IM MEMORIAM: Walter C. Engstrom, 83; Nassau Police Officer, Laurens Postmaster LAURENS – Walter C. Engstrom, 83, of the Little Red School Community, retired Laurens postmaster, passed away peacefully in the comfort of his own home on Aug. 22, 2017. Walter was born on June 10, 1934 to the late Walter and Gunhild (Ommundsen) Engstrom in Brooklyn. He joined the Army and served in the elite 82nd Airborne Division in 1952-54. He married the former Lorraine Beuke on Sept. 17,…
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IN MEMORIAM: Dorothy Salluce, 94; Native Of England Settled In Oneonta ONEONTA – Dorothy Joan Salluce, 94, a native of England who moved to the U.S. and Oneonta in 1945 when she was 22 years old, passed away Thursday, Aug. 24, 2017, at Fox Nursing Home. She was born April 5, 1923, in Sheffield, England, the daughter of the late Henry George and Edith (Davis) Clark. Dorothy grew up in England, where she was a championship swimmer and dancer and…
IN MEMORIAM: Louis Nejaime, 46, Active In Community Bible Chapel HARTWICK – Louis G. Nejaime, 46, who worked at Scholet Furniture and the Baseball Hall of Fame, and became a devoted member of Community Bible Chapel, Toddsville, while living here, passed away on Friday, Aug. 18, 2017, after battling long-term illness. Louis was born in Pittsfield, Mass., on Oct. 6, 1970, to Noel “Theresa” and the late George Rached Nejaime. A graduate of Hoosac Valley High School, he worked in…
CLICK FOR FULL ‘BE POSITIVE FEST’ SCHEDULE Zambello, Malhotra Among ‘Be Positive Fest’ Headliners COOPERSTOWN – Glimmerglass Festival Artistic & General Director Francesca Zambello and her spouse Faith Gay, the corporate lawyer, will speak on “Art & Justice” at 3:15 p.m. in the First Presbyterian Church chapel at Saturday’s Be Positive Festival. Other headliners will include Virginia Kennedy, former Otsego Land trust executive director, returning to discuss environmental justice, and retired SUNY Oneonta Philosophy Professor Ashok Malhotra, a Nobel Prize…
World Series Trophy At HoF This Weekend COOPERSTOWN – The Hall of Fame will host the Chicago Cubs’ 2016 World Series Trophy 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. both Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 26-27. Visitors will be permitted to take pictures with the trophy. This weekend, the Cubs will be featured, with guided exhibit tours, artifact spotlights, player profiles, trivia contests, themed craft stations and other special opportunities.…
Is It A Deer? Is It A Bobcat? A Mountain Lion, Perhaps FLY CREEK VALLEY – Visiting his parents from Saigon, where he’s now living, Jan Kuzminski Monday, Aug. 21, was taking a walk at dusk on Donlon Road when he observed a deer-colored creature crossing the road ahead. But the animal loped like a cat, and as it vanished into the underbrush, Kuzminski saw a 2-foot-long tail with a black tip, his mother, Antoinette, confirmed a few minutes ago.…
IN MEMORIAM: Anthony Guidicipietro, 93; Truck Driver Retired In Monticello, Richfield RICHFIELD SPRINGS – Anthony Guidicipietro, 93, a truck driver who moved to Otsego County on retiring in 2986, passed away Wednesday morning, Aug. 23, 2017, at Bassett Hospital, with his family at his side. He was born on March 22, 1924, in Brooklyn, son of the late Michael and Marie Rechia Guidicipietro. He was raised and educated in Brooklyn.…
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Hiring Of Otsego Now President Delayed As Details Worked Out ONEONTA – After a 15-minute executive session this morning, Otsego Now’s hiring committee delayed hiring a new president, pending agreement on final particulars. On coming out of executive session, board chair Devin Morgan said a special meeting may be called in the near future to act on the appointment.…
IN MEMORIAM: John R. Hurley, 62; Spent 39-Year Career At Remington CHERRY VALLEY – John Richard Hurley, who retired after a 39-year career at Remington Arms, passed away unexpectedly on Aug. 19, 2017. He was 62. Known to his friends as “John Boy,” he was born in Manhattan on Feb. 9, 1955. John spent his summers in Cherry Valley until permanently moving here in 1971, graduating from Cherry Valley Central in 1973.…
