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AllOtsego people: New fire chief credits parents with his success

AllOtsego people New fire chief credits parents with his success By Kevin Limiti • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA — The City of Oneonta’s new fire chief appropriately comes from a long line of firemen. A Schenevus native and fourth-generation firefighter, Brian Knapp started his position as the Oneonta fire chief officially Sunday, Aug. 1. “Ever since I was a little kid, I wanted to be a firefighter,” Knapp said Monday, Aug. 2. Knapp’s great-grandfather was a firefighter in West Laurens,…
August 5, 2021

Charles D. Scofield, 93, Schenevus, former fire chief, school board member, NY Tel honoree

IN MEMORIAM Charles D. Scofield, 93 Sept. 26, 1926-April 18, 2020 SCHENEVUS – Charles “Charlie” Duane Scofield, 93, passed away on April 18, 2020 at A.O. Fox Nursing Home, Oneonta from complications of COPD. Charlie was born in Otego, Sept. 26, 1926, the son of Charles E. and Dorothy (Hamilton) Scofield. He lived most of his childhood on a farm in Otego and going to school there.  He joined the United States Navy in 1943 and served for three years.…
April 20, 2020

PUTTING THE COMMUNITY BACK INTO THE NEWSPAPER

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