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IN MEMORIAM: Thomas Stevens, 77; Taught, Coached At Milford Central GOODYEAR LAKE – Thomas Chapman Stevens, 77, who coached basketball and other sports during a teaching career at Milford Central School, passed away on Wednesday, March 17, 2021, at his home on Goodyear Lake, with his loving family by his side. He was born April 30, 1943, in Columbus, Ohio, son of the late John O. and Janet (Chapman) Stevens. Tom taught science and health for 17 years at Milford…
Village Considers Restricting Vaping, Smoking To ‘Zones’ Public Hearing At 6:30 p.m. Today COOPERSTOWN – The Village Board has scheduled a public hearing for 6:30 p.m. today to consider creating “smoke- and vape-free” zones within the village “to promote and protect the public health, safety and welfare.” A violation would result in a fine “not to exceed $100.” Also, anyone violation the law can be removed from the specified areas. The zones under consideration are Village Hall and the land…
HELPED LEAD CCS TO STATE TITLE SUNY Herkimer: Hazzard To Coach Girls’ Basketball COOPERSTOWN – Matt Hazzard, assistant coach on CCS’ 2015 state championship girls basketball team and former Cooperstown Chamber of Commerce executive director, has been appointed head women’s basketball coach at SUNY Herkimer. Hazzard earned a bachelor’s degree in business economics and sports management from SUNY Cortland and a master’s degree in organization management from Colorado State University.…
Committee Plans ‘Robust’ Hometown Fourth Of July ONEONTA – Looking forward to continued easing of COVID restrictions, Oneonta’s First Night Committee announces it is planning a “robust” Hometown Fourth of July celebration this year, according to David Hayes, an organizer. The Hometown Fourth was canceled last year, due to COVID, as was the other major Fourth of July event in the county, the Springfield “oldest in the nation” parade, which has been cancelled again this year.…
COVID Case Shuts CCS For One Week COOPERSTOWN – Cooperstown Central’s new superintendent, Sarah Spross, announced yesterday that a junior-senior high school student tested positive for COVID, and that school will be closed beginning today through Friday, March 26. Students will shift to remote instruction, and volleyball practice and games have been suspended through next Saturday. “While many of our staff have received the vaccination,” Spross said, “they are not considered fully vaccinated because they are not two weeks past…
EDITORIAL Much To Be Proud Of In Response To COVID-19 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 panic. In…
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.…
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 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, James Fenimore Cooper.…
