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CLICK HERE FOR SLIDE SHOW TOO-HOT FLAMES REQUIRED AERIAL Blaze Leaves 11 Laurens Residents Homeless By IAN AUSTIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com LAURENS – It took off like a house on fire. “I got called in at 4:30,” Fire Chief Justin Hill recounted today, the morning after flames ripped through a village home at dusk Thursday afternoon. “I was driving from West Oneonta and I could already see the column of smoke.” Ten fire departments were called to help battle the…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for TUESDAY, NOV. 29 Memorial Basketball Game, Celebrating Coach Patt Grasso To Learn How You Can Help Area Families This Holiday Season CLICK HERE. GIVING TUESDAY MEMORIAL BASKETBALL GAME – 6 p.m. In memory of Coach Patt Grasso, Laurens Girls Varsity vs. Milford followed by Laurens Boys Varisty vs. Worcester. Admission by donation. Proceeds go to Patt Grasso scholarship fund. Laurens Central School, 55 Main St, Laurens. Info, www.laurenscs.org HOLIDAY SHOW & SALE – 11 a.m.-3 p.m. browse and…
IN MEMORIAM: Richard G. Stimpson, 67; Retired SUNY Oneonta Carpentry Supervisor LAURENS – Richard G. Stimpson, 67, of Laurens, retired supervisor of SUNY Oneonta’s carpentry shop, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016, at Bassett Hospital. Richard was born in Oneonta on Sept. 30, 1949, the son of the late Ralph and Florence (Brown) Stimpson. He married the love of his life, Julieann R. Smith on Nov. 13, 1971. She passed away on Feb. 19, 2015.…
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9-Year-Old Airlifted After ATV Accident LAURENS – A 9-year-old boy was airlifted to Albany Medical Center after an ATV crash last night near the Oneonta Municipal Airport. State Police responded to a call at 8:58 p.m. that the boy had overturned an ATV on a trail on private property near the airport, which is in the Town of Laurens. He was not wearing a helmet, and was airlifted to Albany Medical Center, where he was treated for minor injuries. The investigation…
Laurens Woman Arrested After Tiff At Playground LAURENS – A woman was arrested after threatening to kill a mom after a fight at a playground outside of Laurens Central School. Megan R. Holbrook, 36, was arrested by State Police last night after an investigation into a verbal dispute at the park on Main Street. Police determined that Holbrook had told children who were using Nerf guns to leave the park, and when their mother returned to ask why, Holbrook allegedly became enraged…
IN MEMORIAM: James Arbas, 89; Farmer, Laurens Town Assessor OTEGO – James Arbas, 89, a Laurens dairy farmer and town assessor there, passed away at his home on March 28, 2016. Born May 13, 1926, in Bridgeport, Conn., he is the son of the late Matias and Virginia Arbas. Jim spent his childhood on the family farm in Fairfield, Conn., with his sisters Josephine, Anna and his brother Herman.…
OFFICIAL OBITUARY RELEASED ‘Coach’ To Many, Pat Grasso Was ‘Pop Pop’ To Grandkids Editor’s Note: While recognitions of Pat Grasso have appeared in several publications since the revered Laurens coach and athletic director passed away on Tuesday, the family released this official obituary this morning. LAURENS – Pasquale J. Grasso “Pat”, 82, died on February 23, 2016 at Bassett Medical Center, Cooperstown, N.Y. Pat was born July 24, 1933, in Schenectady, the son of James William and Rose (Mazzotti) Grasso. …
IN MEMORIAM Pat Grasso, 82; Venerable Laurens Central Coach, AD LAURENS – Pasquale J. “Pat” Grasso, 82, notable Laurens Central School athletic director and football, baseball and basketball coach, passed away Feb. 23, 2016, at Bassett Hospital. Arrangements are with Lewis, Hurley & Pietrobono Funeral Home in Oneonta, which is preparing the official obituary. Meanwhile, here are excerpts from the resolution introduced by state Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, on Grasso’s retirement in 2009, that details his career and accomplishments. “A native…