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EDITORIAL Much To Be Proud Of In Response To COVID-19 (Jim Kevlin/AllOTSEGO.com) Despite the chilling toll – 3,483 COVID-19 cases and 54 deaths – Otsego County people, our neighbors, friends and family, have a lot to be proud of as we ended The Year of The Pandemic on Monday, March 15, we found in revisiting the last 52 editions of this newspaper. Throughout, there was worry, dismay and grief in the face of the implacable and mysterious foe, but little…
IN MEMORIAM: Wade Tex Austin Seamon, 42 RICHFIELD SPRINGS – Wade Tex Austin Seamon, 42, died on March 8, 2021. He was the beloved son of Tex L. and Bette R. Douglas Seamon; brother of Katie Hamdadi, Gwen Alvear and Amelia Chandler; grandson of Marie Seamon; and uncle of two nieces and three nephews. You have reached your limit of 3 free articles To Continue Reading SubscribeLogin Our hard-copy and online publications cover the news of Otsego County by…
IN MEMORIAM Christy Schiele, 83 Feb. 16, 1938-March12, 2021 ONEONTA – Christy Schiele passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 13, 2021, with her loving family by her side. Christy was born in Brooklyn on Feb. 16, 1938. She lived for a time in The Bronx and Carmel, N.Y., and then spent her early years in Briarwood, a section of Jamaica, N.Y. After high school, her desire to see the world led her to employment as a stewardess with Capitol Airways…
CLICK TO READ TEXT OF ARTICLE Audubon Magazine Features Cooperstown Nature Writer Susan Fenimore Cooper's Reputation Rising Susan Fenimore Cooper COOPERSTOWN – This month's edition of Audubon magazine features Susan Fenimore Cooper, whose "Rural Hours" (1850) was mentioned by Henry David Thoreau his journals prior to the publication of his famous "Walden" (1854). Credited simply as "by a lady," her "Rural Hours," while praised by such giants at Charles Darwin, prevented Susan from even approaching the fame of her father,…
IN MEMORIAM: James Decker, 77; Oneontan Farmed In West Winfield WEST WINFIELD – James Decker, 77, an Oneonta native who farmed here for 40 years, passed away on March 10, 2021. He left behind his wife of 48 years, Betty (Prouty) Decker, six children, Janet (Howard) Daniels, Mark (Shellianna) Decker, Michael (Lynnette) Decker, Matthew (Laurel) Decker, Martha (Scott) Doty, and Mary (David) Pushlar, 29 grandchildren, and I great grandchild. You have reached your limit of 3 free articles To Continue…
Governor Gives Blessing To Site At Dewar Arena Opening Delayed A Day, Until Friday By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Governor Cuomo took the Johnson & Johnson COVID-10 vaccine yesterday at the Mount Neboh Baptist Church pop-up vaccine site in New York City. (Governor's Office photo) ONEONTA – The opening of the COVID-19 mass-vaccination site has been delayed a day, until Friday, but Governor Cuomo today confirmed the initiative is a go. "We have a wide network of COVID…
MASS-VACCINATION CLINIC TO OPEN AT SUNY-O THURSDAY It Will Be Open 7 Days A Week, Aims To Give 1,000 Shots A Day By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Dr. Ibrahim COOPERTOWN – Bassett Healthcare Network announced a few minutes ago that a COVID-19 mass-vaccination clinic will open Thursday at SUNY Oneonta's Dewar Arena. It will be the first such clinic in the state operated by a healthcare network, along with nine new state-run sites announced by Governor Cuomo today. …
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IN MEMORIAM Roger J. Skinner, 72; Raised In Richfield, Ran Auto Dealership Roger Skinner RICHFIELD SPRINGS – Roger Jay Skinner, 72, of Whitesboro, who was raised in Richfield Springs and operated the Skinner & Damulis Chevrolet and Jeep auto dealership here for decades, passed away on Tuesday, March 9, 2021, at Upstate Medical Center in Syracuse. Roger was born on March 28, 1948, in Herkimer, son of the late Hiram J. and Leanor (Helmer) Skinner. On July 27, 1968, he…