas, Dear Citizens, Perhaps Some Of The Fault Is In Ourselves Edition of Thursday-Friday Nov. 13-14 It’s such a cliche we won’t even say it directly: all-ay, olitics-pay is-ay ocal-lay. Yes, such was certainly the case in the race for Congress in the 19th, the district that stretches along the Hudson River, then hooks over to, eventually, Otsego County. The incumbent running for his third term, U.S. Rep. Chris Gibson, R-Kinderhook, was everywhere. And even after he soundly defeated…
Schenevus Introduces Young To Vets’ Sacrifice By LIBBY CUDMORE • allotsego.com Edition of Thursday-Friday, Nov. 13-14, 2014 SCHENEVUS For Jay Palmer, Westford, Schenevus Central School’s annual Veterans Day breakfast isn’t just a meal – it’s a chance to remind the next generations about the price of freedom. “I come to show these young kids that a lot people gave their lives for the country they live in today,” he said. “Freedom isn’t free.” Palmer, who was stationed at a U.S.…