Pre-Dawn Fire Closes Leatherstocking Market An early-morning fire destroyed the store at Leatherstocking Market & Fuel in West Davenport, but firefighters were able to keep it away from the fuel pumps. (Ian Austin/AllOTSEGO.com) WEST DAVENPORT – Though the blaze was contained in “within 10-15 minutes,” the Leatherstocking Market & Fuel store still suffered damage as a result of a fire that broke out in the early morning hours. “We knocked it down very quick,” said Pindars Corners Fire Chief Matt…
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Baking Mishap Causes Fire On Cherry Street ONEONTA – Plans for a pan of brownies went awry after an unknown debris in the oven of an apartment at 9 Cherry St. caught fire. According to Jim Maloney, assistant fire chief, the call came in at 8:10 p.m. “They turned on the oven to pre-heat before making brownies and something in the oven caught fire,” he said. “The fire escaped and got into the structure.”…
Cooperstown FD Douses Blaze On County Route 28…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SATURDAY, JANUARY 19 Sing A Song Of Broadway BEFORE TRAVELING CHECK FOR DANGEROUS ROAD CONDITIONS. THEATER CONCERT – 7 p.m. Sing A Song of Broadway presents “Wishes, Lies, & Dreams” featuring music from My Fair Lady, Seussical, Les Miserable, 1776, Into The Woods, many more. Don’t miss one night only show. Admission, $18/adult. First United Methodist Church, 66 Chestnut St., Oneonta. 607-432-4102 or visit firstumc-oneonta.org…
Senate Resolution Gives Fallen Hero Liberty Medal ALBANY – The state Senate today passed a resolution bestowing its Liberty Medal, the upper house’s highest honor, on John D. Heller, the former Oneonta firefighter who saved five lives before dying in a Dec. 29 arson at 5 Walling Ave. State Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, who introduced the resolution, noted it is given for “meritorious action against hostile odds.” “John Heller was that type of individual,” he said. “John displayed great courage…
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…
COOPERSTOWN AND AROUND Hampton Criticized By Firemen, Competitors HARTWICK Firefighters and competitors raised objections Tuesday, Jan 8, at a public hearing on a Hampton Inn & Suites planned in Hartwick Seminary. Hartwick Fire Company #2 pointed out it lacks a ladder truck necessary if the four-story building were to catch on fire.…
Christmas Is Gone, But Fun Still On At Ommegang…
PEOPLE SAFE; 2 DOGS DIE 3 Homes Burn New Year’s Eve By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – Whipped by high winds, flames destroyed three homes in northern Otsego County overnight – in the towns of Middlefield, Springfield and Otsego. At 9 p.m. New Year’s Eve, crews from the Middlefield Volunteer Fire Department were called to 207 Rezen Road after a passerby called 911 on observing a home on fire.…
Oneonta Firefighters Douse Smokey Church Street Blaze…
