HIS FAMILY FOUGHT D&H BLAST PAT PIDGEON RETIRING AS CHIEF OF OFD ONEONTA – Oneonta Fire Chief Patrick W. Pidgeon, the ninth member of his family to served in the OFD is retiring, effective March 25. Chief Pidgeon joined the City of Oneonta Fire Department in 1985 as a call firefighter. In his 36 years with the city, he served as a firefighter, crew leader, fire captain and eventually was promoted to fire chief, a position he has held since…
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‘Game-Playing’ Lishansky Family Auditions For GSN’s Family Feud By CHRYSTAL SAVAGE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – The Lishansky family of West Oneonta will be virtually auditioning for GSN’s hit game show, Family Feud, on Wednesday, Feb. 17 at noon. The family, who has been practicing for the show with question cards every day since they landed the audition, is “excited” for the opportunity. “In COVID times, this is a happy note,” matriarch Eileen Lishansky said of the socially distanced…
IN MEMORIAM Rivkah Feldman, 87; Taught At SUNY Cobleskill, Oneonta ONEONTA – Rivkah Feldman, 87, who taught at SUNY Cobleskill and SUNY Oneonta for many years, died of complications from COVID-19 on Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021, in Manhattan. Survivors include Libby Cudmore of Oneonta, former managing editor of Hometown Oneonta and The Freeman’s Journal. Rivkah was born April 22, 1934, in The Bronx, to Rabbi Isiah and Esther Molotin.…
Nutmobile Syracuse-Bound, Maybe COOPERSTOWN – During a work break, Cathy Elias of Kansas, formerly of New York State, advised us to take a look here. According to “The Nutmobile Tracker,” the giant peanut on wheels is headed for an engagement in Syracuse. Maybe that’s why it’s in Cooperstown.…
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IN MEMORIAM: Eileen Balcom Barown, 86; Ran South Hartwick Farm With 1st Husband HARTWICK – Eileen Balcom Barown, who with her first husband operated Wileen Farm in South Hartwick before retiring in 1996, passed away on Feb. 4, 2021, at her home surrounded by her children, following a brief struggle with cancer. She was 86. Born Sept. 9, 1934, in Brooklyn, she was one of four daughters of Alexander “Allen” and Margaret F. (Murphy) Powers.…
BULLETIN PRICE CHOPPER, TOPS MERGING SCHENECTADY – Price Chopper and Tops Friendly Markets this morning announced a merger. Each has a supermarket serving Cooperstown. Price Chopper also has markets in Oneonta and Richfield Springs. That would leave Hannaford’s in Oneonta as the only competitor in the market. Officials from the two chains say the merger will nearly double their footprints in the Northeast. The combined chain will have 300 stores and 30,000 employees and will be based in Schenectady.…
COVID VACCINATION CENTRAL Walgreen’s: ‘Limited’ Supply In ‘Some’ Areas Click Here For ‘Am I Eligible’ App Editor’s Note: www.AllOTSEGO.com will seek to keep you up to date on the availability of vaccinations against COVID-19. We will strive to update our information at noon daily. As of noon today, the only New York State special sites still accepting appointments from citizens 65 and over is at the site at SUNY Potsdam. According to the NYS website, “The Federal Government determines how…
Cooperstown Library Seeking New Director Veteran David Kent Plans To Retire COOPERSTOWN – The Cooperstown Village Library is seeking a “chief visionary and leader” to succeed David Kent, who is retiring after 22 years as director of the library at 22 Main St. The library board hopes to have a new director in place by this spring, according to the announcement on the library Facebook page. Kent originally moved to Cooperstown from Palo Alto, Calif., he told mediashift.com, to be…
CHOBANI SET TO GO PUBLIC Stock Offering Might Raise Up To $10 Billion WEST EDMESTON – Chobani LLC, which over 16 years grew from five employees in a former milk plant in West Edmeston to a multi-national vendor of Greek yogurt, is preparing for a public listing of its shares, the Wall Street Journal is reporting. Chobani is eyeing an initial public offering later this year that it hopes could value the Norwich, company at as much as $7 billion…
